SAS OPERATION PISTOL: Raindrops in Alsace

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Examines British Operation Pistol, which sent 51 soldiers of SAS 2 into the German territory of Alsace Lorraine 80 miles ahead of the American forces as Operation Loyton commenced. Of those 51 soldiers, SQMS Jack Alcock commanded a four man party from his C3 group and this is the story of his incredible bravery that awarded him the Croix de Guerre with Silver Star. Contains 12 mono illustrations.

Jack's group parachuted in to France in extreme weather conditions lacking vital supplies of food and suffering the theft of their radio receiver they fought through enemy territory seeking shelter with sympathetic locals along the way experiencing a close call with the Gestapo at one farmstead to eventually reach the front-line position of the American 4th Armor Division near Arracourt.