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Operation Paperclip
Secret post-WWII United States programOperation Paperclip was a secret United States intelligence program in which more than 1,600 German scientists, engineers, and technicians were taken from former Nazi Germany to the U.S. for government employment after the end of World War II in Europe, between 1945 and 1959; several were former members of the Nazi Party.
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AI Generated- 1945-07-20The U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff established Operation Overcast.
- 1945-07-01Saxony and Thuringia became part of the Soviet occupation zone.
- 1945-11-00Operation Overcast was renamed Operation Paperclip by Ordnance Corps officers.