Special Operations Branch

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World War II military organization covert operations unit military special operations unit

The Special Operations Branch was a covert unit within the World War II-era Office of Strategic Services responsible for organizing and conducting sabotage, guerrilla warfare, and other behind-the-lines special operations.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
OSS Special Operations Branch 1
Special Operations Branch canonical 1
Special Operations Branches of postwar services 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II military organization ⓘ
covert operations unit ⓘ
military special operations unit ⓘ
activity conducting sabotage missions ⓘ
coordinating special operations with Allied forces ⓘ
organizing resistance movements ⓘ
supporting partisan forces ⓘ
training guerrilla fighters ⓘ
allegiance Allies of World War II ⓘ
classification covert ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
foundedBy Office of Strategic Services ⓘ
influenced postwar U.S. special operations doctrine ⓘ
notableMethod clandestine insertion behind enemy lines ⓘ
coordination with local resistance groups ⓘ
use of sabotage teams ⓘ
operatedBy Office of Strategic Services ⓘ
partOf Office of Strategic Services ⓘ
role behind-the-lines special operations ⓘ
covert operations ⓘ
guerrilla warfare support ⓘ
sabotage operations ⓘ
unconventional warfare ⓘ
successor Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ
surface form: Central Intelligence Agency special operations elements

Special Forces Branch ⓘ
surface form: United States Army Special Forces
theater China Burma India Theater ⓘ
surface form: China-Burma-India Theater

European Theater of Operations, United States Army ⓘ
surface form: European Theater of Operations

Mediterranean Theater of Operations ⓘ
timePeriod 1940s ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Office of Strategic Services → subOrganization → Special Operations Branch ⓘ
Operational Groups → commandStructure → Special Operations Branch ⓘ
this entity surface form: OSS Special Operations Branch
Special Operations Executive → followedBy → Special Operations Branch ⓘ
this entity surface form: Special Operations Branches of postwar services