Popski's Private Army

Popski's Private Army or officially the Number 1 Demolitions Squadron was a irregular group of British Special Forces who fought during World War II.

History
The PPA was founded in Cairo in 1942 by Major Vladimir Peniakoff. Peniakoff was nicknamed Popski for it was hard for Bill Shaw to pronounce his name. Peniakoff was not British, he was Belgian, with a Russian heritage, but he was British educated. The PPA performed Behind Enemy Lines sabotage, not quite like the Special Air Services or the Long Range Desert Groups. They served mostly in North Africe and then Italy. But the PPA got a few of their own men into trouble, such as a senior officer of a different unit. He put man on charge for when he asked him what his unit was, he answered "Popski's Private Army". The PPA was disbanned on September 14, 1945, but now, two main organizations, the PPA Perservation Society (Belgium), and The Friends of the PPA (UK)

Game Information
In Call of Duty: Finest Hour, you are lead by Sgt. Starkey and take part in a night time raid on the Tunisian village of Matmata along with another group of soldiers. You must sabotage and get out of the area.