Jedburgh in Uniform

With their training complete, and Eisenhower's Overlord invasion in full swing, Jed teams slipped quietly to a secret airbase, where a team of dressers helped the Jeds strap on their equipment: a carbine across the chest, a bag filled with emergency rations, a first aid kit, extra clips of ammo, a water canteen, a .45 pistol, a commando knife, and binoculars.

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Photos and captions adapted from Operation Jedburgh
by Colin Beavan

Copyright © Colin Beavan 2006