Captain Leslie Scott's collection of Special Allied Airborne Reconnaissance Force (SAARF) wings are among the most scarce Allied airborne insignia of the Second World War.
WWII hero's family thought he was 'just a cook' before mind-blowing revelation Relatives of a World War II hero who thought their family member was "just a cook" were stunned to discover he was part of a secretive unit.
Jess Tarver of auctioneers David Duggleby said: "This elite unit was brought together in a matter of weeks and involved just 360 British, American and European parachute trained special forces volunteers, many of them German-speaking.
Auctioneers have dubbed them "the stuff of which collectors dreams are made" as the unit was made up of just 360 Allied parachute trained special forces volunteers, many of them German-speaking.
As the invading Allied forces closed in on Berlin from the West and the Russians came in from the East, there were mounting concerns for the safety of PoWs being held in the German camps, indeed there really were fears that there could be massacres.
