The Operation Dark of the Moon FB group is dedicated to 148 (SD) Squadron RAF which flew out of Brindisi air-supplying partisans, military...
Award Military Cross Captain. Paul Lieven, Royal Canadian Artillery Fortress attached No. 6 Commando On 8th November 1942 during the attack on...
Major Darewski, also known as “Major Temple” (TEMPLE was his SOE code name), was an SOE officer working with Italian partisans from 1943. In late...
Photo from the McMullen brewery family line Hertford Hertfordshire SOE - McMullen, Robert Peter [ATTACH]
Award Distinguished Service Order Brigadier Edmund Frank 'Trotsky' Davies, M.C. and Bar (12254) Royal Ulster Rifles SOE This officer volunteered...
This is a newly published book by Dr. Derwin Gregory and the publishers summary states: During the Second World War, the British government...
On Twitter today, starts 5pm and free to join:Hear the story of 39 women who were chosen to work in a secretive, clandestine and mainly male...
Can anyone please help with information on a 138 Squadron Halifax lost on 17th August 1943 The co-pilot was F/O Jan Wladyslaw Wroblewski. I have...
In dealing with SOE and its associated units (Force 136, STS 101, FMS Volunteer Force, Oriental Mission, British Special Forces, Special List and...
Have placed this thread in "Italy" entirely due to a tenuous Trieste connection, so for vitellino, markN, and all: "Yugoslav prisoners of war"....
I had never heard of Peter Kemp until finding references to him on the island of Bali after the Japanese surrender (subject of another thread:...
The full title of a 2016 conference was: The Polish Section of S.O.E. and Poland’s “Silent and Unseen” 1940-1945, “Cichociemni” -The Airborne...
This notice landed via Twitter and may be of interest. It appears to be the work of USA company and their summary states:From the international...
T/Capt. Peter Morland Churchill (162707) Intelligence Corps This officer carried out four clandestine missions into France between the end of...
Award OBE T/Capt. George Robert Noble, Royal Signals attached M.O.1 (S.P.) (P/185752) This officer was the first agent to go to France for the...
How a ring tells the story of a forgotten secret agent
Not my subject such WW2 activity and there appears to be no previous post / thread on this facility here. There are a few web links with limited...
Hello everyone! Apologies if this isn't the done thing, but I was just wondering if anyone might have any information on what my uncle Kirby did...
Personal Number: 1094 Rank: General Name: Sir James Handyside MARSHALL-CORNWALL, KCB, CBE, DSO, MC, MiD*, FRSGS Unit: Royal Artillery London...
Personal Number: 68823 Rank: Lieutenant-Colonel Name: Charles English Hyde VILLIERS, MC Units: Grenadier Guards ; SOE London Gazette : 15...
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