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Operation Paperclip

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Operation Paperclip, also known as Operation Overcast, was a CIA operation to recruit Nazis after World War II. Approximately 1,600 scientists were recruited, including some former leaders of the Nazi Party.[1] Some well-known Nazis recruited in the operation were Wernher von Braun,[2] Kurt Debus,[3] and Arthur Rudolph.[4]

References

  1. Annie Jacobsen (2014). Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program to Bring Nazi Scientists to America (pp. ix). New York City: Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 9780316221054
  2. Michael J. Neufeld (2019-05-20). "Wernher von Braun and the Nazis" American Experience. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  3. Martin Koch (1995-08-26). Die Operation "Paperclip" BerlinOnline. Archived from the original on 2003-04-22.
  4. "Arthur Louis Hugo Rudolph" (1949-01-13). Federal Bureau of Investigation. Archived from the original on 2021-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-21.