Espionage during the War
The Jockey System was just one example of espionage used during World War II in the country of France. The system was led, created, and organized by Francis Cammaerts beginning in 1943. The group grew extensively as time passed numbering around 10,000 after about a year. When the leader of the organization was captured a few days prior to the D-Day landings, their lives were negotiated and bribed into releasing him and his companion that had also been captured (Simkin, "Jockey System").
Military Intelligence (MI5) was a British intelligence organization. This organization attempted to contribute to war efforts during the Second World War, but poor leadership contributed to its near failure in 1940. The policy of this organization was generally to kill captured members of enemy intelligence agencies, but during the Second World War, when they captured someone, they would often force them to send false information to the organization that they were working for. There was a committee appointed in charge of supplying the information. The MI5 also was responsible for the confusion of Axis forces concerning the D-Day attack (Simkin, "Military Intelligence (MI5)").
In the United States, President Franklin D. Roosevelt himself created the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in July of 1942. During its existence, this organization gathered information from other countries. With the help of members joined from countries such as Germany, France, and Belgium, the United States was able to gather much helpful information. An example of one success of the OSS occurred when they began to cooperate with one of Adolf Hitler’s close friends, Ernst Hanfstaengel. This helped them to make military plans against Germany (Simkin, "Office of Strategic Services").
By: SJL
Military Intelligence (MI5) was a British intelligence organization. This organization attempted to contribute to war efforts during the Second World War, but poor leadership contributed to its near failure in 1940. The policy of this organization was generally to kill captured members of enemy intelligence agencies, but during the Second World War, when they captured someone, they would often force them to send false information to the organization that they were working for. There was a committee appointed in charge of supplying the information. The MI5 also was responsible for the confusion of Axis forces concerning the D-Day attack (Simkin, "Military Intelligence (MI5)").
In the United States, President Franklin D. Roosevelt himself created the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in July of 1942. During its existence, this organization gathered information from other countries. With the help of members joined from countries such as Germany, France, and Belgium, the United States was able to gather much helpful information. An example of one success of the OSS occurred when they began to cooperate with one of Adolf Hitler’s close friends, Ernst Hanfstaengel. This helped them to make military plans against Germany (Simkin, "Office of Strategic Services").
By: SJL