Recent Topics    Back to home page  Register /  Login  Messages posted by: niccolo24 Forum Index » Profile for niccolo24 » Messages posted by niccolo24 Author Message Wartime RM Commando Units » No 40 Commando training Free French Commandos, Landing on Elba Island June 1944 » Go to message Outstanding thank you again best regards Wartime RM Commando Units » No 40 Commando training Free French Commandos, Landing on Elba Island June 1944 » Go to message Thank you, this is precious info. It would be now to be seen if they saw combat along with the french as some sources state. best regards Niccoló Wartime Army Commando Units » No 9 Army Commando training Free French Commandos, Landing on Elba Island June 1944 » Go to message I seem to remember to have read on French sources that one or more units of Free French commandos (Bataillon de Choc and Commandos d'Afrique) were trained by commandos of the No 40 RM commando and by No 9 Army Commando on Corsica Island before the invasion of Elba (Operation Brassard, in June 1944). I also seem to remember that their instructors went into battle with their french trainees on Pianosa and Elba. Can anyone confirm this, or has anyone heard about this episode? Thank you, best regards Niccoló Wartime RM Commando Units » No 40 Commando training Free French Commandos, Landing on Elba Island June 1944 » Go to message I seem to remember to have read on French sources that one or more units of Free French commandos (Bataillon de Choc and Commandos d'Afrique) were trained by commandos of the No 40 RM commando and by No 9 Army Commando on Corsica Island before the invasion of Elba (Operation Brassard, in June 1944). I also seem to remember that their instructors went into battle with their french trainees on Pianosa and Elba. Can anyone confirm this, or has anyone heard about this episode? Thank you, best regards Niccoló Forum Index » Profile for niccolo24 » Messages posted by niccolo24 Go to:  Select a forum Using the Website, Forums and Gallery Tips on Research General Topics Looking for Information Individuals Looking for Information General Association Membership Association Newsletter Association Events General Events Wartime Army Commando Units Wartime Army Commando Individuals Wartime RM Commando Units Wartime RM Commando Individuals Wartime RN Commandos Wartime Commando Nominal Rolls Wartime Commando Operations and Raids Wartime Commandos War Diaries Wartime Commando Training Establishments Wartime Commando Weapons and Equipment Wartime Commando Support Ships and Landing Craft RM Commando Units 1946 to present day Post War Army Commando Units Post-war Commando Operations We Will Remember Them Commando Memorials and Places of Remembrance Commando Event Anniversaries (WW2) Commando Library Commando Insignia Collectors and Memorabilia Association Auction UK Armed Forces Updates Video Links Just for Laughs   ©Commando Veterans Archive 2006 - 2016. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, all content on this site is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Powered by JForum 2.1.8 © JForum Team