United Kingdom Royal Marines

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_Kingdom_Royal_Marines
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkb:Netherlands_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:anniversary 28 October
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Freedom_of_the_City_of_London
gptkbp:battleHonours gptkb:Crimean_War
gptkb:Falklands_War
gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Napoleonic_Wars
gptkb:War_in_Afghanistan
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Operation_Herrick
gptkb:Operation_Telic
gptkb:Suez_Crisis
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:colors green
navy blue
red
gptkbp:commander Lieutenant General Robert Magowan (as of 2024)
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:eligibility green beret
gptkbp:emblem globe surrounded by laurel and crown
gptkbp:founded 1664
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Stonehouse_Barracks
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United Kingdom Royal Marines
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Per_Mare,_Per_Terram
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Royals
gptkb:Bootnecks
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Operation_Corporate
gptkb:Operation_Granby
gptkb:Operation_Herrick
gptkb:Operation_Telic
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:42_Commando
gptkb:43_Commando_Fleet_Protection_Group
gptkb:45_Commando
gptkb:3_Commando_Brigade
gptkb:47_Commando_(Raiding_Group)
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:UK_Commando_Forces
gptkbp:patronSaint gptkb:Saint_George
gptkbp:regimentalMarch gptkb:A_Life_on_the_Ocean_Wave
gptkbp:role special operations
amphibious infantry
gptkbp:size approximately 7,000 personnel
gptkbp:trainer gptkb:Commando_Training_Centre_Royal_Marines,_Lympstone
gptkbp:type gptkb:infantry
commando force
gptkbp:website https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/royal-marines
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Royal_Netherlands_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7