February Marines

I hope this news letter finds you well, where ever you are in the world, and have time to delve into a little more Royal Marines History.

This month has not seen the usual through put for which I offer my apologies, but I hope that you can use the links below to explore some more stories from previous years, I have mapped 35 key events for February, with 730 pins in all.

A selection of previous posts for February which may interest you:

• Battle of El Teb

• By Sea by Land

• 'the Birken'ead drill is a damn tough bullet to chew'

• Col. Harold Ozanne DSO RMLI

• 5th R.M. A.A. (Anti-Aircraft) Brigade - NW Europe

• SS Motagua Collision

• Raid on Deception Island

• His Majesty King George V Colonel in Chief of the Royal Marines
  

Other February posts you can search these by following this link: February

• RM Barracks, Hobart, Tasmania

• Raid on Deception Island

• 116th Inf Bde RM

• A Life on the Ocean Wave

• L/Cpl Matt Croucher GC

• Sinking of the Troopship Khedive Ismail

• The Battle of Martinique

• Matthew White, OC 1 Raiding Squadron Royal Marines

• Operations on the River Ancre

• Anthony 'Tony' Cross awarded the George Cross

• Occupation of Lemnos

• HMS Penelope Sunk off Anzio

• Loss of HMS Clan MacNaughton

• Taking of Karachi

• HMS Doris Boer War Field Gun Memorial

• RFA Argus Receives Casualties from mined USS Princetown

• RMLI in action at Miraumont