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Det 101: gathered intel sowed rumors sabotaged key installations rescued downed Allied fliers snuffed out isolated Japanese positions #OSS — PolitiTweet.org

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#OSS’s Detachment 101 served in Burma, recruiting, training, & supporting native Kachin tribesmen to collect intel & fight the Japanese. — PolitiTweet.org

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This week we celebrate our predecessor organization, the Office of Strategic Services. #OSS #WWII http://t.co/hRMW7LVhLJ — PolitiTweet.org

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#OSS Jed’s coordinated airdrops of arms & supplies, & conducted hit-and-run attacks & sabotage raids on German forces http://t.co/YwUaHubmvo — PolitiTweet.org

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More than 90 Jed teams parachuted into France in the summer of 1944 to support the Normandy landings. #OSS #WWII http://t.co/KHmM9umYX5 — PolitiTweet.org

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#OSS “Jed” teams consisted of 2 to 4 men: usually a combination of an OSS officer, a British officer, a Free French officer or enlisted man. — PolitiTweet.org

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#OSS joined forces from Allied countries to form “Jedburgh” teams that parachuted into France to aid resistance movement against the Germans — PolitiTweet.org

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Foreign language skills were essential as #OSS OGs often fought alongside partisans in: France Italy Greece Yugoslavia Burma Malaya China — PolitiTweet.org

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#OSS OG training included: parachuting amphibious ops skiing mountain climbing radio operation espionage tactics http://t.co/o90ThGqecz — PolitiTweet.org

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OGs were small teams of commandos who fought in uniform with no obvious connection to #OSS – so they would not be shot as spies if captured. — PolitiTweet.org

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#OSS formed many “Operational Groups” to run American units behind enemy lines. http://t.co/YBnvkyAoql — PolitiTweet.org

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This week we celebrate our predecessor organization, the Office of Strategic Services. #OSS #WWII http://t.co/z4pHihgpqR — PolitiTweet.org

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#OSS R&A showed intel could be obtained through papers, reports, photos, maps, etc. & laid foundation of modern intel research & analysis. — PolitiTweet.org

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#OSS R&A: -provided assessment of bombings in Europe -studied where forces were fighting -developed preparations for occupation of Germany — PolitiTweet.org

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#OSS R&A was staffed by some of the best minds in the US - historians, economists, political scientists, psychologists, & anthropologists. — PolitiTweet.org

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One of the largest #OSS branches, Research & Analysis, was a corps of strategic analysts drawing on a variety of public & private sources. — PolitiTweet.org

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This week we celebrate our predecessor organization, the Office of Strategic Services. #OSS #WWII http://t.co/ataU71oFug — PolitiTweet.org

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#Cameras were sent behind enemy lines during #WWII & could be operated by “feel” with minimal user-adjustable settings. — PolitiTweet.org

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#Cameras featured rugged construction & could be disguised by adding a matchbox label appropriate for the country it was to be used in. — PolitiTweet.org

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Developed & manufactured by @Kodak, these #cameras were designed to be the size of a matchbox of that era & used 16-mm film. — PolitiTweet.org

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CIA #Museum Artifact of the Week: #WWII #OSS @Kodak “Matchbox” #Camera http://t.co/4N3ZAa9Oav http://t.co/qFNLgq6EJc — PolitiTweet.org

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#OSS combined: -research & analysis -covert ops -counterintelligence -espionage -technical development All core missions of today’s CIA — PolitiTweet.org

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#OSS attracted talented & adventuresome souls. Two-thirds were military; civilians included prominent academics & misfits. 4,500 were women. — PolitiTweet.org

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At its peak in 1944, #OSS employed 13,000 men & women, including well-to-do lawyers & socialites—hence the joke OSS stood for “Oh So Social” — PolitiTweet.org

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1942: Roosevelt appointed William J. Donovan, a highly decorated #WWI officer, as Director of #OSS CC:@FDRLibrary http://t.co/pm9o3V3bmG — PolitiTweet.org

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13 June 1942: #OSS became the first US centralized intelligence agency of any note in our history. #WWII #HISTINT http://t.co/uXpFd8I3e7 — PolitiTweet.org

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This week we celebrate our predecessor organization, the Office of Strategic Services. #OSS #WWII http://t.co/SUOAzfyGcM — PolitiTweet.org

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Our #OSS Exhibition Catalogue includes artifacts never before seen by the public: http://t.co/0dDeeRLPMR http://t.co/Yq0SxWR4LV — PolitiTweet.org

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The catalogue showcases artifacts & photos from the #Museum collection, covers the history of #OSS & introduces intelligence trailblazers. — PolitiTweet.org

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This week we celebrate the Office of Strategic Services with the release of our #OSS Exhibition Catalogue! http://t.co/0dDeeS3rbr — PolitiTweet.org