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SAS memorbilia from Peter Middleton's collection
This may relate to when Ian Wellsted trained in the French Alps in January 1945 for operations in Norway together with a Danish SAS member Paul Jensen, To get into shape for Norway the SAS men are helped by French alpine rangers, chasseurs alpins After about a month the SAS skiers were told Norway was no longer a top priority (but Norway will come back on the agenda) and they were sent to Germany to there consitute an advance party with armoured jeeps.
Note: All were Officers except Middleton
Peter mentions how much he enjoyed the training in his letter to his sister below. This also mentions a visit from Montgomery
Mentions a visit from Montgomery
Operation Houndsworth 6/6/1944 - 6/9/1944
(courtesy of Richard Dackcombe)
Peter Middleton is mentioned
Belsen Concentration Camp
Gavin Mortimer (Author) advises
on April 15 1945 a patrol of
1st SAS (T Troop) was the first Allied unit to enter Belsen Concentration Camp. At some point in the next 24 hours
C Troop, 1st SAS visited Belsen
(this included Des Peter Middleton)
Cassini grid system
used on British Military maps,
particularly during World War II
Map of France, Germany, Switzerland
German map
Luft-navigationskarte
Map of Cyrenaica
Zones of France
2nd edition
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