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.

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MI(R) of the War Office canonical 1

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instanceOf British military intelligence section ⓘ
research and development organization ⓘ
activity coordination of sabotage planning with allied and occupied countries ⓘ
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 Office ⓘ
Royal Air Force intelligence ⓘ
Royal Navy intelligence ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
dissolved 1940 ⓘ
era Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
field irregular warfare ⓘ
military intelligence ⓘ
sabotage ⓘ
special operations ⓘ
focus operations behind enemy lines ⓘ
support to irregular forces ⓘ
inception 1938 ⓘ
jurisdiction British Empire ⓘ
location London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
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 military intelligence ⓘ
predecessorOf 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 ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ
typeOfOrganization secret military unit ⓘ
usedFor development of guerrilla warfare doctrine ⓘ
testing sabotage devices and methods ⓘ

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Special Operations Executive → precededBy → MI(R) of the War Office ⓘ