MI(R) of the War Office
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MI(R) of the War Office was a British military intelligence research and development section responsible for planning and supporting irregular warfare and sabotage operations before and during the early years of World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MI(R) of the War Office canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1309818 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: MI(R) of the War Office Context triple: [Special Operations Executive, precededBy, MI(R) of the War Office]
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War Office
The War Office was the former British government department responsible for administering the Army and overseeing military policy and organization until its functions were absorbed into the Ministry of Defence.
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B.
Munitions Board
The Munitions Board was a U.S. defense agency responsible for coordinating the procurement, production, and allocation of military supplies and equipment among the armed services.
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C.
Army Headquarters Secretariat
The Army Headquarters Secretariat is an administrative body that supports the senior leadership and operational functions of the British Army’s headquarters.
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D.
Committee of Imperial Defence
The Committee of Imperial Defence was a high-level British governmental body established in the early 20th century to coordinate military and strategic policy across the armed services and the wider empire.
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E.
Household Division of the British Army
The Household Division of the British Army is an elite formation of regiments responsible for ceremonial duties and the protection of the British monarch, including high-profile state occasions in London.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: MI(R) of the War Office Target entity description: MI(R) of the War Office was a British military intelligence research and development section responsible for planning and supporting irregular warfare and sabotage operations before and during the early years of World War II.
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A.
War Office
The War Office was the former British government department responsible for administering the Army and overseeing military policy and organization until its functions were absorbed into the Ministry of Defence.
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B.
Munitions Board
The Munitions Board was a U.S. defense agency responsible for coordinating the procurement, production, and allocation of military supplies and equipment among the armed services.
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C.
Army Headquarters Secretariat
The Army Headquarters Secretariat is an administrative body that supports the senior leadership and operational functions of the British Army’s headquarters.
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D.
Committee of Imperial Defence
The Committee of Imperial Defence was a high-level British governmental body established in the early 20th century to coordinate military and strategic policy across the armed services and the wider empire.
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E.
Household Division of the British Army
The Household Division of the British Army is an elite formation of regiments responsible for ceremonial duties and the protection of the British monarch, including high-profile state occasions in London.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British military intelligence section
ⓘ
research and development organization ⓘ |
| activity |
coordination of sabotage planning with allied and occupied countries
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preparation of plans for guerrilla warfare in Europe ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Military Intelligence (Research) ⓘ |
| classification | highly classified ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| contributedTo | creation of Special Operations Executive ⓘ |
| cooperatedWith |
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
ⓘ
surface form:
Foreign Office
Royal Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Force ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Air Force intelligence
British Naval Intelligence Division ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Navy intelligence
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1940 ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| field |
irregular warfare
ⓘ
military intelligence ⓘ sabotage ⓘ special operations ⓘ |
| focus |
operations behind enemy lines
ⓘ
support to irregular forces ⓘ |
| inception | 1938 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | British Empire ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| notableCommander | Colonel Colin Gubbins ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Colin Gubbins
ⓘ
J. C. F. Holland ⓘ Lawrence Grand ⓘ |
| objective |
to prepare for resistance in case of invasion of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
to weaken enemy capabilities through irregular means ⓘ |
| operatedBy | War Office ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Army
ⓘ
British intelligence ⓘ
surface form:
British military intelligence
|
| predecessorOf |
Special Operations Executive
ⓘ
surface form:
Special Operations Executive planning sections
|
| reorganizedInto | Special Operations Executive ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
development of sabotage techniques
ⓘ
planning irregular warfare operations ⓘ research and development of irregular warfare methods ⓘ support to resistance movements ⓘ supporting sabotage operations ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Directorate of Military Intelligence ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage |
early years of World War II
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interwar period ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | secret military unit ⓘ |
| usedFor |
development of guerrilla warfare doctrine
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testing sabotage devices and methods ⓘ |
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