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2671st Special Reconnaissance Battalion | |
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Active | 1 August 1944 - 1 October 1945 |
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Part of | Office of Strategic Services |
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The battalion was located in Salzburg, Austria on 14 August 1945
The battalion was disbanded in Austria on 1 October 1945.
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