The German and Austrian section of SOE was run by Lieutenant Colonel Ronald Thornley for most of the war, and was mainly involved with black propaganda and administrative sabotage in collaboration with the German section of the Political Warfare Executive.
Den tyske og østrigske sektion af SOE blev ledet af oberstløjtnant Ronald Thornley under det meste af krigen og var fortrinsvis beskæftiget med sort propaganda og administrativ sabotage i samarbejde med den tyske sektion af Political Warfare Executive.