Project 1: Introduction

          From 1945 to 1959 there were around 700 Nazi or Nazi affiliated Germans working for the U.S. government (Rudolph). They were brought from Germany to the United States at the resolution of World War II. A list, found by a Polish laboratory technician in March 1945, contained the names of many of Germany’s best scientists, engineers, and technicians. This is called the Osenberg list and fell into the hands of British intelligence before being transferred to the United States (Huzel). Thus began Operation Paperclip, where so many scientists, engineers, and technicians from Nazi Germany, who had created some of the most horrific ways of killing other humans, were all brought to The United States of America. Once word got out about Operation Paperclip taking place, it raised many concerns and conspiracies regarding the condition of the United States Government. Two of these questions arose time and time again:

  1. Did the Nazis influence the United States Government? 

  2. Did the U.S. intelligence agencies cover up and destroy evidence of war crimes committed by Paperclip scientists?

          Determining the validity of these questions will uncover the truth about Operation Paperclip and reveal the impact that these German scientists, engineers, and technicians had on our country.