Special Operations Executive

Summary

Special Operations Executive is an intelligence agency^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of intelligence_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,030 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Special Operations Executive is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• Special Operations Executive's image is recorded as SOEinsignia.jpg^[4].
• Special Operations Executive's instance of is recorded as intelligence agency^[5].
• Special Operations Executive's instance of is recorded as military unit^[6].
• Special Operations Executive's headquarters location is recorded as London^[7].
• Special Operations Executive's ISNI is recorded as 0000000122951497^[8].
• Special Operations Executive's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 147516475^[9].
• Special Operations Executive's GND ID is recorded as 5525581-4^[10].
• Special Operations Executive's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79091133^[11].
• Special Operations Executive's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 119548618^[12].
• Special Operations Executive's IdRef ID is recorded as 027527336^[13].
• Special Operations Executive's location is recorded as Baker Street^[14].
• Special Operations Executive's part of is recorded as Secret Intelligence Service^[15].
• Special Operations Executive's has use is recorded as espionage^[16].
• Special Operations Executive's has use is recorded as irregular warfare^[17].
• Special Operations Executive's has use is recorded as sabotage^[18].
• Special Operations Executive's has use is recorded as raid^[19].
• Special Operations Executive's has use is recorded as special reconnaissance^[20].
• Special Operations Executive's Commons category is recorded as Special Operations Executive^[21].
• +1940-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Special Operations Executive^[22].
• Special Operations Executive was dissolved in +1946-00-00T00:00:00Z^[23].
• Special Operations Executive's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II^[24].
• Special Operations Executive's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/074z2^[25].
• Special Operations Executive's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as kn20020322121^[26].
• Special Operations Executive's SELIBR ID is recorded as 129058^[27].

Body

Founding

+1940-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Special Operations Executive^[22].

Identity

Special Operations Executive's part of is recorded as Secret Intelligence Service^[15].

Operations

Special Operations Executive's headquarters location is recorded as London^[7].

Dissolution

Special Operations Executive was dissolved in +1946-00-00T00:00:00Z^[23].

Why It Matters

Special Operations Executive ranks in the top 6% of intelligence_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,030 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

It has been cited as an influence by Operation Gladio^[30], a NATO operation^[31], founded in 1956^[32], headquartered in Rome^[33].

FAQs

Who did Special Operations Executive influence?

Special Operations Executive has been cited as an influence by Operation Gladio^[30].