Jedburgh

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  1. A town in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT6520).
  2. 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. historical

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The town was randomly chosen as the namesake for Operation Jedburgh, the Second World War operation to deploy the parachute teams.
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