World History Research Paper. Wwii Espionage . Justin Andrews

This prevents the theft of secret information and detects the presence of spies in the United States. Some think the history of espionage goes back to prehistoric times. The bible tells of Moses sending spies into Canaan. Frederick the Great of Prussia is credited with originating organized espionage. George Washington's spies obtained intelligence and information during the Revolutionary war.

In the early years of the Revolutionary War, General Washington started using what would become the forerunner of today’s counterintelligence and counterespionage fields by utilizing undercover agents, spy rings, and discreet reporting methods, much of which was focused

The Germans at Dieppe were informed ahead of time by German U-boats and French double agents. Allies weren’t aware what had occurred, and made their way into Dieppe. Allies thought the element of surprise would work and catch the enemy off-guard, but it was the opposite. As soon as the allies beached, they were slaughtered. Loss of life was unimaginable.

When you think of the Civil War you think of bloody battles, muskets exploding, bayonets sinking into enemy soldiers, and people giving their lives for the sake of either the Union or Confederate States and what they believed in. But most people do not think of one very important factor in the Civil War. Espionage. Throughout this paper we will be exploring the secretive world of espionage in the Civil War from both of the opposing sides.

Intelligence activity continued to play a very important role in the developing of the United States of America as a country. The America Revolution and the Independence Movement witnessed an impressive use of intelligence operations commanded by the Founding Fathers. The use of intelligence and clandestine activities at that time initiated a more formal intelligence system in America that continued its use with more political movements during the history of the United States of America.

It took a team of Frog Men (our Navy Seals today) to make the mission D-Day successful. The Frog Men were responsible for destroying underwater defense system (Atlantic Wall) in by the Nazis. Bombs were attached to 1670 miles of underwater structure. Bombing and defusing of bombs cleared passage for American and allies ships closer to the beaches. The Nazis anticipated allies to come in off the coast of France where the wall was built. Frog Men's Operation Neptune was victorious, allowing June 6, 1944 D-Day to have a place in history. It took ABC (American, British and Canadian) to invade Normandy a region of France with miles of beaches. 4000 men were died and 1000's more were never accounted for, however 156,000 did occupy Normandy that day.

The most fascinating subject to learn about in History is spies. With the ideas of secret ink and leaving important documents at Dead Drops would be someone’s dream to live. That does not mean that every story of a spy ended up that way. Several spies during the Revolutionary war were hanged if caught. Though, one major traitor in the United States did not get hanged. He escaped to England. The life of spies is quite different then what people imagine. Even the founding fathers of the United States of America played such a drastic role in spying. Like John Jay considered the ‘Father of Counter Intelligence”. George Washington is known for creating the most successful operatives. Overall, the interesting parts in regard to spy is that of Sir Walsingham, the founding fathers, and that of Benedict Arnold, a traitor.

Operation Overload, otherwise known as the Battle of Normandy, was a successful allied assault on Western Europe. Pointe du Hoc towered 30 meters above a narrow pebble beach. This was considered one of

Arguably the most infamous battle during World War II, the Battle of the Bulge took place in the heavily wooded area of the Ardennes Forest region. The overall goal of this massive German counteroffensive was to break through the Western Front which consisted of both US and British forces. The primary objective behind Hitler’s plan was too simply take back the initiative the Germans lost on beach of Normandy France. A few months prior to the Battle of the Bulge, Hitler had barely survived an assassination attempt. On 20 July 1944, one of Hitler’s most trusted officers placed a bomb in a brief case and which he left underneath the table during a meeting (Gavin, J. (2003). The bomb unfortunately did not kill Hitler but it did represent the fact that, within Hitler’s inner circle, there were disenfranchised high ranking German officers who wanted Hitler dead. 45 days before the Battle of the Bulge, Hitler was almost assassinated by one of his most trusted German Officers, an event which Allied Forces remained unaware of for a long time.

" If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the results of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not your enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle" (Sun Tzu). Espionage is the secret gathering of information on rival countries for military purposes. However, espionage in other countries is considered illegal: Even though it gains valuable information that could protect our country. Although many spies got caught and was sentence to life in jail or death, the espionage in World War II was effective because it gave information about the enemies and what there next move was going to be. Espionage in World War II had three major components which were code breaking, traditional spying, and deception operations.

D-Day, formally known as Operation Overlord, was one of the many monumental battles of World War 2 (The Reader’s Digest 298). It was led by American general Dwight Eisenhower, who was appointed the commander of the American Allied forces in 1944 (“D-Day”), In order to trick the Germans, the Allies had to put many plans into place before Operation Overlord could actually happen. Before the initial attack on the beaches of Normandy took place, the Allies had many plans to fool the Germans. They took war ships, tied balloons to the back of the ship, and sailed up the coast to another side of France. Trailing the

The Dieppe raid was a devastating failure in terms of success of objectives. Hundreds of Canadians lost their lives, landing crafts were destroyed, tanks were deserted during the evacuation, and very few objectives were met. Despite being renowned as a disastrous event, allied commanders gained invaluable knowledge for a full scale continental invasion and this knowledge was applied to the planning of D-day two years later. Behind the failure of Dieppe laid a poor plan, insufficient support from aircraft and artillery, and deplorable communication. The lessons learned and the knowledge gained from the Canadian raid at Dieppe in 1942 were essential to the success of the invasion at Normandy in 1944.

The spies were created for a lot of reasons, but the biggest reason was to collect information and send it back to their home Country.

Intelligence as we know it today, has not existed very long compared to other countries. The intelligence gathering had only become a vital role in the military just prior to the Revolutionary war. According to Moore, the Sons of Liberty began gathering intelligence on the British in 1774 with a group led by Paul Revere called the mechanics (Moore 2010). By 1775, the second continental congress realized the importance of the intelligence gathering and created a special intelligence gathering committee. George Washington further emphasized the importance of intelligence in a letter in which he states that it must be kept as secret as possible.

A nonexistent army pulled off the most incredible military victory by fooling Hitler into thinking it was a credible threat. These Ghost Armies accomplished a different type of military operation that didn’t require brute force and killings, but rather used imagination, deception, and collaboration which allowed the Allies to impose their will and thwart the enemy’s plans. This creativity was at the core of their