British & Commonwealth Fri, 01 May 2026 02:41:44 +0000 Fri, 01 May 2026 02:41:44 +0000 Whitebeam Battlefield Research Forum http://normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/forum/forums/british-commonwealth.30/ Sun, 07 Sep 2025 12:26:13 +0000 http://normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/forum/threads/ghq-liaison-regiment-phantom-in-normandy.650/ http://normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/forum/threads/ghq-liaison-regiment-phantom-in-normandy.650/ invalid@example.com (Pat Curran) Pat Curran
Whilst reading 'SAS - Daggers Drawn' by Damien Lewis recently, I came across a mention of a British Army unit called GHQ Liaison Regiment. Known as 'PHANTOM', the Unit's Wiki Page is here.

Apparently, members of this unit were attached to the SAS...

GHQ Liaison Regiment ('PHANTOM') in Normandy]]> Fri, 09 Mar 2018 16:29:44 +0000 http://normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/forum/threads/30-assault-unit-in-normandy.80/ http://normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/forum/threads/30-assault-unit-in-normandy.80/ invalid@example.com (Pat Curran) Pat Curran
Those of you following the 'American POWs transit points in Normandy' thread will know that we have located footage of Ian Fleming's elusive British 30 Assault Unit as they accompany the American 9th ID into the SW suburbs of Cherbourg. The screenshots used here are taken from footage in Tyler Alberts DVD...

30 Assault Unit in Normandy]]> 25 Wed, 05 Oct 2016 06:35:32 +0000 http://normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/forum/threads/wissant-radar-commando-raid.489/ http://normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/forum/threads/wissant-radar-commando-raid.489/ invalid@example.com (Adams453) Adams453 in my research for 453 Squadron in Normandy I have come across an account of a pilot who underwent commando training (as many did).
However his is a very unique case in that he actually went on a raid.

The source does not give the exact date but it is likely to have been between March and November 1943, which, while outside the scope of the forums, someone might have info about.

The target was a radar site "near Wissant".

Can anyone assist in identifying the raid or...

Wissant Radar Commando raid]]> 29 Mon, 29 Sep 2014 18:46:43 +0000 http://normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/forum/threads/soe-shoot-out-at-saint-clair.280/ http://normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/forum/threads/soe-shoot-out-at-saint-clair.280/ invalid@example.com (Pat Curran) Pat Curran
While recently reading 'Unearthing Churchill's Secret Army - The Official List of SOE Casualties and Their Stories' by John Grehan and Martin Mace, I came across an incident which occurred in early July 1944 in which two SOE agents were cornered and killed by the Gestapo somewhere near the village of Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais, Calvados. The exact location is described as a farmhouse in Saint Clair.

The two SOE agents were:

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