Also known as the “Baker Street Irregulars” since their headquarters was on that same street  in London, the SOE recruited flamboyant figures from Britain’s scholarly elite and aristocracy, such as Patrick Leigh Fermor, William Stanley Moss, and Sir Noël Coward. Trained in weapons, explosives, and subversive techniques, their penchant for war was preceded only by their courage and exemplary loyalty.

With their flair for bravery, these charismatic figures added color to the bleak canvases of Nazi-occupied Europe, the Middle East, and the Far East landscapes.

Photos courtesy of George Doundoulakis and Lynn Philip Hodgson, Camp x.

SOE Training Manual

The German Army's Intelligence branch was headed by Wilhelm Canaris, and was subdivided into three divisions

German Army Intelligence Divisions in occupied Greece

German Intelligence was subdivided into "Abteilungs."

Tip-offs that the agent should suspect he is being followed

Two types of arrests

What if the agent were followed?

If arrested, the agent needs to remain calm since the agent's emotions will be scrutinized

Messages and encoding of messages

Training in the use of cipher techniques

Urgent messages only to be given to the W/T operator

The use of an easily memorizable song, poem, or saying, which would be applied to use for your specific cipher

Another method of encryption

The "innocent letter" method of encryption

All agents were required to undergo defensive training

Extensive weapons training to be able to use not only American and British, but German weapons

The .32 cal. Colt pistol is a weapon of attack

Rules of instinctive shooting

Instinctive pointing

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Courtesy of Lynn Philip Hodgson, www.camp-x.com