Office of Strategic Services (OSS), U.S. agency created (1942) during World War II under the jurisdiction of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the purpose of obtaining information about enemy nations and of sabotaging their war potential and morale. Headed by William J. Donovan Donovan, William Joseph , 1883–1959, American lawyer, director of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), b. Buffalo, N.Y. Distinguished service in World War I won him medals and the nickname Wild Bill Donovan.
..... Click the link for more information. , the OSS comprised personnel from all the branches of the armed forces as well as civilians. Although the "cloak and dagger" section gained the most publicity after the war, some of the most valuable work was done by the research and analysis section. Behind enemy lines, the OSS acted as a liaison with the underground in Nazi-occupied countries. The OSS was disbanded in 1945. Later many of its functions were assumed by the Central Intelligence Agency Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), independent executive bureau of the U.S. government established by the National Security Act of 1947, replacing the wartime Office of Strategic Services (1942–45), the first U.S. espionage and covert operations agency.
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Bibliography

See S. Alsop and T. Bradon, Sub Rosa: The O.S.S. and American Espionage (1946, repr. 1964); R. H. Smith, OSS (1972).

Office of Strategic Services (OSS)

(1942–45) U.S. agency formed for the purpose of obtaining information about and sabotaging the military efforts of enemy nations during World War II. It was headed by William J. (“Wild Bill”) Donovan (1883–1959). With some 12,000 staff, the OSS collected and analyzed information on areas of the world in which U.S. military forces were operating. It used agents inside Nazi-occupied Europe, including Berlin; carried out counterpropaganda and disinformation activities; produced analytical reports for policy makers; and staged special operations (e.g., sabotage and demolition) behind enemy lines to support guerrillas and resistance fighters. Many of its functions were later assumed by the Central Intelligence Agency.

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Using declassified files, private documents, and personal interviews with team members to tell the story, he describes how US spies led by Howard Chappell from the Office of Strategic Services were sent to sabotage the Brenner Pass by blowing up one of the tunnels.

The Brenner assignment; the untold story of the most daring spy ... by Reference & Research Book News

Office of Strategic Services, World War II commando unit to which U.

Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife by Soldiers Magazine

He fought in The Asiatic Pacific and European African Middle Eastern Theaters with The Office of Strategic Services which is now The CIA and also was a pilot with "Angel Flight" and The American Medical Support Flight Team.

Joseph W. Linek, 86 by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)

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