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    CIA‏Verified account @CIA 13 Jun 2017

    Today marks 75th anniversary of Office of Strategic Services, CIA’s predecessor & US #WWII intel apparatus! #OSS75 http://bit.ly/2skBrDB pic.twitter.com/Y5vVpBz7hO

    2:44 PM - 13 Jun 2017
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      2. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 13 Jun 2017
        Replying to @CIA

        Before #WWII, collecting & disseminating intel was done by US foreign-policy experts & elements of the armed services. #OSS75pic.twitter.com/qVZhqDeL1J

        10 replies 62 retweets 144 likes
      3. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 13 Jun 2017
        Replying to @CIA

        America’s entry into #WWII following intel failure of Pearl Harbor led to creation of #OSS on June 13, 1942. http://bit.ly/2qC2uqm  #OSS75pic.twitter.com/MZSLPZ0ZAG

        11 replies 69 retweets 144 likes
      4. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 13 Jun 2017
        Replying to @CIA

        1942: Roosevelt appoints William “Wild Bill” #Donovan, a highly decorated #WWI officer, as #OSS Director. http://bit.ly/29wa2C2  #OSS75pic.twitter.com/Zg6BF1NTug

        27 replies 58 retweets 118 likes
      5. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 13 Jun 2017
        Replying to @CIA

        #OSS employed nearly 13,000 men & women at its peak & operated in Europe, N. Africa, & Asia for 3+ years, 1942-1945. #OSS75pic.twitter.com/QcUYpNBRc3

        8 replies 62 retweets 118 likes
      6. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 13 Jun 2017
        Replying to @CIA

        #Donovan centralized intel & uniquely combined: - research & analysis - covert ops - counterintel - espionage - tech development #OSS75pic.twitter.com/NHs62NnPb3

        4 replies 66 retweets 106 likes
      7. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 13 Jun 2017
        Replying to @CIA

        #OSS Research & Analysis Branch, the cornerstone of #OSS, was staffed by some of the best minds in America. http://bit.ly/2sxUKtR  #OSS75pic.twitter.com/u55HvmLKeI

        6 replies 42 retweets 77 likes
      8. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 13 Jun 2017
        Replying to @CIA

        R&A provided analysis of Allied bombings, studied ops where Allied forces fought, & developed preparations for occupation of Germany. #OSS75pic.twitter.com/7U8JlcERrT

        4 replies 46 retweets 78 likes
      9. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 13 Jun 2017
        Replying to @CIA

        R&A proved #Donovan’s idea of all-source analysis Vital intel could be gained thru reports, photos, maps & it started modern analysis #OSS75pic.twitter.com/26B6jjLtJS

        11 replies 42 retweets 79 likes
      10. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 13 Jun 2017
        Replying to @CIA

        Operational Groups: small US commando teams fighting in uniform w no overt #OSS connection, so as not to be shot as spies if captured #OSS75pic.twitter.com/jyUpxjaQlW

        3 replies 52 retweets 108 likes
      11. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 13 Jun 2017
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        OG training covered: - parachuting - amphibious operations - skiing - mountain climbing - radio operation - espionage tactics #OSS75pic.twitter.com/oleTe8DFDJ

        7 replies 50 retweets 129 likes
      12. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 13 Jun 2017
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        Foreign language skills were essential. OGs fought in France, Italy, Greece, Yugoslavia, Burma, Malaya & China, often w partisans. #OSS75

        5 replies 34 retweets 104 likes
      13. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 13 Jun 2017
        Replying to @CIA

        #Jedburgh teams consisted of 2 to 4 men: US #OSS officer, British #SOE officer, Free French, Belgian, Dutch, or Canadian soldier. #OSS75pic.twitter.com/QldCCnaR5G

        2 replies 36 retweets 82 likes
      14. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 13 Jun 2017
        Replying to @CIA

        First Operation #JEDBURGH team deployed the night before D-Day. More than 90 teams parachuted into France in 1944. #OSS75pic.twitter.com/4V4isfd1ow

        5 replies 65 retweets 141 likes
      15. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 13 Jun 2017
        Replying to @CIA

        Surprise, Kill, Vanish: The Legend of the #Jedburghs http://1.usa.gov/1TUoPHA  #OSS75pic.twitter.com/opagMWgSv3

        2 replies 34 retweets 98 likes
      16. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 13 Jun 2017
        Replying to @CIA

        Detachment 101 served in Burma, recruiting, training, & supporting Kachin tribesmen to collect intel & fight Japanese occupiers. #OSS75pic.twitter.com/MQz4lFSOVw

        1 reply 30 retweets 69 likes
      17. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 13 Jun 2017
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        1944: Det 101 gathered intel, sowed rumors, sabotaged installations, rescued pilots & took Japanese positions http://bit.ly/2skEI60  #OSS75pic.twitter.com/YJd1xQD7uU

        3 replies 33 retweets 65 likes
      18. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 13 Jun 2017
        Replying to @CIA

        To liberate Thailand from Japanese domination during #WWII, #OSS launched the “Free Thai” movement. http://bit.ly/2skFBLS  #OSS75pic.twitter.com/kGYWAO2g02

        7 replies 32 retweets 70 likes
      19. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 13 Jun 2017
        Replying to @CIA

        #OSS trained best & brightest volunteer Thai students from US universities & sent into Thailand by seaplane, sub, parachute & foot. #OSS75pic.twitter.com/5W7mVUARmg

        3 replies 29 retweets 82 likes
      20. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 13 Jun 2017
        Replying to @CIA

        Free Thai provided accurate intel on Japanese military deployments, rescued Allied soldiers & prepared ground for Japanese surrender. #OSS75pic.twitter.com/jUFe4ZZJHc

        6 replies 24 retweets 71 likes
      21. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 13 Jun 2017
        Replying to @CIA

        Best intel available to British & American commanders during #WWII came from intercepted & deciphered enemy messages. #OSS75pic.twitter.com/NsWIrksODy

        7 replies 47 retweets 109 likes
      22. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 13 Jun 2017
        Replying to @CIA

        #Donovan created X-2 Branch to provide British intel services w liaison office in #OSS for sharing ULTRA. http://bit.ly/2rXl4MS  #OSS75pic.twitter.com/5MFutb4acS

        3 replies 32 retweets 64 likes
      23. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 13 Jun 2017
        Replying to @CIA

        With this secret intelligence, X-2 guided #OSS operations and developed innovative counterintelligence actions. #OSS75

        2 replies 30 retweets 71 likes
      24. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 13 Jun 2017
        Replying to @CIA

        All #OSS activities & missions created a demand for devices & documents to trick, attack, & demoralize enemy. http://bit.ly/2rXxg08  #OSS75pic.twitter.com/ACbLRQmLka

        8 replies 61 retweets 117 likes
      25. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 13 Jun 2017
        Replying to @CIA

        Research & Development Branch (R&D) proved adept at inventing weapons & gadgets, & in adapting Allied equipment to new missions. #OSS75pic.twitter.com/UMpvLnhDVG

        9 replies 69 retweets 152 likes
      26. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 13 Jun 2017
        Replying to @CIA

        #Donovan hired chemist Stanley Lovell to lead R&D. Lovell: “…consider any method that might aid war, however unorthodox or untried.” #OSS75pic.twitter.com/gczw8u7UUm

        3 replies 38 retweets 79 likes
      27. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 13 Jun 2017
        Replying to @CIA

        Even though #OSS was disbanded October 1, 1945, CIA still derives institutional & spiritual legacy from OSS. http://bit.ly/2spGjbA  #OSS75pic.twitter.com/rw1aaatLNe

        9 replies 54 retweets 115 likes
      28. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 13 Jun 2017
        Replying to @CIA

        Key personnel, files, funds, procedures, & contacts assembled by the #OSS found their way into CIA more or less intact. #OSS75pic.twitter.com/fhvy2QmFXQ

        8 replies 41 retweets 145 likes
      29. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 13 Jun 2017
        Replying to @CIA

        CIA owes a debt of gratitude to #OSS & William #Donovan, the charismatic leader & moving force behind it all. http://bit.ly/2qGev2i  #OSS75pic.twitter.com/BuzhVMVmL9

        29 replies 51 retweets 159 likes
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