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The following is a list of female agents who served in the field for the Special Operations Executive (SOE) during World War II. SOE's objectives were to conduct espionage, sabotage and reconnaissance in occupied Europe (and later, also in occupied Southeast Asia) against the Axis powers, and to aid local resistance movements.
Pages in category "British Army generals of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 369 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Commanders of World War II were for the most part career officers.They were forced to adapt to new technologies and forged the direction of modern warfare. Some political leaders, particularly those of the principal dictatorships involved in the conflict, Adolf Hitler (Germany), Benito Mussolini (Italy), and Hirohito (Japan), acted as dictators for their respective countries or empires.
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.
General Sir Thomas Bradford (1777—1853), Commander-in-Chief, Bombay Army; Major-General Peter Bradley (1914—2010), Chief of Staff, Allied Forces Northern Europe [80] General Sir Adrian Bradshaw (1958— ), Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe; Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Bradshaw (1920—1999), Director General Army Medical Services
This category is senior British military leaders such as generals, admirals and air marshals who served during World War II. Subcategories This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.
(Top) 1 Captains-General of the British Army, 1707–1809. 2 Commanders-in-Chief of the Forces, 1660–1904. 3 Chiefs of the General Staff, 1904–1909.
Three senior female officers in 2019: Cdre Eleanor Ablett, AVM Chris Elliot, and Air Cdre Maria Byford. The following is a list of women who have reached general, flag or air officer rank in the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force, not including those given honorary ranks.