What had been meant to be a local rebellion in Hertford, which aimed to kill the collaborationist mayor soon spread to nearby Stevenage, Beaconsfield and Aylesbury. Guildford would join in the revolt a day later. The Poles and Czechoslovaks had several fluent German speakers, who proved very handy on undercover and spy work. The locals soon took to rounding up the collaborators. While the Free French showed exceptional valour against the forces of the British union of Fascists in Hertford, Dartford and Stevenage, the Luftwaffe sent to work. Dive bombers pounded the rebel positions for 3 days in a row and a mixed detachment of German and Vichy French Parra troopers re-took Guilford after much heavy had to hand fighting with locals and members of the Free Polish forces. Trouble in Russia wou