Matthew Camilleri
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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COMBAT ARCHIVES
Matthew Camilleri
- May 31
- 9 min
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 25
- 8 min
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
- Aug 19, 2023
- 9 min
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
- Jul 22, 2023
- 7 min
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, 2023
- 7 min
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
- Jun 28, 2023
- 11 min
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, 2023
- 11 min
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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