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Post by Yogi on Jul 17, 2010 5:19:15 GMT -5
Hey all were doing a WWII game in November on the 13th, I will be a Oss Agent and I was wondering what kind off uniform they wear?
Yogi
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Post by gadge on Jul 17, 2010 9:06:26 GMT -5
If they were anything like SOE and being 'secret agent' types most likely civilian clothes or enemy uniform, pretty pointless being a spy in combat fatigues with a US flag on them
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Post by badmoon on Jul 17, 2010 14:55:52 GMT -5
As Gadge said most OSS operatives would have worn either civillian clothing or enemy uniforms. There were, however, 2 uniformed formations attached to the OSS in the ETO ..... 2671st Special Reconnaissance Battalion formed in Italy in 1944 and disbanded in Austria in 1945. 2677th Office of Strategic Services Regiment formed in Algiers in 1944, transferred to Italy 4 months later and absorbed into the OSS Operational Group Command. Heres a link showing some uniform details for the 2671st........... www.insigne.org/OSS-2671.htm
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Post by volkssturm on Jul 17, 2010 17:24:13 GMT -5
It really depended on the situation. The mission would dictate what was worn. Agents working behind enemy lines on intelligence or sabotage missions would be wearing civilian clothes or whatever would let them blend in. But there was a raid in Norway late in the war where an OSS unit, linked up with the Norwegian resistance, wore US uniforms under snow camouflage. Teams that were sent to work with large organized partisan units, like in Yugoslavia, often wore US uniforms. If they were arranging logistics from a relatively secure base area, there was no reason not to wear uniforms, plus it gave them a small chance of claiming POW status if caught. SOE officers often wore battle dress when in that situation, as well. In Southeast Asia, where there was no question of blending in with the locals, khakis or HBT's were always worn.
So it depends on the backstory. If the OSS agent is working as a liaison between the local resistance and advancing allied forces, then he might be wearing a sanitized US uniform. Or he might be in civies with an identifying armband or some such.
Trivial note: the British SOE was heavily involved in supporting Tito's partisan in Yugoslavia. One of the SOE officers sent there was Randolph Churchill, son of Winston Churchill, along with his drinking buddy, the novelist Evelyn Waugh. Waugh included a fictionalized account of his service in Yugoslavia in his "Sword of Honour" trilogy novels.
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Post by Yogi on Jul 17, 2010 17:32:31 GMT -5
Thanks all for helping out now I have a better idea thanks again. This game will be fun, hopes to many more WWII games.
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Post by badmoon on Jul 20, 2010 12:19:37 GMT -5
Hi Yogi, thought you might like these..... I came across a couple of interesting photos of an OSS operative taken behind enemy lines in France 1944........
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Post by volkssturm on May 10, 2011 23:59:05 GMT -5
Ran across some information pertinent to this topic, the Jedburgh Teams, a combined SOE and OSS operation. Three man teams were parachuted into France and Holland to coordinate with the Resistance in support of the Normandy invasion and Market Garden. Some were also used against the Japanese. They appear to have generally worn uniforms. www.cgsc.edu/carl/resources/csi/lewis/lewis.aspOne unusual weapon they had was the United Defense M1942 9mm submachinegun. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Defense_M42
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Post by HornetWSO on May 11, 2011 21:18:28 GMT -5
Just as a side note, mostly because I'm a Marine, the Gent in the Service Dress Alpha uniform is the Legendary Colonel Peter Ortiz USMC. He was a veteran of the French Foreign Legion and the US Marines. He served in both Africa and Europe througout the war, as a member of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). He's kind of a legend in the Corps.
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