Last Parachute Drop Europe - Operation Violet 1945

Описание: Probably the last parachute drop made by a military force in Europe in 1945 was made by a shadowy Anglo-American special forces unit called 'SAARF' - what was it, and what was its mission?

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Sources:

'The Special Allied Airborne Reconnaissance Force (SAARF)', Les Hughes (1993) - http://www.insigne.org/SAARF-I.htm
'The Special Allied Airborne Reconnaissance Force', British Resistance Archive - https://www.staybehinds.com/soe-speci...
'SAARF - Special Allied Airborne Reconnaissance Force', Michael F. Dilley, Military History Online -https://www.militaryhistoryonline.com...

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