Operasjon Rype

RYPE was the codename of the American airborne unit who in WW2 was dropped in the Norwegian mountains of Snåsa on March 24, 1945 to carry out sabotage actions behind enemy lines. ^[1]

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1. 8 relations: Central Intelligence Agency, Norway, Office of Strategic Services, Operation Woodlark, United States Army, William Colby, World War II, 99th Infantry Battalion (United States).

2. Office of Strategic Services operations

Central Intelligence Agency

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), known informally as the Agency, metonymously as Langley and historically as the Company, is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence (HUMINT) and conducting covert action through its Directorate of Operations.

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Norway

Norway (Norge, Noreg), formally the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula.

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Office of Strategic Services

The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was an intelligence agency of the United States during World War II.

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Operation Woodlark

Operation Woodlark, also known as the Jørstadelva Bridge sabotage, was an operation carried out on 13 January 1945 by members of the Norwegian Independent Company 1 during the Second World War The aim was to blow up a railway bridge in order to disrupt the Nordland Line railway in Snåsa, Norway.

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United States Army

The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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William Colby

William Egan Colby (January 4, 1920 – May 6, 1996) was an American intelligence officer who served as Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) from September 1973 to January 1976.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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99th Infantry Battalion (United States)

The 99th Infantry Battalion (separate) was a battalion of Norwegian-speaking soldiers in the US Army.

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See also

Office of Strategic Services operations

• Eagle Project
• Mission Lindsay
• Operasjon Rype
• Operation Claw
• Operation Cornflakes
• Operation Jedburgh
• Operation Paperclip
• Operation Pig Iron
• Operation Sunrise (World War II)

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operasjon_Rype

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