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Also Known As	OSS
Date	1942 - 1945
Areas Of Involvement	intelligence • military intelligence • sabotage
Related People	Aaron Bank • William J. Donovan • William Colby

Topics

Central Intelligence Agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration KGB Federal Bureau of Investigation National Security Agency MI6 Mossad U.S. Secret Service U.S. Department of Defense Environmental Protection Agency

Germany invades Poland, September 1, 1939, using 45 German divisions and aerial attack. By September 20, only Warsaw held out, but final surrender came on September 29.

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