Matthew Camilleri
'Six VCs before Breakfast'
6 men from the 1st Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiliers, were awarded the Victoria Cross following the Gallipoli Landings on 25th April 1915.
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Matthew Camilleri
Jul 279 min read
Stanley Hollis VC
The story of CSM Stanley Hollis of the Green Howards, recipient of the only Victoria Cross awarded for actions on D-Day - 6th June 1944.
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Matthew Camilleri
Jul 615 min read
The Assault on the Merville Battery
In the early hours of 6th June 1944, the 9th Parachute Battalion was tasked with neutralising the Merville Gun Battery in Normandy.
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Matthew Camilleri
May 319 min read
Pegasus Bridge - Part Two
The story of the very first Allied troops to land in Normandy on D-Day: Capturing the bridges; reinforcements; and German counterattacks.
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Matthew Camilleri
May 258 min read
Pegasus Bridge - Part One
The story of the very first Allied troops to land in Normandy on D-Day: The plan; preparing for the mission; and the glider assault.
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Matthew Camilleri
Mar 810 min read
The Royal Regiment of Malta at Capri
In October 1808, the Royal Regiment of Malta was involved in heavy fighting during the unsuccessful defence of Capri.
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Matthew Camilleri
Jan 2014 min read
The Massacre at Paradis
On 27th May 1940, 97 British soldiers were murdered after having been taken prisoner by German SS troops during the Battle of Dunkirk.
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Matthew Camilleri
Dec 22, 202311 min read
The Commandos - Part Three
Operation Torch; Sicily & Italy; a changing role; Normandy; final operations in Europe & the Far East; and the end of the Army Commandos.
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Matthew Camilleri
Dec 16, 202312 min read
The Commandos - Part Two
Layforce; operations in Norway; the Bruneval Raid; establishment of the Royal Marine Commandos; raids in France; and the Commando Order.
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Matthew Camilleri
Dec 9, 202310 min read
The Commandos - Part One
The formation of the Commandos; establishment of the Commando course; insignia, weapons & equipment; different roles; and the first raids.
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Matthew Camilleri
Nov 10, 202312 min read
The Tomb of the Unknown Warrior
In 1916, David Railton, an army chaplain, had an idea that was to transform the way the British people remembered their war dead.
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Matthew Camilleri
Aug 26, 202310 min read
Operation Husky: The Fallen - Part Two
The stories of some of the men who are buried at the Catania War Cemetery in Sicily.
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Matthew Camilleri
Aug 19, 20239 min read
Operation Husky: The Fallen - Part One
The stories of some of the men who are buried at the Syracuse War Cemetery in Sicily.
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Matthew Camilleri
Aug 12, 202311 min read
The 231st 'Malta' Brigade in Operation Husky
The part played by the 231st Independent Infantry Brigade during Operation Husky - the Allied invasion of Sicily in July 1943.
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Matthew Camilleri
Jul 22, 20237 min read
Operation Fustian - Part Two
The parachute drop goes awry, and the Paras try to hold out when the relief column from XIII Corps fails to show up.
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Matthew Camilleri
Jul 15, 20237 min read
Operation Fustian - Part One
On 13th July 1943, the 1st Parachute Brigade was tasked with capturing the Primosole Bridge to secure a crossing across the Simeto River.
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Matthew Camilleri
Jul 7, 202310 min read
The Raid on Capo Murro di Porco
On the night of 9th/10th July 1943, the SRS was tasked with silencing an Italian coastal battery that posed a threat to the Allied landings.
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Matthew Camilleri
Jun 28, 202311 min read
Operation Ladbroke - Part Two
Disaster strikes; the battle at the Ponte Grande; and the human cost of Operation Ladbroke.
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Matthew Camilleri
Jun 23, 202311 min read
Operation Ladbroke - Part One
On 9th/10th July 1943, British airborne forces carried out the first mass glider assault by Allied forces, as part of Operation Husky.
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Matthew Camilleri
Oct 15, 20224 min read
The Battle for Malta (1940 - 1943): 'The Defenders of Malta' - The Royal Malta Artillery
During WW2, the Royal Malta Artillery was tasked with anti-aircraft as well as coastal defence of the Maltese Islands.
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