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During World War II, Operation Defoe was a reconnaissance patrol by 21 men of the Special Air Service conducted from 19 July to 23 August to support the British Second Army in the Argentan area of Normandy.

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Mortimer, Gavin (6 February 2025). Stirling's Men: The Inside History of the SAS in World War II. Canelo. p. 320. ISBN 978-1-83598-060-6. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
Mortimer, Gavin (6 April 2023). The SAS in Occupied France: 2 SAS Operations, June to October 1944. Pen and Sword Military. p. 1937. ISBN 978-1-5267-6959-6. Retrieved 5 November 2024.

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