X Troop
by Leah Garrett
"The Secret Jewish Commandos of World War II"
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X Troop by Leah Garrett
Details
War:
World War II
Perspective:
Special Forces
Military Unit:
British Army
Biography:
No
Region:
Europe
Page Count:
320
Published Date:
2021
ISBN13:
9780358172031
Summary
X Troop chronicles the remarkable story of a secret British commando unit during World War Two composed primarily of German and Austrian Jewish refugees who fled Nazi persecution. These men, who had lost families to the Holocaust, were trained as elite soldiers and given fake British identities to protect them if captured. The unit conducted dangerous missions behind enemy lines, including D-Day operations and intelligence gathering. Author Leah Garrett documents how these soldiers used their language skills and intimate knowledge of German culture to fight against the regime that had destroyed their former lives.
