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Unveiling of information board commemorating SOE’s Special Training School (STS 3) in Liss, Hampshire
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 
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
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
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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This free webinar featuring Dr Richard Duckett starts at 8pm (UK time) this evening. To book your place, please click the button on the web page .. “What has never been properly appreciated is that the SOE had an active role across the Indo-Burmese border ahead of the battles of Kohima and Imphal, and more besides. “In an exclusive for the Kohima Educational Trust, Dr Richard Duckett will showcase his brand new research for the first time. Collating five years of research for this presentation, Richard will reveal all his latest findings on another forgotten aspect of the 14 Army’s campaign to defend India and liberate Burma from Imperial Japan.“
The Special Operations Executive and the Battle of Imphal - Kohima Educational Trust The Special Operations Executive and the Battle of Imphal - Kohima Educational Trust
“Many of those agents weren’t very much older than I was. Hearing their incredible stories, witnessing their courage, their total dedication, I changed almost overnight from a teenager to a woman.”
Noreen Riols obituary Noreen Riols obituary
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"Dame Menna Rawlings, British Ambassador to France, where Ms Riols lived, said she was an 'incredibly impressive woman' who led a 'life well-lived’."
Noreen Riols: Tributes to WW2 spy school veteran Noreen Riols: Tributes to WW2 spy school veteran
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Operation Carpetbagger: The WWII Mission to Supply Resistance Fighters - Fold3 HQ Operation Carpetbagger: The WWII Mission to Supply Resistance Fighters - Fold3 HQ
Guardian review - “Steven Knight’s cool-as-hell second world war drama is back – and it’s still an utterly thrilling romp of a watch. Charge on!”
SAS: Rogue Heroes season two review – air-punchingly good SAS: Rogue Heroes season two review – air-punchingly good
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Title image – B24 ‘Carpetbagger’ conducting parachute drop. Courtesy of Clive Bassett, Harrington Aviation Museum –  https://harringtonmuseum.org.uk/