2 Special Air Service Regiment (2 SAS)

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Operation KEYSTONE 2 SAS 3 to 30 April 1945

Operation ‘Keystone’ was a British special forces operation by a Jeep-mounted Squadron of the 2nd Special Air Service under the command of Major Henry Druce with the objectives of interfering with

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Op Tombola 2 SAS 4 March and 24 April 1945

‘TOMBOLA’ was a British special forces operation by Major Roy Farran’s 3rd Squad

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Operation Simcol (Italy)

A large number of Allied service personnel managed to escape, against Army orders, into the neighbouring hills and countryside before the Germans had time to move in and reassert control over the camps.

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Operation Speedwell (Italy)

Preparations for the operation began in August 1943 with proposals to drop large numbers of men from 2 SAS Regt into Italy to disrupt German forces and sever supply lines.

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Members of 2 SAS climb a mountain path in Italy, 1945.

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Pte M E Tyson 2 SAS, Jonkersbos War Cemetery

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Op Keystone Nominal Roll

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Maj Druce Notes Op Keystone

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Letter to Steve Blackbourn (Curator) concerning the use of Para Dogs in the SAS

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SAS Troopers after the capture of Termoli, 1943.

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Members of D Squadron, 2 SAS Regiment, on parade, Termoli, 11 October 1943.

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2 SAS, Belgium, 1944.

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Map showing movements of Lt Greville-Bell's party, Op Speedwell September to November 1943.

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Copy of Lt Greville-Bell's DSO citation for Op Speedwell, dated 1944

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Sgt Daniel's MM citation for Op Speedwell, dated 1944.

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L/Cpl Challenor's MM citation for Op Speedwell, dated 1944.

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Post combat report for Group 1 Operation Speedwell, 1943.

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2 Special Air Service Regiment (2 SAS)