Operation Paperclip

secret program of the US to bring German scientists, including former Nazis, into the US to work for the US government
Event covert_operation Q444698
Operation Paperclip
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Operation Paperclip

Summary

Operation Paperclip is a covert operation[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Operation Paperclip's instance of is recorded as covert operation[3].
  • Operation Paperclip is operated by Counterintelligence Corps[4].
  • Operation Paperclip is part of aftermath of World War II[5].
  • Operation Paperclip's Commons category is recorded as Operation Paperclip[6].
  • Operation Paperclip began on July 20, 1945[7].
  • Operation Paperclip began on 1945[8].
  • Operation Paperclip ended on 1959[9].
  • Operation Paperclip's organizer is recorded as Joint Intelligence Objectives Agency[10].
  • Operation Paperclip's organizer is recorded as Counterintelligence Corps[11].
  • A participant in Operation Paperclip was scientist[12].
  • Among those involved in Operation Paperclip was Otto Ambros[13].
  • A participant in Operation Paperclip was Kurt Blome[14].
  • A participant in Operation Paperclip was Walter Dornberger[15].
  • A participant in Operation Paperclip was Siegfried Knemeyer[16].
  • A participant in Operation Paperclip was Walter Schreiber[17].
  • Among those involved in Operation Paperclip was Wernher von Braun[18].
  • Operation Paperclip's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Operation Paperclip[19].
  • Operation Paperclip's depicted by is recorded as Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program to Bring Nazi Scientists to America[20].
  • Operation Paperclip's depicted by is recorded as ‘The Nazis Next Door,’ by Eric Lichtblau[21].
  • Operation Paperclip's has characteristic is recorded as controversy[22].
  • Operation Paperclip's has goal is recorded as capture[23].
  • Operation Paperclip's has goal is recorded as recruitment[24].
  • Operation Paperclip's has goal is recorded as relocation[25].

Body

When and Where

Recorded start time include July 20, 1945[7] and 1945[8]. Operation Paperclip ended on 1959[9].

Context

Operation Paperclip is part of aftermath of World War II[5]. Its instance of is recorded as covert operation[3].

Participants

Recorded participant include scientist[12], Otto Ambros[13], Kurt Blome[14], Walter Dornberger[15], Siegfried Knemeyer[16], and Walter Schreiber[17].

Why It Matters

Operation Paperclip has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . cia.gov. cia.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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