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gptkbp:instanceOf
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government agency
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gptkbp:collaboratedWith
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gptkb:French_Resistance
gptkb:Polish_Resistance
gptkb:Yugoslav_Partisans
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gptkbp:dissolved
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1946
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gptkbp:formed
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1940
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:London
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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established networks in occupied territories
pioneered modern espionage techniques
developed relationships with local resistance groups
contributed_to_Allied_victory
played_a_role_in_WWII
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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S.O.E. (Special Operations Executive)
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gptkbp:inspiration
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gptkb:British_Special_Air_Service_(SAS)
gptkb:United_States_Office_of_Strategic_Services_(OSS)
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gptkbp:key_figure
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gptkb:Major_General_Sir_Colin_Gubbins
gptkb:Sir_Charles_Hambro
gptkb:Col._Maurice_Buckmaster
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced modern special operations
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gptkbp:notableArtists
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gptkb:Nancy_Wake
Violette Szabo
Odette Hallowes
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gptkbp:notableOperations
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Operation Overlord
Operation Glimmer
Operation Jedburgh
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gptkbp:operates_in
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gptkb:Ministry_of_Economic_Warfare
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gptkbp:operational_area
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gptkb:Eastern_Europe
gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkb:Western_Europe
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gptkbp:operational_status
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reconnaissance
covert operations
direct action
supply drops
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gptkbp:purpose
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conduct espionage and sabotage
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gptkbp:reportsTo
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1946
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:MI6
gptkb:Special_Operations_Command
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gptkbp:technique
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guerrilla warfare
intelligence gathering
sabotage
psychological warfare
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gptkbp:training
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Special Training Schools
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