OSS Agents Behind the Lines

mrerick · 08-17-2012, 11:11 PM

The recent posting about OSS Railroad sabotage testing got me looking around for more of their work.

On the archive.org site I found a couple of films that are a fascinating look into the challenges of working behind the lines in Europe.

The first is a training film for agents preparing to work under deep cover. It's done using actors in Hollywood style of the time. Watch for the appearance of Lugers...

http://archive.org/details/gov.archives.arc.39979

The second is a record of the testimony of an American OSS officer that worked with a British SAS team just after D-Day preparing for sabotage and insurrection in Brittany, France. His recall of detail is riveting...

http://archive.org/details/gov.archives.arc.4713777

Marc

08-17-2012, 11:11 PM	#1
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,907 Thanks: 1,374 Thanked 3,108 Times in 1,509 Posts	OSS Agents Behind the Lines The recent posting about OSS Railroad sabotage testing got me looking around for more of their work. On the archive.org site I found a couple of films that are a fascinating look into the challenges of working behind the lines in Europe. The first is a training film for agents preparing to work under deep cover. It's done using actors in Hollywood style of the time. Watch for the appearance of Lugers... http://archive.org/details/gov.archives.arc.39979 The second is a record of the testimony of an American OSS officer that worked with a British SAS team just after D-Day preparing for sabotage and insurrection in Brittany, France. His recall of detail is riveting... http://archive.org/details/gov.archives.arc.4713777 Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.