Operation Postmaster

1942 British SOE mission in West Africa
Event military_operation Q1775224
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Operation Postmaster

Summary

Operation Postmaster is a military operation[1]. It ranks in the top 0.72% of military_operation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,023 views/month, #8 of 1,115).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operation Postmaster's instance of is recorded as military operation[3].
  • The location of Operation Postmaster was Bioko[4].
  • Operation Postmaster is part of World War II[5].
  • Operation Postmaster took place on January 14, 1942[6].
  • Operation Postmaster's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 3.752063888888889, 'lon': 8.773700000000002}[7].
  • Among those involved in Operation Postmaster was Anders Lassen[8].
  • A participant in Operation Postmaster was No. 62 Commando[9].
  • A participant in Operation Postmaster was Special Operations Executive[10].
  • Among those involved in Operation Postmaster was HMS Violet[11].
  • Among those involved in Operation Postmaster was Gus March-Phillipps[12].
  • A participant in Operation Postmaster was Geoffrey Appleyard[13].
  • A participant in Operation Postmaster was Graham Hayes[14].
  • A participant in Operation Postmaster was Marjorie Stewart[15].
  • Operation Postmaster's depicted by is recorded as The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare[16].

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When and Where

Operation Postmaster took place on January 14, 1942[6]. It took place at Bioko[4].

Context

Operation Postmaster is part of World War II[5]. Its instance of is recorded as military operation[3].

Participants

Recorded participant include Anders Lassen[8], No. 62 Commando[9], Special Operations Executive[10], HMS Violet[11], Gus March-Phillipps[12], and Geoffrey Appleyard[13].

Why It Matters

Operation Postmaster ranks in the top 0.72% of military_operation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,023 views/month, #8 of 1,115).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Operation Postmaster. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/operation-postmaster
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_operation-postmaster_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Operation Postmaster}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/operation-postmaster}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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