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Caption | A close-up of a British heavily armed patrol of L Detachment SAS in their jeeps, just back from a three month patrol, 18 Jan 1943; photo 2 of 3 ww2dbase | |||||||||||||
Date | 18 Jan 1943 | |||||||||||||
Photographer | Geoffrey Keating | |||||||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseImperial War Museum | |||||||||||||
Link to Source | Link | |||||||||||||
Identification Code | IWM E 21338 | |||||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 18 Jan 1943 | |||||||||||||
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Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||||||
Photo Size | 950 x 631 pixels |
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2. Jim Taylor says:
18 Jan 2014 02:43:48 PM
The gentleman standing in the foreground is the founder of the SAS, David Stirling.
18 Jan 2014 02:43:48 PM
The gentleman standing in the foreground is the founder of the SAS, David Stirling.
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25 Sep 2011 05:48:26 AM
Hello,
Can anyone tell me who are the man in the photo? especially the sconed jeep
Thanks