Jedburgh (English, name)
expansion: Jedburgh
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glosses: A town in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT6520).
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Code name for teams of three parachuted into Occupied Europe (primarily France, but also Holland and Belgium) beginning on D-Day (June 6, 1944) to aid local Resistance groups. The men consisted of a British or American officer, a native of the country, and a non-commissioned radio operator.
tags: historical
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