Special Operations Executive
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Special Operations Executive was a British organisation formed in 1940 to conduct espionage, sabotage and reconnaissance in German-occupied Europe and to aid local resistance movements during World War II. Wikipedia
Founders: Winston Churchill and Hugh Dalton
Founded: July 22, 1940
Active: 22 July 1940 – 15 January 1946
Nickname(s): "The Baker Street Irregulars"; "Churchill's Secret Army"; "Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare"
Notable commanders: Frank Nelson; Charles Jocelyn Hambro; Colin Gubbins
Role: Espionage; Irregular warfare (especially sabotage and raiding operations); Special reconnaissance
Size: Approximately 13,000 employees