American OSS

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:CIA
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:British_Special_Operations_Executive
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:Resistance
gptkbp:dissolved 1945
gptkbp:focus gptkb:Pacific_theater
European theater
gptkbp:founded gptkb:1942
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:historical_significance first peacetime intelligence agency
pioneered modern espionage techniques
contributed to Allied victory in WWII
established intelligence cooperation with allies
influenced post-war intelligence policy
set precedent for future intelligence operations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label American OSS
gptkbp:intelligence gptkb:counterintelligence
gptkb:propaganda
espionage
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:intelligence_gathering
covert operations doctrine
influenced CIA
gptkbp:motto nan
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Allen_Dulles
gptkb:William_Joseph_Donovan
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Operation_Gladio
gptkb:Operation_Jedburgh
gptkbp:notable_project Operational Groups
X-2
Morale Operations
Research and Analysis Branch
gptkbp:operates_under gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:operational_use gptkb:deception
gptkb:psychological_warfare
sabotage
supporting resistance movements
gptkbp:parent_organization gptkb:United_States_Department_of_War
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Office_of_Strategic_Services
gptkbp:primary_function gptkb:covert_operations
collecting intelligence
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:military_personnel
gptkb:civilians
gptkbp:successor gptkb:CIA
gptkbp:training gptkb:Agent
paratroopers
saboteurs
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Resistance
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4