British Special Operations Executive

GPTKB entity

Properties (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military organization
gptkbp:advertising gptkb:Major_General_Colin_Gubbins
gptkb:Sir_William_Stephenson
gptkb:Sir_Charles_Hambro
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkb:World_War_II
Special Forces
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:French_Resistance
gptkb:Polish_resistance
gptkb:Norwegian_resistance
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:dissolved 1946
gptkbp:founded 1940
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:London
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British Special Operations Executive
gptkbp:is_known_for covert operations
sabotage missions
training agents
gptkbp:key_figure gptkb:Col._Dudley_Clarke
gptkb:Major_General_Colin_Gubbins
gptkb:Sir_William_Stephenson
gptkb:Sir_Charles_Hambro
gptkbp:legacy influence on military strategy
influence on counter-terrorism strategies
influence on modern special operations
influence on covert operations
influence on intelligence agencies
gptkbp:notableOperations Operation Glimmer
Operation Jedburgh
Operation Antler
gptkbp:operational_area occupied_Europe
gptkbp:operational_status guerrilla warfare
intelligence gathering
reconnaissance
sabotage
psychological warfare
intelligence networks
local resistance groups
SOE_agents
gptkbp:parent_company gptkb:Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)
gptkbp:purpose conduct espionage and sabotage
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Secret_Intelligence_Service