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SAARF meaning in General ? |
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Answer» What is Special Allied Airborne Reconnaissance Force mean? In late February 1945, when the defeat of Germany appeared imminent, the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) was provided with a mandate for dispatching troops whose mission would be to secure the safety of Allied Prisoners of War and to provide for their early evacuation. Early in 1945 SHAEF approached UK Director Military Operations (MO1 SP) and US OSS to assemble a force of 120 parachuteable contact and reconnaissance teams "to assist existing maesures of relief for PW and after the collapse of GERMANY" - termed "Eclipse". The aim of these teams would be to: Obtain information regarding conditions inside PW campsPut PWs in touch with SHAEF via inserted radio setsFacilitate liaison with other SHAEF forces approaching camps or concentrations of PW and Foreign workers.As a result of its mandate, SHAEF created, in March 1945, The Special Allied Airborne Reconnaissance Force, or SAARF. reference |
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