Bureau Central de Renseignements et d'Action

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The Bureau Central de Renseignements et d'Action ( BCRA , German  Central Office for Reconnaissance and Action ) was the foreign intelligence service of Free France in London . It existed from 1940 to 1943, during World War II .

The intelligence service coordinated the worldwide activities of the intelligence, defense, outbreak and action networks of France libre. It was directed by André Dewavrin - alias "Colonel Passy".

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b I. CB Dear and MRD Foot in: The Oxford Companion to World War II Published: 2001. ISBN 978-0-19-860446-4