BCRA
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BCRA was the intelligence and operations service of Free France during World War II, responsible for coordinating resistance activities and gathering information against the Axis powers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BCRA canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intelligence agency
ⓘ
military intelligence service ⓘ resistance organization ⓘ |
| activity |
coordinating sabotage operations
ⓘ
organizing resistance networks in occupied France ⓘ training agents for clandestine missions ⓘ transmitting intelligence to Allied command ⓘ |
| basedIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
American intelligence services
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British intelligence services NERFINISHED ⓘ Special Operations Executive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Free France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | post-World War II period ⓘ |
| employed |
agents of the French Resistance
ⓘ
intelligence analysts ⓘ radio operators ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Charles de Gaulle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Bureau Central de Renseignements et d’Action NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
liberation of France
ⓘ
support of Allied war effort ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| ideology | Gaullism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Free French government-in-exile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| notableFor |
central role in French Resistance coordination
ⓘ
providing strategic intelligence on occupied France ⓘ |
| operatedInConflict | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed |
Axis powers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Vichy France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Free French Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
coordinating resistance activities
ⓘ
intelligence gathering ⓘ liaison with Allied intelligence services ⓘ special operations planning ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Free French National Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Direction Générale des Études et Recherches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
French colonial territories
ⓘ
occupied France ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | clandestine service ⓘ |
| usedMedium |
courier networks
ⓘ
radio communications ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
clandestine infiltration of agents
ⓘ
coordination of sabotage and guerrilla warfare ⓘ |
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