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1945 (Apr 20) Plain envelope registered to Sergent Andre Bernard, 4th French Para battalion 2nd Squadron, S.A.S. Brigade, A.P.O. England & fowarded c/o G.P.O. Ipswich, Suffolk bearing Iris 4f & Liberation 4f tied St. MAUR des FOSSES cds & with matching registration label No 466 & WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE /W.1. (24 Apr) cds & on reverse smudged POSTE AUX ARMEES FFC /B.C.M. 7 transit cds….July 1941 the S.A.S. the brainchild of David Stirling was born, later during 1942 the Free French S.A.S. under the direction of Stirling was formed with the 4th French Para Battalion doing great work during the re-occupation of Europe