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Jan 6, 1944: On this date, Captain Peter Ortiz (American), Col. HHA Thackwaite (Brit), & radio operator Monnier (French) parachute into the Vercors plateau to evaluate & organize Maquis Resistance to the Nazis in Operation Union. They were the first Allied officers to appear in uniform in France since 1940. http://www.militarymuseum.org/Ortiz.html