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Operation AmherstDuring World War II, Operation Amherst was a British airborne attack designed to capture intact Dutch canals, bridges and airfields. The operation began with the paradrop of seven hundred Special Air Service troopers of 3 and 4 SAS (French) on 8 April, 1945. The teams spread out to capture and protect key facilities from the Germans. Advancing Canadian troops quickly relieved the isolated French SAS. Amherst
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