Morale Operations Branch
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The Morale Operations Branch was a psychological warfare unit of the U.S. Office of Strategic Services in World War II, responsible for propaganda and covert efforts to undermine enemy morale.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
OSS branch
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World War II military unit → psychological warfare unit → |
| activity |
black propaganda
→
covert psychological operations → forged documents → leaflet operations → radio propaganda → rumor campaigns → |
| aimedAt |
enemy civilians
→
enemy leadership → enemy soldiers → |
| alliance |
Allied powers
→
|
| conflict |
World War II
→
|
| country |
United States
→
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| foundedBy |
Office of Strategic Services
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| historicalContext |
early U.S. psychological operations
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| languageOfOperations |
German
→
Italian → Japanese → |
| method |
creation of false rumors
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dissemination of disinformation → exploitation of enemy fears → fabrication of documents → |
| objective |
influence attitudes of enemy civilian populations
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spread confusion among enemy forces → undermine enemy morale → weaken enemy will to fight → |
| operatedBy |
Office of Strategic Services
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United States government → |
| opponent |
Imperial Japan
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Nazi Germany → |
| partOf |
OSS
→
Office of Strategic Services → |
| role |
covert morale-undermining operations
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propaganda operations → psychological warfare → |
| successorInfluenceOn |
Central Intelligence Agency psychological operations
→
postwar U.S. psychological warfare doctrine → |
| theaterOfOperations |
European Theater of Operations
→
Pacific Theater of Operations → |
| timePeriod |
World War II era
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| typeOfPropaganda |
covert propaganda
→
psychological subversion → |
| usedMedium |
clandestine publications
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leaflets → letters and mailings → printed materials → radio broadcasts → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Office of Strategic Services
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subOrganization |