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Office of Strategic Services (1942–45): The World War II Origins of the CIA Elite

"The Office of Strategic Services (OSS), established in 1942 and active through 1945, served as the United States' first centralized intelligence agency during World War II and laid the direct organizational, cultural, and operational foundations for the modern Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Led by General William J. "Wild Bill" Donovan, the OSS recruited an unconventional cadre of academics, lawyers, financiers, and athletes, forging an elite corps that shaped post-war American espionage and global intelligence structures. Introduction to America's First Centralized Intelligence Agency Before the outbreak of World War II, the United State..."

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