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Operation Paperclip
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Operation Paperclip
Operation Paperclip
(1949–1990) was the
Office of Strategic Services
(OSS) program in which more than 1,500 German
scientists
,
engineers
, and
technicians
were brought to the United States from
Nazi Germany
and other countries for employment in the aftermath of
World War II
. It was conducted by the
Joint Intelligence Objectives Agency
(JIOA) and in the context of the
Cold War
. One purpose of Operation Paperclip was to deny German scientific expertise and knowledge to the
Soviet Union
and the
United Kingdom
, as well as to inhibit
post-war Germany
from redeveloping its military research capabilities. The Soviet Union had competing extraction programs known as "trophy brigades" and
Operation Osoaviakhim
.
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