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SOE

British

abbreviation

State Owned Enterprise

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War-time prime minister Winston Churchill enthusiastically supported the formation of SOE, and ordered its agents to "set Europe ablaze".

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2025

González did learn about Stewart’s life and work, as well as other women in the SOE, including Virginia Hall, Nancy Wake and Mata Hari.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2024

Latour's wartime SOE file has been released by the National Archives and shows exactly what she did, painting a vivid portrait of one of the little-known heroines of the war.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2023

"Anyone, including business visitors, who enters our work area cannot bring in their iPhones," said the source, one of two SOE employees who said they were told of the ban in recent weeks.

From Reuters • Sep. 8, 2023

My success as an unofficial agent for the SOE will cancel out my flight to France as an unofficial pilot for the RAF.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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