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Hace 3 días · The Royal Marines have a proud history and unique traditions. With the exceptions of "Gibraltar" and the laurel wreath for the Battle of Belle Island, their colours (flags) do not carry battle honours in the manner of the regiments of the British Army or of the US Marine Corps, but rather the "globe itself" as a symbol of the Corps.
Hace 1 día · Exmouth-based military historian Simon Fogg has created a video tour of the former Dalditch Royal Marines’ training camp on Woodbury Common. The video, available to watch on YouTube, is a follow-up to his book, published in 2019, about the camp which existed during WWII, between 1941 and 1946. At its peak Dalditch was home to more than 6,000 ...
Hace 4 días · Royal Marines have tested Sweden’s ability to defend a strategic archipelago at the gateway to the Baltic Sea as Britain forges even closer bonds with their newest NATO ally. The Gothenburg Archipelago sits off the coast of Sweden’s second largest city and is in the stretch of water leading to the Baltic. Protection of this area – and the ...
Hace 1 día · The Royal Marines have tested Sweden’s defence capabilities of the strategic Gothenburg Archipelago at the entrance of the Baltic Sea, as the UK strengthens ties with their newest NATO ally. During Exercise Borealis, Arbroath-based 45 Commando were tasked with testing the 4th Amphibious Regiment which is responsible for guarding the Archepelgo and Sweden’s 2,000-mile coastline.
Hace 14 horas · LONDON (Reuters) - British defence minister Grant Shapps said on Tuesday that the Royal Marines would get up to six new warships, as the government starts to indicate where the rise in defence ...
Hace 5 días · Often referred to as a Higgins Boat after its designer, Higgins Industries of New Orleans, the LCVP was the standard American assault craft on D-Day. The three crew were a coxswain (steering), an engineer and a deck hand. Over 800 LCVPs were used at Normandy, about half of them in fact by British forces, not in the assault but for unloading ...
Hace 5 días · British Sea Power, 1750–1815. Aldershot, Ashgate, 2003, ISBN: 754608301X; 239pp.; Price: £37.50. Dr Cindy McCreery, review of Representing the Royal Navy. British Sea Power, 1750–1815, (review no. 436) Now is an appropriate time to consider the role of the British Navy and its cultural significance. 2005 marks the bicentenary of the Battle ...
