SPECIAL OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE

The Special Operations Executive (S.O.E.) was a secret organization organized by Winston Churchill in 1940 to “set Europe ablaze.” Its agents were sent behind enemy lines in Nazi–occupied countries to assist the local Resistance movements by sabotaging German operations. Read »

F.A.N.Y.

The First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (F.A.N.Y.), a women–only corps of the British army, was founded in 1907 as a first aid link between front–line fighting units and field hospitals, and is still in operation today. Learn »

IMAGES

We’ve put together a small collection of artifacts and articles documenting the daring courage of those who served in the S.O.E. View »

MORE INFORMATION

Of the many sites referencing the important work of the S.O.E., we’ve collected the most informative and enlightening in one place for you. Surf »