2671st Special Reconnaissance Battalion (United States)

2671st Special Reconnaissance Battalion (United States)

The 2671st Special Reconnaissance Battalion was organized at Caserta, Italy on 1944-08-01 under the sponsorship of U.S. 5th Army. It immediately was transferred to the Office of Strategic Services, where it remained for the duration of the war. It had been originally organized as the OSS Operational Group (Provisional) in North Africa on 1943-05-04.

Campaign participation Credit

#Naples-Foggia (1943-09-09 - 1944-01-21)
#Rome-Arno (1944-01-22 - 1944-09-09)
#North Apennines (1944-09-10 - 1945-04-04)
#Po Valley (1945-04-05 - 1945-05-08)

The battalion was located in Salzburg, Austria on 1945-08-14

The battalion was disbanded in Austria on 1945-10-01.

References

*Records of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) [http://www.archives.gov/iwg/declassified-records/rg-226-oss/]


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