Recces
Guild Recce: Dieppe, Bruneval and St. Valery
Intention: The focus of this recce is the 1942 raiding actions undertaken at both Dieppe and Bruneval. There will be a visit to St Valery-en-Caux, where the French Army fought alongside the 51st Highland Division in June 1940. We will travel out on the DFDS overnight ferry Friday from Newhaven to Dieppe and return Sunday […]
Recce: Bavaria
This will include Battlefield of Blenheim , the German Great War Museum at Ingolstadt and Dachau Concentration Camp. Note that April 1 is a place marker in the calendar rather than the actual start date which is to be advised For more information contact the organiser John Cotterill via the Guild Secretary, or via the […]
Guild Recce – Easter Rising, Dublin April 1916
Dublin Dublin, IrelandIn France in 1916, plans were being drawn up to relieve the pressure on Verdun; in Dublin plans were being finalised for an insurrection. The Easter Rising would see ordinary men and women become national heroes who would shape Ireland’s destiny. Join me in Dublin on May 1st to 3rd 2026 as we look at […]
Operation Frankton/Operation Chariot Recce (dates tba)
THIS RECCE IS BEING PUT BACK TO 2026 SO AS NOT TO CLASH WITH OTHER EVENTS. THE DATES ARE MERELY A PLACE SAVER AND ARE TO BE CONFIRMED. Operation Frankton was the famous WW2 raid on German blockade running shipping in Bordeaux, France. The raid was carried out by the Royal Marines Boom Patrol Detachment […]