Operation Jedburgh: The Special Forces Jedburgh Teams in Action in WW2

Jedburgh teams operated behind German lines, coordinating resistance and arming drops to disrupt enemy reserves.

When Allied forces landed on D-Day, the Jedburgh teams went into action behind German lines. These usually three-man teams, often composed of one British, one American and man one from the country into which they were sent to operate, spread chaos and confusion in the enemy’s rear. Working with the marquis and other resistance groups, mainly in France, but also later in the Low Co...