Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Re-discovered SAS Photo's of WWII

A never-before-seen trove of SAS records including some of the first photographs of the elite force has been revealed after selling at auction. The extensive collection, also including medals and documents, was accumulated by Lance Corporal William James Cooke towards the end of WWII.
Captured NAZI flag behind enemy's lines
Cooke’s deeply personal collection shows some of Britain’s unseen war heroes who waged a secret war.
A trove of 50 photographs show soldiers smiling and are accompanied by handwritten captions.
The images were put up for sale at Hampshire-based auctioneer Bellmans and have been snapped up for £1,350.
The liberation of Norway, outside Bergen with local children aboard



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