<![CDATA[Inspection and parade of No.2 Special Service Bde., Vis, July 1944]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/2/Parade/ [Major Ronnie Mitchell MBE, TD.]

Update from Niall Brannigan:
Maj-Gen R. G. Sturges was then the GOC Special Service Group (administratively in charge of Brigadier Tom Churchill’s No. 2 Special Service Brigade, but operationally, while on Vis, they belonged to SOE’s Force 133 [renamed Force 266 in Mar '44]). Sturges visited Vis Island 4-6 Jul 44. On his first day, he inspected No. 43 Commando at their Podselje HQ, and on the 5th, he inspected No. 40 Commando at their HQ in the morning, and then in the afternoon, the entire Brigade formed up on the parade ground (a.k.a. Gunner’s football pitch) for a review and march past. On the 6th, he inspected No. 2 Commando at their HQ, and then departed the island in the afternoon.]]> en-us Gallery 2 RSS Module, version 1.1.8 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:22:18 +0100 120 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/d/118184-4/Parade.jpg <![CDATA[Inspection and parade of No.2 Special Service Bde., Vis, July 1944]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/2/Parade/ <![CDATA[No.2 Commando march past, Vis island 1944]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/2/Parade/9_+March+Past+copy.JPG.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/2/Parade/9_+March+Past+copy.JPG.html
[Photos from the collection of Major Ronald England Mitchell, MBE,TD, No.2 Commando Administration Officer and 2 Commando Brigade Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General. Courtesy of his son Richard].
In album Inspection and parade of No.2 Special Service Bde., Vis, July 1944]]> Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Sun, 13 Apr 2025 16:27:50 +0100 <![CDATA[No.2 Commandos on parade Vis 1944]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/2/Parade/No_2+cdos+on+parade+Vis+1944.JPG.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/2/Parade/No_2+cdos+on+parade+Vis+1944.JPG.html
[Photos from the collection of Major Ronald England Mitchell, MBE,TD, No.2 Commando Administration Officer and 2 Commando Brigade Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General. Courtesy of his son Richard].
In album Inspection and parade of No.2 Special Service Bde., Vis, July 1944]]> Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Sun, 13 Apr 2025 16:27:18 +0100 <![CDATA[Maj. Gen Sturges GOC Special Service Gp. and Lt Col Ted Fynn No.2 Cdo. Vis inspection 1944]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/2/Parade/Maj_+Gen+Sturges+GOC+Cdo+Gp_+and+Lt+Col+Ted+Fynn+No_2+Cdo_+Vis+inspection+1944.JPG.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/2/Parade/Maj_+Gen+Sturges+GOC+Cdo+Gp_+and+Lt+Col+Ted+Fynn+No_2+Cdo_+Vis+inspection+1944.JPG.html
[Photos from the collection of Major Ronald England Mitchell, MBE,TD, No.2 Commando Administration Officer and 2 Commando Brigade Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General. Courtesy of his son Richard].
In album Inspection and parade of No.2 Special Service Bde., Vis, July 1944]]> Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:50:04 +0000 <![CDATA[Maj Gen Robert Grice Sturges takes the salute]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/2/Parade/10_+GOC+Cdo+Group_Maj+Gen+Sturges_+takes+the+salute_1+copy.JPG.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/2/Parade/10_+GOC+Cdo+Group_Maj+Gen+Sturges_+takes+the+salute_1+copy.JPG.html
[Photos from the collection of Major Ronald England Mitchell, MBE,TD, No.2 Commando Administration Officer and 2 Commando Brigade Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General. Courtesy of his son Richard].
In album Inspection and parade of No.2 Special Service Bde., Vis, July 1944]]> Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Sun, 13 Apr 2025 16:26:58 +0100 <![CDATA[Capt. G.F. Whitfield No.2 Cdo and Maj. Gen R.G. Sturges G.O.C. Special Service Group]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/2/Parade/5_+Guy+Whitfield+and+G_O_C_+Commando+Group+copy.JPG.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/2/Parade/5_+Guy+Whitfield+and+G_O_C_+Commando+Group+copy.JPG.html
[Photos from the collection of Major Ronald England Mitchell, MBE,TD, No.2 Commando Administration Officer and 2 Commando Brigade Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General. Courtesy of his son Richard].
In album Inspection and parade of No.2 Special Service Bde., Vis, July 1944]]> Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:49:16 +0000 <![CDATA[No.2 Commando, Vis parade and inspection]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/2/Parade/6_+Inspecting+the+troops_1+copy.JPG.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/2/Parade/6_+Inspecting+the+troops_1+copy.JPG.html
[Photos from the collection of Major Ronald England Mitchell, MBE,TD, No.2 Commando Administration Officer and 2 Commando Brigade Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General. Courtesy of his son Richard].
In album Inspection and parade of No.2 Special Service Bde., Vis, July 1944]]> Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Sun, 13 Apr 2025 16:26:17 +0100 <![CDATA[Island of Vis, Parade and Inspection 1944 (1)]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/2/Parade/3_+No_2+Cdo+copy.JPG.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/2/Parade/3_+No_2+Cdo+copy.JPG.html
[Photos from the collection of Major Ronald England Mitchell, MBE,TD, No.2 Commando Administration Officer and 2 Commando Brigade Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General. Courtesy of his son Richard].
In album Inspection and parade of No.2 Special Service Bde., Vis, July 1944]]> Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:44:04 +0000 <![CDATA[Maj Gen Sturges arrives to inspect 2 Special Service Bde..Vis 1944]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/2/Parade/4_+Maj+Gen+Sturges+arrives+to+inspect+the+troops+copy.JPG.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/2/Parade/4_+Maj+Gen+Sturges+arrives+to+inspect+the+troops+copy.JPG.html
[Photos from the collection of Major Ronald England Mitchell, MBE,TD, No.2 Commando Administration Officer and 2 Commando Brigade Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General. Courtesy of his son Richard].
In album Inspection and parade of No.2 Special Service Bde., Vis, July 1944]]> Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:42:02 +0000 <![CDATA[Island of Vis, Parade and Inspection 1944 (2)]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/2/Parade/Awaiting+Tito+Vis+1944+2+Cdo+Bde+2+copy.JPG.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/2/Parade/Awaiting+Tito+Vis+1944+2+Cdo+Bde+2+copy.JPG.html
[Photos from the collection of Major Ronald England Mitchell, MBE,TD, No.2 Commando Administration Officer and 2 Commando Brigade Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General. Courtesy of his son Richard].
In album Inspection and parade of No.2 Special Service Bde., Vis, July 1944]]> Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Tue, 25 Nov 2025 10:54:53 +0000 <![CDATA[Island of Vis, Parade and Inspection 1944 (3)]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/2/Parade/1_+Awaiting+Tito_+Vis+1944_+2+Cdo+Bde_1_copy.JPG.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/2/Parade/1_+Awaiting+Tito_+Vis+1944_+2+Cdo+Bde_1_copy.JPG.html
[Photos from the collection of Major Ronald England Mitchell, MBE,TD, No.2 Commando Administration Officer and 2 Commando Brigade Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General. Courtesy of his son Richard].
In album Inspection and parade of No.2 Special Service Bde., Vis, July 1944]]> Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Tue, 25 Nov 2025 10:58:35 +0000