| Code name | Person | ||
| ACE | Sikorski, Władysław | ||
| STRAIGHT | General Anders, Władysław. | ||
| KING/FELIX | Prof. Kot | ||
| QUEEN/ STEM | Premier Mikołajczyk, Stanisław | ||
| RELIEF | Stańczyk, Jan, Political advisor and Minister of Labour and Social Welfare | ||
| SHINE | Sosnkowski, Kazimierz: Demoted as C-in-C 30th September 1944 | ||
| SENATE | Rydz Smigly (Adam Zawisza) initial C-in-C of Poland. | ||
| BRUTUS | Col. Stanisław Gano, Head of Polish Intelligence, II Bureau, aka “CZARNOCKA” “MARIA | ||
| FORWARD | Tokarzeweski-Karaszewicz, Michał: 2nd in Command to Anders. | ||
| GIN | Col. Zimnal, Marian | ||
| MAJOR | Col. Bobinski, Władysław acted as liaison officer. | ||
| MAL | Maliszewski (?) | ||
| M.I.C | Maardi Interrogation Centre, Cairo. | ||
| MEF | Middle Eastern Forces | ||
| MPX | Capt. Richard Truszkowski (Truscoe), E/UP. MARYLAND based with coordination role for arms and ammunition to Polish resistance. | ||
| MX | Col. Peter Wilkinson, Polish Mission and liaison officer between SOE and SIS then No. 1 SF Italy for Balkans operations. | ||
| SUN | Col. Mercik coordinated Polish operations through AD/E in Cairo. | ||
| WILLING | Gisycka | ||
| OIL | Zazulinsk | ||
| DWARF | Kielczyński, Apolinary (Niko), Vice-Consul Istanbul and Continental Action lead for Bulgaria. | ||
| 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. | ||
| DATE | Siman (?) | ||
| PRIEST | AK/ Home Army | ||
| HORSE | Kanski, propagandist working out of Cairo. | ||
| HOUND | Gen. Kopanski, Stanisław: 3rd Carpathian Rifle Brigade. | ||
| FORCIBLE | Kowerski, Andrzej (Andrew Kennedy) SOE Agent. | ||
| FOLKESTONE | Christine Granville, courier between missions and submissions. | ||
| ANNA | Possibly Krystyna Skarbek (Christine Granville) | ||
| PLAGUE | Lt. Klimowski, Tadeusz: SOE Agent and Cichociemni in Operation SHIRT. | ||
| BISHOP | Okulicki, Leopold | ||
| ECLIPSE | Szymanski, Maciej: AK, fought in the Warszawianka unit in the Warsaw Rising ’44. | ||
| BLIGHT | Banaczyk, Władysław: Minister of Internal Affairs. | ||
| BEAUTIFUL | General Klimicki, Chief of Staff | ||
| GREAT | Pilsudski’s supporters. | ||
| SULTAN | Suleiman | ||
| SHEIKH | Perniszewski | ||
| STALLION | N/K | ||
| DRINK | Polish Military Attaché for II Bureau | ||
| COLT | Andrzejewski, Jerzy: writer and activist. | ||
| OMAR | Rajkowski, Witold. Representative of Min. Internal Affairs and covered operations out of Beirut and covered Jerusalem, Cairo, Syria and Istanbul. | ||
| MAL | Maliszewski | ||
| 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. | ||
| THIEME/AZIS | Dr Jerzy Kurcyusz aka Adam Nowina-Kurcjusz, based in Istanbul with network stretching into Romania. | ||
| WRIGGLE | Debnicki, Tadeusz (Kawa, Orsa) AK. Also, Gestapo agent interned until end of the war. | ||
| BRIGHT | Lt. Co. Protasewicz, Michal: EU/P. | ||
| SHADE | Werner, Edward: Economist and advisor to the Government in Exile. | ||
| DAYS/ VIOLET | E/ UP code name / VI Bureau | ||
| NIGHT | Ministry of Interior – E/ UP operations | ||
| MOON | Maliszewski, worked on Polish propaganda | ||
| SMART | Razwadewski | ||
| SMOOTH | N/K | ||
| SPEARHEAD/ GROT | Rowecki, Stefan: C in C AK, murdered by Gestapo 2nd August 1944. | ||
| 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. | ||
| HECKA ORGANISATION | Probably a quasi-political cadre of officers that little is known about. | ||
| 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. | ||
| 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. | ||
| Quo Vadis Line | Polish courier route between Lisbon, Vichy France and Switzerland. | ||
| ONES | Poles | ||
| TWOS | Czech | ||
| THREES | Russians | ||
| Drugs | W/T set | ||
| Newspaper | Couriers | ||
| Countries with Codes | |||
| B-land | Bulgaria (11) | ||
| C-land | Czech (29) | ||
| D-land | Germany (12) | ||
| F-land | Hungary (15) | ||
| G-land | Palestine (88) | ||
| H-land | Persia/Iran (83/83000) | ||
| I-land | Poland (38) | ||
| J-land | Romania (14) | ||
| K-land | Russia/USSR (95) | ||
| L-land | Slovakia | ||
| N-land | Turkey (18) | ||
| P-land | Yugoslavia (35) | ||
| Q-land | France (27) | ||
| S-land | USA (48) | ||
| Z-land | Iraq (82) | ||
| 32-land | Vatican | ||
| 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 | ||
| Redtown | Occupied Paris | ||
| Blacktown | NK | ||
| Pinktown | Toulouse, centre for interned Poles and base for Pilatowicz | ||
| Bluetown | Marseilles, Polish office run by Malenczynskcz | ||
| Paradise Express and Pony Express | Courier and Jewish refugee routes in Vichy France to Lisbon. The ‘cut out’ was Jan Turowski. | ||
| Italy | |||
| SOE Country Codes (TNA/ HS8-983) (Selected) | |||
| Adriatic | DEPFORD | ||
| Albania | BARKING | ||
| Balkans | SUBURBS | ||
| Bosnia | HACKNEY | ||
| Croatia | FULHAM | ||
| Czechoslovakia | WIMBLEDON | ||
| Denmark | TWICKENHAM Also used the prefix SD for the country section of SOE | ||
| Egypt | ALBANY | ||
| Finland | ALBERMARLE | ||
| France | PICADILY | ||
| Germany | EATON | ||
| Gibraltar | MILLWALL | ||
| Great Britain | PORTMAN | ||
| Greece | GRENWICH | ||
| Herzegovina | GRENWICH | ||
| Holland | MERTON | ||
| Hungary | ALDGATE | ||
| Italy | TOOTING | ||
| Malta | TOTTENHAM | ||
| Mediterranean | BELGRAVIA | ||
| Palestine | HAMPSTEAD | ||
| Poland | KENSAL | ||
| Romania | TURNHAM | ||
| Russia | DULWICH | ||
| Scandinavia | BALHAM Also used prefix S | ||
| Spain | NEASDEN | ||
| Sweden | SHADWELL | ||
| Switzerland | MUSWELL | ||
| Tangier | SOHO | ||
| Tunisia | BATTERSEA | ||
| Turkey | BRIXTON | ||
| USA | GROSVENOR | ||
| Yugoslavia | SURBITON | ||
| SOE Bases | |||
| Bern, Switzerland | Sometimes referred to as ZULU | ||
| Force List: | |||
| Force 12 | SOE, war crimes investigations | ||
| Force 121 | Madagascar | ||
| 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 | ||
| Force 134 | Norway | ||
| Force 135 | Channel Islands but not under SOE auspices | ||
| Force 136 | Far East/ Asia | ||
| Force 137 | Z Force special Australian operations | ||
| Force 139 | Polish operations via Italy operation TORMENT | ||
| Force 140 | Greece | ||
| Force 141 | Sicily then Italy and Austria | ||
| Force 142 | Kimolos and Cyclades operations | ||
| Force 144 | Balkans operations | ||
| Force 145 | Special Forces HQ in Scotland for Norwegian operations | ||
| Force 163 | Jedburgh operations | ||
| Force 266 | Developed out of Force 133 with OSS involvement in Yugoslavia and Albania | ||
| Force 281 | Dodecanese Islands | ||
| Force 292 | Leros operations | ||
| Force 399 | Formed out of Force 266 and subunit of TORMENT covering Poland and Czechoslovakia | ||
| Force 401 | Covering Iran and Iraqi oilfields | ||
| AK | Armia Krajowa | |||
| Big Ben | Action against V2 rockets, possibly trying to identify launch sites for destruction. | |||
| II Bureau | Polish Secret Service section for activity In Germany and Soviet Russia and worked closely with MI6 | |||
| Bureau VI | Polish Secret Service section for the organization of AK and worked closely with SOE. Located at 13 Upper Belgrave St, London. | |||
| Bureau Central de Renseignements et d’Action Militaire | (BCRA) This was a combined bureau that covered military and political roles including covert operations. R Section worked with Britain’s MI6. A/M Section covered military action and liaised with SOE. CE Section was counterintelligence. E Section covered escape and evasion and worked closely with MI9. N/M was nonmilitary. | |||
| Continental Action | this was an operation set up by Polish Interior Ministry in co-ordination with the British Ministry of Economic Warfare and Polish II Bureau to run secret intelligence operations in occupied Europe for military and economic warfare. | |||
| Einsatzgruppen | The most sinister of the Nazi security organizations. Specially formed from the Sicherheits-polizie and Gestapo were responsible for some of the most horific incidents. 100 men or Einsatzkommandos formed a unit. Main task was to clear anti-Nazi opposition in the rear of the main battle front and were not under Army command. Einsatzgruppe I was attached to 14th Army, Einsatzgruppe II 10th Army, Einsatzgruppe III 8th Army, Einsatzgruppe IV 4th Army, Einsatzgruppe V 3rd Army, Einsatzgruppe VI was based in Poznan. | |||
| E.F.T.S | Elementary Flying Training School | |||
| No. 25 | Hucknall/ Firbeck | Tiger Moth | ||
| Fortitude | This was a complex deception plan by the Allies to mask the allied D-Day landings in Normandy. There were two sub-plans: North and South. Phantom armies were created with North threatened to invade Norway and South to invade France at Calais. | |||
| Jim Crows | Coastal water patrol to catch low level sneak bomber attacks on coastal towns or shipping. | |||
| Market | “Market Garden” was the Arnhem operation involving the attempt to capture the Rhine bridges in Holland using massive airborne and land forces in a bloody battle – A bridge too Far. Polish airborne troops went in too late and like the paras were cut to bits. | |||
| Maryland | SOE forward operations base in Bari, Italy. | |||
| Massingham | SOE Operations HQ in Algeria. | |||
| Noball | V1 and V2 launch sites. | |||
| Operation FRANTIC | These were shuttle missions by the USAAF from Britain and Italy using airfields in the Soviet Ukraine for bombing missions and re-supply drops over Warsaw during the Warsaw Rising (FRANTIC 7). | |||
| Operation TRIPOD (TRÓJNÓG) | Run by Col. Jan Kowalewski (Pierre, Piotr and later Nart) of II Bureau linked the work of Continental Action and the destabilization of the Axis countries Hungary, Italy, and Romania for the regimes to seek an armistice. | |||
| Operation TOPAZOWICZE (TOPAZY) | Was part of Continental Action to destabilise the Hungarian regime and seek an armistice which triggered the German invasion of Hungary (Operation MARGARETHE). | |||
| O.T.U | Operational Training Unit | |||
| No. 41 | Harwarden | Mustang/ Harvard | ||
| No. 51 | Cranfield | Beaufighter/ Mosquito | ||
| No. 54 | Charter Hall | Beaufighter/ Beaufort | ||
| No. 53 | Kirton in Lindsey | Spitfire | ||
| No. 60 | High Ercall | Mosquitos | ||
| No. 61 | Rednal | Spitfires | ||
| No. 62 | Ouston | Anson | ||
| PAF | Polish Air Force fighting in exile in several theatres of war, not based in Russia. | |||
| Phantom/ GHQ Liaison Regiment | This was a Royal Signals Unit working close to the front-line passing intercepted signals updating commanders of battle and battle positions whose duties also included decoy and deception signals traffic to confuse the enemy. | |||
| Ramrod | British light bomber raid with fighter escort cover. Principally aimed at “encouraging” engagement with German fighters for their destruction. | |||
| Ranger | Free-lance flights deep behind enemy lines with low level bombing raid, typically strategic site or opportunist ‘kills’ like troop trains. | |||
| Rodeo | Fighter sweep over a specific area to engage German fighters. | |||
| Section | In the Polish Air Force 2 planes were in usually in each Section. | |||
| Station Interallié | (INT Station) run by Capt. Roman Garby-Czerniawski of II Bureau cooperating with the allies to run an espionage network with Mathilde Carré. He was caught by the Abwehr and became a double agent for MI5 (Brutus) feeding the Germans with false information as part of Fortitude South. | |||
| Sperrgebiet | Military cordon. | |||
| Squadron | In the PAF this was split into Flight A and B. Operationally these were split into colour coded sections of 3. Each flight had 14 Pilots/ planes. | |||
| STS | These were Special Training Schools for the S.O.E | |||
| Station 17 | Located Brickendonbury | |||
| Station 20 | Located Pollard Park, Bucks | small arms training | ||
| Station 40 | Located Howbury Hall | R/T | ||
| Station 43 | Located Audley End | Cichociemni | ||
| Station 46 | Located Bletchley | |||
| Station 61 | Located Gaynes Hall | |||
| Station | These were the captured airfields after D-Day where RAF and PAF operated or were used as ‘out landings’ for fuel and repairs for squadrons still based in Britain.B3 – St. Croix sur Mer 4km from ‘Gold Beach’ on Normandy coast. B5 – Le Fresne Camilly near Douvres La Deliverande and about 12Km inland from ‘Junot Beach’. B10 – Plumetot. About 2km from Douvres La Deliverande. B31 – Fresnoy Folney is located about 18Km east of Dieppe. B51 – Lille B61 – Ghent (St. Denis) B70 – Antwerp B101 – Nordhorn, 20Km NNE of Enschede, Germany. | |||
| T-Force | This was a bold secret operation made up of engineers, bomb disposal experts, commandos and scientists racing into front-line prior to other front-line troops to capture Nazi secret technologies and their scientists before materials could be destroyed or captured by the Soviets. | |||
| ZWZ | Zwiazek Walki Zbrojnej or the Union for Armed Struggle. Underground army set up Sikorski. It was disliked by the Peasants Party and the far right parties, but had good moderate political support. | |||