Asian Forces

SOE in Burma: Force 136 and Local Resistance

September 5, 2026 | Asian Forces, Command Structure, Dissolution | Harry Barnes

Force 136 was the Far Eastern branch of the Special Operations Executive (SOE), tasked with conducting irregular warfare, intelligence gathering, and sabotage in occupied Burma and surrounding territories from 1941 to 1946.

Force 136: SOE’s Secret War in Asia

September 3, 2026 | Asian Forces, Global Expansion, Origins & Purpose | Harry Barnes

Force 136 was the Far Eastern branch of the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) during World War II. Operating primarily in Japanese-occupied Southeast Asia, it specialized in irregular warfare, sabotage, and the training of local resistance movements.