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Redevelopment of 64 Baker Street approved – but with important SOE heritage condition.
;s original frontage will be...
Read More13th July 2024 – The Belgian Cenotaph Parade
honoured to place a wreath in this annual parade which this year saw attendance from HM Philippe, King of the Belgians
Read MoreEvents
Unveiling of information board commemorating SOE’s Special Training School (STS 3) in Liss, Hampshire
- June 22, 2024
- 10:30
- Riverside Walk, Liss, Hampshire - by the railway station.
Tuesday, 18th June 2024, 10.30 am – L’appel
- June 18, 2024
- 10:30
- De Gaulle statue, Carlton Gardens, London SW1Y 5AA.
COMMEMORATIONS IN FRANCE FOR F (FRENCH) SECTION SOE – PT 2 VALENÇAY
- May 6, 2024
- 11:00
- F Section Memorial, Carr Bénévent,
COMMEMORATIONS IN FRANCE FOR F (FRENCH) SECTION SOE – PT 1 ROMORANTIN-LANTHENAY
- May 5, 2024
- 16:00
- Quai de l'Île Marin, Romorantin-Lanthenay
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October 30, 2024
“In 1974, a pioneer of the SAS and master of military deception, Dudley Clarke, passed away. His death went almost entirely unnoticed by the British public, despite the fact that he carried out some of the most dramatic deception campaigns of World War Two. He waged a covert war of trickery and misdirection across Europe, which ended up getting him arrested by Spanish authorities while dressed as a woman.
“He also helped to found one of the world's preeminent special forces; the Special Air Service, or the SAS. His contribution is often overlooked, but without it, the SAS may well have never existed.
“So who was Dudley Clarke? What were some of the most audacious acts of subterfuge he carried out? And why is he not better known?“
The Secret Origins of the SAS | Dan Snow's History Hit
September 30, 2024
For anyone with access to the BBC iPlayer this film is currently available ….
“Norway, April 1940. The incredible true story of how 55 tonnes of gold was smuggled out of Norway by a group of unlikely resistance fighters ahead of the invading Nazi forces.“
https://youtu.be/I57IsGn1vIg
Gold Run | Official Trailer
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