Operation Defoe

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During World War II, Operation Defoe was a reconnaissance patrol by 21 men of the Special Air Service conducted from 19 July to 23 August to support the British Second Army in the Argentan area of Normandy.{{cite book |last1=Mortimer |first1=Gavin |title=Stirling's Men: The Inside History of the SAS in World War II |date=6 February 2025 |publisher=Canelo |isbn=978-1-83598-060-6 |page=320 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vr0iEQAAQBAJ&pg=PT320 |access-date=5 November 2024 |language=en}}{{cite book |last1=Mortimer |first1=Gavin |title=The SAS in Occupied France: 2 SAS Operations, June to October 1944 |date=6 April 2023 |publisher=Pen and Sword Military |isbn=978-1-5267-6959-6 |page=1937 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9pmyEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA1937 |access-date=5 November 2024 |language=en}}