Code Name Verity

Code Name Verity

by

Elizabeth Wein

The Special Operations Executive was the group that trained and deployed British spies during World War II.
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Special Operations Executive (SOE) Term Timeline in Code Name Verity

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Part 1: Ormaie 8.XI.43 JB-S
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...laughing. She knows nothing about airfields; she’s only a part of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) because she’s trilingual. The Nazis captured her because she has a terrible sense of direction:... (full context)
Part 1: Ormaie 16.XI.43 JB-S
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...got them. At about the same time, Queenie moved over to the Special Operations Executive (SOE). The girls swapped letters for a while, but Maddie didn’t realize what happened to Queenie.... (full context)
Part 1: Ormaie 21.XI.43 JB-S
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...fast enough. Back in Maddie’s story, Maddie was, unbeknownst to her, being groomed by the SOE. Jamie started flying again, and Maddie took a course on night flying. Night flying, and... (full context)
Part 1: Ormaie 22.XI.43 JB-S
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...when Maddie was called out of bed. She flew a Puss Moth south to the Special Operations airfield and waited while the ground crew helped a passenger in. The flight was silent... (full context)
Part 2, Section 1
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...It knocked her out. She came to as three men pulled her out. One English SOE agent, Paul, said she must be Verity, but Maddie said she wasn’t. They pulled guns... (full context)
Part 2, Section 25
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...to do with her. The Air Ministry wanted to take away her license, while the SOE wanted to get her a medal and keep her with them. It turns out that... (full context)