Last veteran of Belgian SAS dies aged 97

12/08/2022 16:51 The Guardian

Jaak Daemen helped liberate the Netherlands and capture the German admiral who succeeded HitlerThe last veteran of the Belgian SAS has died aged 97, marking the loss of another living link with the second world war in Europe.Jaak Daemen, a founder member of the Belgian SAS, which was created in 1944 to carry out sabotage and intelligence gathering behind enemy lines, died earlier this month. Continue reading...

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