Operation Saxifrage
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Operation Saxifrage
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During World War II, Operation Saxifrage was a raid by four small Special Air Service teams who landed on the east coast of Italy on the night of 27 October 1943. In charge of the operation was Major Roy Farran and Lieutenant Grant Hibbert. The SAS were inserted via boat, somewhere between Pescara and Ancona, using the Tronto river and by late evening, had made landfall with the 16 commandos being divided into 4 teams. After trekking in the bad conditions, the men hunkered down as daylight appro
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