Operational Groups
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Operational Groups were elite paramilitary units of the U.S. Office of Strategic Services in World War II that conducted behind-the-lines sabotage, guerrilla warfare, and support to resistance movements.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II military unit
→
paramilitary unit → special operations unit → |
| abbreviation |
OGs
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| activeDuring |
Second World War
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| commandStructure |
OSS Special Operations Branch
→
|
| conflict |
World War II
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| country |
United States of America
→
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| militaryBranch |
United States Army (attached via OSS)
→
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| missionType |
behind-enemy-lines operations
→
coordination with Allied commands → sabotage of enemy infrastructure → support to local resistance groups → |
| notableFor |
conducting small, heavily armed raids behind enemy lines
→
integration with indigenous resistance movements → |
| opposedBy |
Imperial Japan
→
Nazi Germany → |
| parentOrganization |
U.S. Office of Strategic Services
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| partOf |
Office of Strategic Services
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| role |
behind-the-lines sabotage
→
covert operations → direct action → guerrilla warfare → intelligence gathering → organization of partisan forces → support to resistance movements → training of resistance fighters → unconventional warfare → |
| selection |
linguistically skilled personnel
→
physically fit personnel → volunteer personnel → |
| successor |
U.S. Army Special Forces (in doctrinal lineage)
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| theaterOfOperations |
Balkans
→
Burma → China-Burma-India Theater → European Theater of Operations → France → Greece → Italy → Mediterranean Theater of Operations → Norway → Yugoslavia → |
| timePeriod |
1942–1945
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|
| training |
communications
→
demolitions → parachute operations → small-unit tactics → weapons handling → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Office of Strategic Services
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subOrganization |