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.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Morale Operations Branch canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
OSS branch
ⓘ
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 |
Allies of World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied powers
|
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| foundedBy | Office of Strategic Services ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early U.S. psychological operations ⓘ |
| languageOfOperations |
German
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ Japanese ⓘ |
| method |
creation of false rumors
ⓘ
dissemination of disinformation ⓘ exploitation of enemy fears ⓘ fabrication of documents ⓘ |
| objective |
influence attitudes of enemy civilian populations
ⓘ
spread confusion among enemy forces ⓘ undermine enemy morale ⓘ weaken enemy will to fight ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Office of Strategic Services
ⓘ
United States government ⓘ |
| opponent |
Japanese colonial empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Japan
Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| partOf |
OSS
ⓘ
Office of Strategic Services ⓘ |
| role |
covert morale-undermining operations
ⓘ
propaganda operations ⓘ psychological warfare ⓘ |
| successorInfluenceOn |
Central Intelligence Agency psychological operations
ⓘ
postwar U.S. psychological warfare doctrine ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
European Theater of Operations, United States Army
ⓘ
surface form:
European Theater of Operations
Pacific theater commands ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Theater of Operations
|
| timePeriod |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II era
|
| typeOfPropaganda |
covert propaganda
ⓘ
psychological subversion ⓘ |
| usedMedium |
clandestine publications
ⓘ
leaflets ⓘ letters and mailings ⓘ printed materials ⓘ radio broadcasts ⓘ |
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