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People of Defendu
Defendu: 2 documented people. Founder: William E. Fairbairn. Also: notable figure (1).
Founder
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William E. Fairbairn
British police officer and close-combat instructor, creator of the Defendu system, trainer of Allied commandos and co-designer of the Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife.
Notable figure
(1)
Rex Applegate
American colonel and close-combat instructor, close-combat coordinator for covert OSS missions and author of the 1943 manual Kill or Get Killed.
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