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AJEX parade, Whitehall and Cenotaph
benefit from a mutually rewarding relationship with AJEX and in particular with their archivist, Martin Sugarman. Dan
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SECRET WW2 annual conference
– EARLY YEARS, a short introduction, outlining Andrée’s childhood and hobbies, presented by Paul...
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Events
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- October 15, 2025
- 00:00
COMMEMORATIONS IN FRANCE FOR F (FRENCH) SECTION SOE – PT 2 VALENÇAY
- May 6, 2024
- 11:00
- F Section Memorial, Carr Bénévent,
COMMEMORATIONS IN FRANCE FOR F (FRENCH) SECTION SOE – PT 1 ROMORANTIN-LANTHENAY
- May 5, 2024
- 16:00
- Quai de l'Île Marin, Romorantin-Lanthenay
CRANLEIGH AND THE SECRET WAR – EXHIBITION TO 4TH MAY 2024
- April 23, 2024
- 10:00
- Cranleigh Arts, Surrey
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This podcast episode is yet another drama/doc style telling of the story …
“Vera Atkins worked for Special Operations, the top-secret arm of British Intelligence that sent citizens on dangerous missions behind enemy lines during World War II. Many did not return, and Atkins felt a deep sense of responsibility toward the women she recruited.
“Atkins' Romanian background meant she wasn’t automatically given a military rank when she joined the intelligence services. Neither were her female agents. If the women were captured, they wouldn’t qualify for prisoner of war status. Their fate might never be known.
“By the spring of 1945, Atkins was particularly worried about seven missing women, so she made it her job to find out what happened to them …”
August 9, 2026
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August 7, 2026
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The last surviving veteran of 624 (Special Duties) Squadron has died.
RIP
August 4, 2026
August 2, 2026
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