William J. Donovan - Wikipedia
WEBHe is best known for serving as the head of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the precursor to the Bureau of Intelligence and Research and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), during World War II.
William J. Donovan | CIA Director, World War II, OSS
WEBWilliam J. Donovan was an American lawyer, soldier, and diplomat who directed (1942–45) the U.S. Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II. Donovan began the practice of law in Buffalo in 1907.
The Legend of Wild Bill: How Donovan Got His Nickname
WEBGeneral Donovan was the head of the OSS, the Office of Strategic Services, which is the predecessor to the CIA during World War II. Today we’re going to talk about an artifact and a story that definitely fit with Donovan’s nickname, which is Wild Bill Donovan.
"Wild Bill" Donovan and the Origins of the OSS - U.S. National Park Service
WEBThe origins of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) lay in the dark early days of World War II in Europe. Employing a new, highly mobile form of warfare called Blitzkrieg (“lightning war”), Nazi Germany had quickly and brutally conquered Poland in 1939, then Denmark, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, and finally France by the middle of 1940.
“Wild Bill” Donovan: SOF Pioneer - SOCOM
WEBWilliam J. Donovan, the head of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in World War II and one of the forefathers of today’s special operations forces, was born on New Year’s Day in 1883 in Buffalo, New York.
The Beginning - SOC
WEBIts mission was to collect, analyze, and disseminate foreign intelligence. William J. ‘Wild Bill’ Donovan, a WWI Medal of Honor recipient and a prominent lawyer, was selected by the president to head the COI. The Research and Analysis (R&A) branch was the most visible element of the COI.
The Office of Strategic Services: America's First Intelligence Agency
WEBPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed William J. Donovan, a highly decorated World War I officer, as Director of the OSS. Donovan organized the OSS to reflect his vision of a national intelligence center, uniquely combining research and analysis, covert operations, counterintelligence, espionage, and technical development–core missions of ...
The Art of Simple Sabotage - CIA - The World Factbook
WEBOSS Director William “Wild Bill” Donovan had select parts of the manual declassified and disseminated to citizens of enemy states through pamphlets, targeted radio broadcasts, and in person.
William “Wild Bill” Donovan: America’s Spymaster in WWII
WEBWilliam Donovan’s two trips to Europe between the summer of 1940 and the spring of 1941 helped create the alliance that won World War II and set up a permanent U.S. espionage agency that, for better or worse, has become part of the nation’s history.
William J. Donovan - Prince William Forest Park (U.S. National …
WEBMay 13, 2019 · William “Wild Bill” Donovan is considered the father of American centralized intelligence. Major General Donovan led the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) from 1942 to 1945. The OSS is the forerunner of …
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