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Anonymous ID: 881d76 March 23, 2022, 1:22 p.m. No.15928212   🗄️.is 🔗kun

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https://www.ww2wrecks.com/portfolio/z-special-unit-the-top-secret-australian-special-forces-zed-during-world-war-2/

 

Z Special Unit: The top secret Australian Special Forces “Zed” during World War 2

 

Special Operations Australia, more commonly known to the public as “Z Special Unit”, was a WWII Special Forces and covert operations organisation operating in the Pacific. Australian, British, New Zealand, Canadian, South African, Indonesian, Timorese and Malay, “Z” Operatives fought a secret, undercover war in hellish conditions against a brutal enemy occupying force in the islands north of Australia.

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Operating in parties as small as two men, Z Operatives faced overwhelming odds against a barbaric and increasingly desperate enemy. Whether it was raising indigenous guerrilla forces, raiding targets of opportunity or performing hair-raising reconnaissance missions in close proximity to enemy forces behind the lines, the men of Z truly embodied the ANZAC spirit.

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The Z Men kept quiet about their exploits for 50 years and even today, the full story has never been made public. The full story of Z operations during WWII is one of mateship, tragedy, courage and humour, but is one which has been largely overlooked, misunderstood and even ignored by the history books for these past 75 years.

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The story of Z Special Unit is largely unknown to many. What is the reason you want Z Special Unit to be known?

 

For 35 years after the war ZSU was sworn to secrecy, not even their wives mothers fathers or anyone knew exactly what they did during WW2.

 

During interviews with many of the veterans over the past 9 years they spoke of things that even to that day their wives and families had never heard about before.

 

These men simply did not speak openly about their service for so long after they felt that no one would care nor want to know about what they did after 35 years of silence.

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