Operation Paperclip: Dealing With Devils
Immediately after the Second World War came to an end in July 1945, certain elements of the American military and intelligence
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Immediately after the Second World War came to an end in July 1945, certain elements of the American military and intelligence
As a follow on to my two recent articles – one on Hubertus Strughold and the other on Wernher von Braun – I thought I would share with you the bigger picture of the Paperclip program that began in the post-Second World War era. It was a project filled with controversy and for a very good reason: Paperclip was filled with Nazis. Working in the United States. And under a veil of secrecy. Not good. Not good at all. Now, let’s have a look at the history of this grim operation. It was just about immediately after the Second World War came to an end in July 1945, certain elements of the Ame...