The Role of the Office of Strategic Services in Operation Torch

Abstract

This thesis evaluates the role of Allied strategic and operational intelligence in conjunction with Department of State actions in French North Africa from 1940 through the invasion, Operation TORCH, November 8, 1942. The primary focus is to evaluate whether or not the OSS collected the required intelligence information as their accounts have stated. This paper also looks at the operational requirements of advance force operations to determine if the OSS was successful in accomplishing the required tasks for the operational planning and execution of Operation TORCH. The final analysis reveals that the OSS was successful in answering most of the information requirements, but only with the help of other Allied intelligence collection agencies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 13, 2008
Accession Number
ADA483008

Entities

People

  • Thomas W. Dorrel Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Department Of State
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Intelligence Collection
  • International Relations
  • Military History
  • Military Intelligence
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • North Africa
  • Operational Intelligence
  • Second World War
  • Surveillance
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

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