Camp X

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Camp X was a secret World War II spy training school in Canada that prepared Allied agents in espionage, sabotage, and covert operations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II military installation
covert operations training facility
spy training school
affiliation Allies of World War II
surface form: Allied powers

British intelligence
Canadian forces
surface form: Canadian military

United States Intelligence Community
surface form: United States intelligence
alsoKnownAs STS-103
surface form: STS 103
codeName Special Training School 103
continent North America
country Canada
currentSiteUse Intrepid Park
demolished 1969
endDate 1944-04-00
establishedBy British Security Coordination
hadFacility Hydra radio station
HydraFunction encrypted communications relay
high-speed transatlantic radio communications
influenced early CIA training practices
postwar Canadian intelligence training
keyFigure William Stephenson
locatedOn north shore of Lake Ontario
location between Whitby and Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
memorial historical plaque at Intrepid Park
notableCommander William Stephenson
operatedBy British Security Coordination
primaryFunction covert operations training
espionage training
sabotage training
purpose prepare agents for operations behind enemy lines
support Allied intelligence operations
region Ontario
securityLevel top secret
startDate 1941-12-06
trained Allied secret agents
American intelligence personnel
Canadian intelligence personnel
Office of Strategic Services personnel
Special Operations Executive agents
trainingIncluded cryptography
demolition techniques
hand-to-hand combat
infiltration and exfiltration techniques
interrogation resistance
propaganda and psychological warfare
radio communications
weapons handling
usedDuring World War II

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Intrepid Park commemorates Camp X
this entity surface form: Camp X training school