Special Operations Executive recognised

Title

Special Operations Executive recognised

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

13 Feb 1996

Year of production

1996

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Duration

00:03:56

Description

During the Second World War, they went behind enemy lines, destroyed communications and helped local resistance. But the soldiers of the SOE (Special Operations executive) have never been publicly honoured because they worked for a secret organisation. This afternoon, veterans will gather in Westminster Abbey to unveil a plaque in memory of this organisation. Nick Wood reports. We hear from Mark Seaman, an historian from the Imperial War Museum; Thermistocles Marinos, a former SOE member; Gervase Cowell, a spokesman from the Special Forces Club.

Contributors

Nick Wood; Mark Seaman; Thermistocles Marinos; Gervase Cowell

Keywords

Guerilla warfare; Second World War (1939-1945); Special forces; Commemorative events; SOE; Special Operations Executive

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