Col. Maurice Buckmaster

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:affiliation Special Operations Executive
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:French_military
gptkb:British_Special_Forces
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkbp:birthDate 1902-01-01
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Putney_Vale_Cemetery
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:commanded F_Section_of_the_SOE
gptkbp:deathDate 1972-01-01
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Col. Maurice Buckmaster
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:French_Resistance
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Winston_Churchill
gptkb:Charles_de_Gaulle
gptkbp:involvedIn Intelligence gathering
Counterintelligence operations
Post-war intelligence community
Recruitment of agents
Memorialization of WWII efforts
Planning of covert operations
Promotion of historical research on espionage
Support for resistance groups
Coordination_with_Allied_forces
Communication_with_London
Historical_documentation_of_SOE_activities
Logistics_for_SOE_operations
Sabotage_missions_in_occupied_France
Training_of_agents_for_the_SOE
gptkbp:knownFor British_intelligence_officer
gptkbp:languageSpoken English
French
gptkbp:legacy Contributions_to_espionage_and_resistance_efforts_in_WWII
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:militaryService 1920-1945
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableEvent Establishment_of_networks_for_resistance_in_France
gptkbp:notableOperations Operation Jedburgh
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition Honored_for_his_contributions_to_WWII
gptkbp:postWarCareer Businessman
gptkbp:rank Colonel
gptkbp:role Head_of_the_Special_Operations_Executive_(SOE)_in_France
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:spouse Margaret_Buckmaster
gptkbp:supportRole Coordinator_of_SOE_activities_in_France