Series S0014 - First Special Service Force (FSSF)

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CA ACU TMM F0098-S0014

Title

First Special Service Force (FSSF)

Date(s)

  • 1940 - 2018 (Creation)

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  • 70 cm of textual records
  • 5 CDs

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Name of creator

Wyczynski, Michel
([195-] -)

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Canadian Airborne Regiment
(1968-1995)

Name of creator

Horn, Bernd
(fl. 1960-)

Repository

The Military Museums Library and Archives

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Scope and content

Series contains materials pertaining to the First Special Service Force battalion (Also known as the "Devil's Brigade" or the "Black Devils"). This includes military documents regarding the organization of the FSSF, their campaign operations, interviews, etc.

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Accruals

System of arrangement

Series are arranged by degree of importance in descending order, with organizational primary source documents (i.e. military documents, war diaries, interviews, period news clippings, etc.) generally arranged towards the front of the fonds, and secondary source documents (correspondence, essays/articles, research info, etc.) towards the back; FSSF photographs (digital) and materials published by Bernd Horn are located at the back the series.

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