Royal Marines

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The Corps of Her Majesty's Royal Marines, commonly just referred to as the Royal Marines (RM), are the marine corps and amphibious infantry of the United Kingdom and, along with the Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary, form the Naval Service. They are also the United Kingdom's specialists in amphibious warfare, including the operation of landing craft; mountain warfare; and ...

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Documents about Royal Marines

Saturday 23rd March 1940

The Grand Strategy of the Allies.

extract Easter break continues. Lord Hankey circulates his notes on the direction of Allied strategy: “continue static warfare”
person Sumner Welles
place Greece
place Finland
place Russian Empire
place Gisborne, New Zealand
place Hungary
place Turkey
place Bulgaria
place West Germany
organisation Air Force F.C.
organisation Royal Marines
 

Meeting minutes

extract PM informs Cabinet of timetable for mining of Rhine and Norwegian waters by April 5th. Action against Sweden considered
place Narvik
organisation Royal Marines
 

Wednesday 3rd April 1940

Meeting minutes

extract Chamberlain: “Matters have now gone too far for us not to take action.” Date of April 8th set for operation
extract Halifax urges delay of minelaying to inform governments. War Secretary warns this would cause fall of French government
extract War Secretary: “Garbled report” of German force collecting at Rostock for action in Scandinavia. Swedish sources confirm
person Neville Chamberlain
place Ankara
place Halifax Peninsula
place Paris
place Oslo
place Istanbul
place Stockholm
organisation Parliament of the United Kingdom
organisation Royal Navy
organisation Royal Marines
organisation Canadian Forces Maritime Command
 

Tuesday 14th May 1940

Meeting minutes

extract Chief of Air Staff has received naval intelligence suggesting Italy “seeking an excuse for entering the war”
extract Lord Halifax urges consideration of possibility of German paratroop attack on Ireland. Eire government to be informed
extract Belgian Ambassador complains British troops moving through Brussels which his government has declared an open city
extract Lord Gort reports “satisfactory” position of British Expeditionary Force. Belgians and French withdrawing to Antwerp line
person Anthony Eden
person Alexander Cadogan
person Edward Bridges, 1st Baron Bridges
person George Cadogan, 3rd Earl Cadogan
person John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort
place Halifax Peninsula
place Gibraltar
place Greenwood, Nova Scotia
place Rome
organisation Royal Marines
 

Friday 7th June 1940

Meeting minutes

extract UK to target Germany's oil supply. Sabotage, air attacks and Royal Marine ops against imports from Romania approved
extract PM: French pressing constantly for more air support. Will “try and put the blame on us” if they lose this critical battle
extract Admiralty sending 2 destroyers as artillery support to 51st Division. Unit is “strung out” over a very wide front
place Lancaster, Lancashire
place Vienna
organisation Royal Marines
 

Meeting minutes

extract Royal Navy to transport an estimated 20,000 men back to France from tonight
extract PM: Desirable to remove from UK as soon as possible all French troops not volunteering "to remain and carry on the fight"
person Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell
person Walter Hines Page
person John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort
person Miles Lampson, 1st Baron Killearn
place South Africa
place New York, Lincolnshire
place Somaliland
place Egypt
place Iceland
place Malta
place Algeria
place Morocco
place Africa
organisation Hopatcong High School
organisation Royal Navy
organisation Royal Marines
 

Monday 15th July 1940

Meeting minutes

extract Admiralty briefing junior ministers on invasion defence. German motor torpedo boats "a source of some anxiety"
place Malta
place Alexandria
organisation Royal Marines
 

Tuesday 13th August 1940

Meeting minutes

extract PM warns Cabinet that "on the present lay-out we might find ourselves in serious difficulties in the Middle East"
extract PM: "So much stronger" at home can spare armoured brigade for Mid-East. In Somaliland should "stay on and fight it out"
extract PM: Royal Marines will now assist in De Gaulle attack on Dakar ("Operation Menace"). "Every endeavour" to avoid bloodshed
person Charles de Gaulle
place Somaliland
place Egypt
place Dakar
place Kenya
place Khartoum
organisation French Foreign Legion
organisation Royal Marines