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| − | The [[Special Operations Executive]] (SOE) was a British agency operating during the Second World War, with responsibility for 'special operations' including psychological warfare, assassinations and paramilitary activities.<ref>Stephen Dorril, MI6, Touchstone 2002, p.103.</ref> | + | {{group |
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| + | The [[Special Operations Executive]] (SOE) was a British agency operating during the [[Second World War]], with responsibility for 'special operations' including psychological warfare, assassinations and paramilitary activities.<ref>Stephen Dorril, MI6, Touchstone 2002, p.103.</ref> | ||
SOE was established in in July 1940 by consolidating [[Section D]] of [[MI6]] with [[Military Intelligence Research|MI R]], a War Office guerrilla warfare research group and a covert propaganda unit, [[Department EH]].<ref>Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception: British Covert Operations in the United States 1939-44, Brassey's, 1999, p.13.</ref> | SOE was established in in July 1940 by consolidating [[Section D]] of [[MI6]] with [[Military Intelligence Research|MI R]], a War Office guerrilla warfare research group and a covert propaganda unit, [[Department EH]].<ref>Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception: British Covert Operations in the United States 1939-44, Brassey's, 1999, p.13.</ref> | ||
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Initially, SOE had three sections, [[SO.1 (SOE)|SO.1]] for propaganda, [[SO.2]] for dirty tricks, and [[SO.3]] for planning. A year later SO.1 was separated to become the [[Political Warfare Executive]] under [[Rex Leeper]] and [[Robert Bruce Lockhart]].<ref>Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception: British Covert Operations in the United States 1939-44, Brassey's, 1999, p.13</ref> | Initially, SOE had three sections, [[SO.1 (SOE)|SO.1]] for propaganda, [[SO.2]] for dirty tricks, and [[SO.3]] for planning. A year later SO.1 was separated to become the [[Political Warfare Executive]] under [[Rex Leeper]] and [[Robert Bruce Lockhart]].<ref>Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception: British Covert Operations in the United States 1939-44, Brassey's, 1999, p.13</ref> | ||
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*[[Gladwyn Jebb]] - 1941-42 | *[[Gladwyn Jebb]] - 1941-42 | ||
*Sir [[Frank Nelson]] | *Sir [[Frank Nelson]] | ||
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*Obituaries, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/system/topicRoot/SOE/ Special Operations Executive], The Times | *Obituaries, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/system/topicRoot/SOE/ Special Operations Executive], The Times | ||
*National Archives [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/new_releases_feb2002_SOE_recs.pdf Special Operations Executive Records Release 8th Feb 2002 (pdf)] | *National Archives [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/new_releases_feb2002_SOE_recs.pdf Special Operations Executive Records Release 8th Feb 2002 (pdf)] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 22:50, 20 December 2014
 SOE    | |
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| Formation | 22 July 1940 |
| Extinction | 15 January 1946 |
| Interest of | Hugh Seton-Watson |
| Subpage | •SOE/CD •SOE/CEO •SOE/SO.1 •SOE/Vice Chief |
The Special Operations Executive (SOE) was a British agency operating during the Second World War, with responsibility for 'special operations' including psychological warfare, assassinations and paramilitary activities.[1]
SOE was established in in July 1940 by consolidating Section D of MI6 with MI R, a War Office guerrilla warfare research group and a covert propaganda unit, Department EH.[2]
Initially, SOE had three sections, SO.1 for propaganda, SO.2 for dirty tricks, and SO.3 for planning. A year later SO.1 was separated to become the Political Warfare Executive under Rex Leeper and Robert Bruce Lockhart.[3]
Executive Officers (CD)
- Gladwyn Jebb - 1941-42
- Sir Frank Nelson
- Sir Charles Hambro
- Colin Gubbins 1943-46
Resources
- 64 Baker Street Website on 'The Women of the Special Operations Executive', accessed 30 March 2009.
- Spartacus Educational Special Operations Executive, accessed 30 March 2009
- Obituaries, Special Operations Executive, The Times
- National Archives Special Operations Executive Records Release 8th Feb 2002 (pdf)
Employees on Wikispooks
| Employee | Job | Appointed | End | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Ayer | Spook | 1943 | 1945 | |
| John Beevor | Leader for Portugal | 1941 | 1942 | |
| Norman Darbyshire | Intelligence Operative | 1943 | 1946 | |
| Hugh Fraser | Soldier | 1942 | 1945 | |
| Francis Brooks Richards | Director of Operations | World War II | ||
| Monty Woodhouse | Soldier | 1941 | 1945 |
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