An Edwardian country home that served as a training base for British spies during the has sold for £6million.Grade-II listed Poundon House, in Buckinghamshire, was requisitioned by the Government in 1940 and became a hub for the top-secret Special Operations Executive (SOE).The unit was formed under orders from Winston Churchill to 'set Europe ablaze' by helping resistance movements in occupied Europe and carrying out sabotage missions.
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