British teams sought German equipment and research as the war ended. Ian Fleming is identified with the Royal Navy's collecting effort. The figures given are three naval parties, roughly as many RAF parties, and about six Army parties. These are the publicly known groups in the account, so the tally is explicitly incomplete.
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British teams collecting German military equipment in 1945
The race for German equipment included separate Royal Navy, RAF, and Army parties, with Ian Fleming associated with the naval effort.