Individual networks and cells operating on the ground.
The Wheelwright circuit was one of the most effective Special Operations Executive (SOE) networks in occupied France, led by Lieutenant-Colonel George Reginald Starr. Operating in southwest France from November 1942 to September 1944, it coordinated sabotage and resistance efforts to harass Axis forces.
SOE clandestine networks in occupied France typically operated through a three-person core structure consisting of a circuit organizer, a wireless operator, and a courier. Together, these roles managed intelligence, sabotage, and communication between the field and SOE headquarters in London.
The Acrobat Circuit was a Special Operations Executive (SOE) network operating in the Jura region of France during the Second World War, focusing on sabotage and coordination with local resistance movements.
A guide to investigating the clandestine circuits of the Special Operations Executive (SOE), detailing the structure of these networks and the primary archival records used to reconstruct their activities.