Operation Noah (World War II)
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During World War II
, Operation Noah was a reconnaissance patrol by 41 Belgian members of the Special Air Service
who operated in the Ardennes
from 16 August to 13 September 1944, at which point they were relieved by the advancing Americans.
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Operation Noah was a reconnaissance patrol by 41 Belgian members of the Special Air Service
Special Air Service
Special Air Service or SAS is a corps of the British Army constituted on 31 May 1950. They are part of the United Kingdom Special Forces and have served as a model for the special forces of many other countries all over the world...
who operated in the Ardennes
Ardennes
The Ardennes is a region of extensive forests, rolling hills and ridges formed within the Givetian Ardennes mountain range, primarily in Belgium and Luxembourg, but stretching into France , and geologically into the Eifel...
from 16 August to 13 September 1944, at which point they were relieved by the advancing Americans.