April 4, 1944: On this date, British Jedburgh wireless operator John Austin was executed. Part of team DUDLEY who had worked to organize Dutch resistance elements in support of MARKET GARDEN, he was captured, sent to Zwolle Prison, and executed at age 21.

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Sergeant John Austin, wireless operator with Jedburgh team DUDLEY: Netherlands 1944

Whilst serving with the Royal Berkshire Regiment John Austin volunteered to join the Jedburgh Teams (Jed’s) which were formed to operate in various occupied countries to assist local resistan…

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#OnThisDay, 24 Mar 1944, Éliane Plewman is arrested by the Gestapo in Nazi-occupied France after six months operating as a courier for the Special Operations Executive. The British SOE supported the French resistance. A courier carried messages and equipment around their network.

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For more on Robert Benoist, see military historian Alan Malcher’s post here: (4/4)

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Robert Benoist, SOE (Special Operations Executive)

  Robert Benoist was a French Grand Prix racing driver who escaped to England when France was occupied in 1940. Whilst in England he successfully passed selection and training for the Special …

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