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World War 2 Espionage
This page includes a collection of resources focused on on various World War II espionage topics including codebreaking, Enigma, counter-intelligence, spies and the OSS.
World War 2 Espionage:
This web site, created in 1995, tells the story of an extraordinary group of women who worked for the Special Operations Executive (S.O.E.) during World War Two.
This is the true story of The British Black Propaganda Operation in World War Two.
The Camp X Historical Society was established in recognition of the courageous men and women who served in the British Security Coordination (BSC), Special Operations Executive (SOE), and the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) - those men and women who were trained in subversive warfare and covert techniques, those who fought behind enemy lines, who lived in the shadows, or who served at Camp X.
Counter Intelligence in World War II
Overview of Allied counterintelligence in World War II.
Guardian Spies: The Story of the U.S. Coast Guard and OSS in World War II
We are conducting an oral history project in order to preserve the accurate, real-life stories of the heroic Coast Guard men who were attached to the OSS during World War II. Members and their families are being interviewed to capture their amazing story for the archive.
Overview document from the Office of Naval Intelligence.
OSS - Operatives, Spies and Sabotuers
A World War II Oral history project that contains the oral histories and photos of America`s Paratroopers, Rangers, 1SSF, and Glidermen.
The secret wartime activities of Tempsford Airfield 1942-1945.
The Tempsford Special Duties Squadrons
An unofficial history of the squadrons that operated from Tempsford Airfield (Gibraltar Farm).
Dedicated to the little-known secret german operations known as Moewe against the UK in World War II.
Enigma Machine and Ultra:
Breaking the Enigma Code - Polish Contribution to Victory
The following article on the history of breaking the Enigma code and the effect it had on the progress of WW2 is based upon well-documented books, reports written by the involved individuals and statements made by the leading Allied leaders.
Codebreaking and Secret Weapons in World War II
These articles are part of a ten-part series on codebreaking (Enigma, "Purple", "Magic", and the large part cryptography played in World War II) and the secret weapons of Allies and Axis (V1, V2, A-bomb, radar, etc.). The series of articles originally appeared in Nautical Brass magazine.
Mike Kemble's extensive annalists of the role of Enigma in the Second World War.
The Enigma Collection contains historical information about the cipher machine Enigma as well as information on how to break and analyze the machine's cipher algorithm.
The German Enigma Cipher Machine - History of Solving
Overview of the history of the allies cracking of the German Enigma machine.
Wikipedia overview of the World War II intelligence coup that resulted from the Allies breaking both the German and Japanese communication codes.