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Code name
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Person
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ACE
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Sikorski, Władysław
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STRAIGHT
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General Anders, Władysław.
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KING/FELIX
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Prof. Kot
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QUEEN
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Premier Mikołajczyk, Stanisław
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RELIEF
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Stańczyk, Jan, Political advisor and Minister of Labour and Social Welfare
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SHINE
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Sosnkowski, Kazimierz: Demoted as C-in-C 30th September 1944
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SENATE |
Rydz Smigly (Adam Zawisza) initial C-in-C of Poland.
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BRUTUS |
Col. Stanisław Gano, Head of Polish Intelligence, II Bureau, aka “CZARNOCKA” “MARIA
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FORWARD |
Tokarzeweski-Karaszewicz, Michał: 2nd in Command to Anders.
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GIN |
Col. Zimnal, Marian
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MAJOR |
Col. Bobinski, Władysław acted as liaison officer.
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MAL |
Maliszewski (?)
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M.I.C |
Maardi Interrogation Centre, Cairo.
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MPX |
Capt. Richard Truszkowski (Truscoe), E/UP. MARYLAND based with coordination role for arms and ammunition to Polish resistance.
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MX |
Col. Peter Wilkinson, Polish Mission and liaison officer between SOE and SIS then No. 1 SF Italy for Balkans operations.
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SUN |
Col. Mercik coordinated Polish operations through AD/E in Cairo.
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WILLING |
Gisycka
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OIL |
Zazulinsk
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DWARF |
Kielczyński, Apolinary (Niko), Vice-Consul Istanbul and Continental Action lead for Bulgaria.
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DOUBLE |
Kowal (Capt. Kowalik) Polish feluccas extraction of Polish POWs in Yugoslavia and Albania. Based in Istanbul and Rome arrested in the Spring 1943 by the Gestapo.
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DATE |
Siman (?)
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PRIEST |
AK/ Home Army
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HORSE |
Kanski, propagandist working out of Cairo.
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HOUND |
Gen. Kopanski, Stanisław: 3rd Carpathian Rifle Brigade.
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FORCIBLE |
Kowerski, Andrzej (Andrew Kennedy) SOE Agent.
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FOLKESTONE |
Christine Granville, courier between missions and submissions.
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ANNA |
Possibly Krystyna Skarbek (Christine Granville)
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PLAGUE |
Lt. Klimowski, Tadeusz: SOE Agent and Cichociemni in Operation SHIRT.
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BISHOP |
Okulicki, Leopold
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ECLIPSE |
Szymanski, Maciej: AK, fought in the Warszawianka unit in the Warsaw Rising ’44.
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BLIGHT |
Banaczyk, Władysław: Minister of Internal Affairs.
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BEAUTIFUL |
General Klimicki, Chief of Staff
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GREAT |
Pilsudski’s supporters.
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SULTAN |
Suleiman
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SHEIKH |
Perniszewski
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STALLION |
N/K
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DRINK |
Polish Military Attaché for II Bureau
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COLT |
Andrzejewski, Jerzy: writer and activist.
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OMAR |
Rajkowski, Witold. Representative of Min. Internal Affairs and covered operations out of Beirut and covered Jerusalem, Cairo, Syria and Istanbul.
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MAL |
Maliszewski
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JA/OSTRY |
Jacob Alek aka Lt. Col. Jozef Matecki who was succeeded by Lt. Col. Mercik. Matecki was responsible for sabotage operations in Romania until November 1940 with some support of SOE.
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THIEME/AZIS |
Dr Jerzy Kurcyusz aka Adam Nowina-Kurcjusz, based in Istanbul with network stretching into Romania.
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WRIGGLE |
Debnicki, Tadeusz (Kawa, Orsa) AK. Also, Gestapo agent interned until end of the war.
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BRIGHT |
Lt. Co. Protasewicz, Michal: EU/P.
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SHADE |
Werner, Edward: Economist and advisor to the Government in Exile.
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DAYS/ VIOLET |
VI Bureau
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NIGHT |
Ministry of Interior
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MOON |
Maliszewski, worked on Polish propaganda
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SMART |
Razwadewski
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SMOOTH |
N/K
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SPEARHEAD/ GROT |
Rowecki, Stefan: C in C AK, murdered by Gestapo 2nd August 1944.
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CRAZY GANG |
Group of Polish officers involved in internal political propaganda deemed to be harmful to the Poles in the Middle East. Initially based in Jerusalem. Some retained to work for SOE propaganda in Cairo and the exceptions (who were protagonists for Edward Rydz Śmigley) were returned to units in the Brigade (The Independent Carpathian Rifle Brigade) in Egypt. They specialised in printing and photo editing, radio, artists and cartoonists with printing skills. Used a W/T set to broadcast pro-British/ Polish propaganda in the Middle East aimed at the Arab population. They became part of the British S.O.1 operation. The group included Piotr Kurnicki, Kurowski and Siedlecki.
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HECKA ORGANISATION |
Probably a quasi-political cadre of officers that little is known about.
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OFFICERS LEGION |
Possibly a specialist services military unit within an infantry division with a Carrier Platoon who felt their role and skills undervalued that could be a recruiting source for SOE.
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REVISIONIST LEAGUE |
Rubletzky Géza appointed cultural secretary to revive a courier route Vichy-Madrid-Lisbon and Budapest-Paris-via Rome or Berlin. A well-known Hungarian sculptor and nationalist whose movement sought independence from Germany and become peace negotiators.
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Quo Vadis Line |
Polish courier route between Lisbon, Vichy France and Switzerland.
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ONES |
Poles
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TWOS |
Czech
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THREES |
Russians
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Drugs |
W/T set
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Newspaper |
Couriers
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Countries with Codes
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B-land |
Bulgaria (11)
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C-land |
Czech (29)
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D-land |
Germany (12)
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F-land |
Hungary (15)
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G-land |
Palestine (88)
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H-land |
Persia/Iran (83/83000)
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I-land |
Poland (38)
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J-land |
Romania (14)
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K-land |
Russia/USSR (95)
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L-land |
Slovakia
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N-land |
Turkey (18)
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P-land |
Yugoslavia (35)
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Q-land |
France (27)
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S-land |
USA (48)
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Z-land |
Iraq (82)
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32-land |
Vatican
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Yellowtown |
Vichy France, Polish Refugee Office for issuing visas from Hotel Rivoli and Hotel Alexandre. Contact was Jean Comte de Lagarde, Marie Krakowska, Stanislas Zabiello and Lubinski. Closed by Vichy authorities mid-December 1941 with Quo Vadis Line Vichy – Lisbon suspended
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Redtown |
Occupied Paris
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Blacktown |
NK
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Pinktown |
Toulouse, centre for interned Poles and base for Pilatowicz
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Bluetown |
Marseilles, Polish office run by Malenczynskcz
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Paradise Express and Pony Express |
Courier and Jewish refugee routes in Vichy France to Lisbon. The ‘cut out’ was Jan Turowski.
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Italy
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SOE Country Codes (TNA/ HS8-983)
(Selected)
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Adriatic |
DEPFORD
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Albania |
BARKING
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Balkans |
SUBURBS
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Bosnia |
HACKNEY
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Croatia |
FULHAM
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Czechoslovakia |
WIMBLEDON
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Denmark |
TWICKENHAM
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Egypt |
ALBANY
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Finland |
ALBERMARLE
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France |
PICADILY
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Germany |
EATON
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Gibraltar |
MILLWALL
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Great Britain |
PORTMAN
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Greece |
GRENWICH
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Herzegovina |
GRENWICH
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Holland |
MERTON
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Hungary |
ALDGATE
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Italy |
TOOTING
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Malta |
TOTTENHAM
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Mediterranean |
BELGRAVIA
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Palestine |
HAMPSTEAD
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Poland |
KENSAL
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Romania |
TURNHAM
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Russia |
DULWICH
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Scandinavia |
BALHAM
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Spain |
NEASDEN
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Sweden |
SHADWELL
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Switzerland |
MUSWELL
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Tangier |
SOHO
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Tunisia |
BATTERSEA
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Turkey |
BRIXTON
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USA |
GROSVENOR
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Yugoslavia |
SURBITON
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SOE Bases |
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Bern, Switzerland |
Sometimes referred to as ZULU
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Force List: |
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Force 12 |
SOE, war crimes investigations
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Force 121 |
Madagascar
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Force 133 |
Balkans: B1 Yugoslavia; B2 Bulgaria; B3 Romania; B4 Hungary; B5 Crete; B6 Aegean and Dodecanese; B6 Greece; B7 Aegean, and Dodecanese; B8 Albania; and B9 Turkey
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Force 134 |
Norway
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Force 135 |
Channel Islands but not under SOE auspices
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Force 136 |
Far East/ Asia
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Force 137 |
Z Force special Australian operations
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Force 139 |
Polish operations via Italy operation TORMENT
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Force 140 |
Greece
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Force 141 |
Sicily then Italy and Austria
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Force 142 |
Kimolos and Cyclades operations
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Force 144 |
Balkans operations
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Force 145 |
Special Forces HQ in Scotland for Norwegian operations
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Force 163 |
Jedburgh operations
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Force 266 |
Developed out of Force 133 with OSS involvement in Yugoslavia and Albania
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Force 281 |
Dodecanese Islands
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Force 292 |
Leros operations
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Force 399 |
Formed out of Force 266 and subunit of TORMENT covering Poland and Czechoslovakia
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Force 401 |
Covering Iran and Iraqi oilfields
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