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Genesse (1945) – Italy, military and political liaison mission to Oltre-Po, Pavese and partisans of Ligurian zone. Hail (1944) – Italy, date uncertain. Few papers are provided on this file, but the mission appears to have been led by Petrucci, shot by the SS in March .
World War II in Albania; Part of the European theatre and Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II: Clockwise from top left: Albanian refugees crossing the border to Yugoslavia in April 12, 1939, Ballists and Communists converse during Mukje Agreement 1943, Italian troops in Durrës, Communist Partisans fighting in Tirana 1944, Partisans march through Tirana after occupying it 28 ...
Special Operations Executive (SOE) was a British organisation formed in 1940 to conduct espionage, sabotage and reconnaissance in German-occupied Europe and to aid local resistance movements during World War II. SOE personnel operated in all territories occupied or attacked by the Axis powers, except where demarcation lines were agreed upon ...
French military decoration created on September 26, 1939, to honour people who fought with the Allies against the Axis force at any time during World War II DM: Defence Medal: Instituted in May 1945. Awarded to British Commonwealth subjects for non-operational military and civilian war service during WWII. DSC: Distinguished Service Cross
In mid-1943 the Special Operations Executive (SOE), a British clandestine organisation, sent several agents to Albania to cooperate with Balli Kombëtar and the Albanian National Liberation Front. David Smiley, one of the SOE agents, contacted a unit of two hundred Balli Kombëtar soldiers under the command of Qemal Burimi.
Military history of Albania during World War II — in the Eastern European theatre of World War II. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Operation Noah's Ark was a World War II plan instigated by the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) to harass German troops as they withdrew from Greece. It was to encompass a series of operations, including Operation Underdone in Albania, to be executed by local partisan groups. In practice, it was not executed, due to lack of effective ...
World War II Albanian Subversion Lieutenant-Colonel Neil Loudon Desmond McLean , DSO** (28 November 1918 – 17 November 1986), known as Billy McLean , was a Scottish politician and intelligence officer in the British Army .