Operation Paperclip: Nazi Scientist Recruitment Operation

After WWII, the United States and the Soviet Union launched their hunt for the remaining Nazi technologies, but then the hunt turned to Nazi scientists.

A group of 104 rocket scientists (aerospace engineers) at Fort Bliss, Texas. This image or video was cataloged by one of the centers of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: [http://nix.larc.nasa.gov/info;?id=MSFC-8915531 NIX MSFC-8915531] and Alternate ID: [http://mix.msfc.nasa.gov/abstracts.php?p=840 MIX 840]., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=374182

At the end of World War II Germany surrendered to the Allies. The United States and the Soviet Union raced to take over the famously most sophisticated and legendary German technology of its time. So began the hunt from rockets and aircraft construction to missiles. But then the hunt turned to Nazi scientists who had invented all the advanced technology and succeeded in helping Germany become the world’s most respected military force under Adolf Hitler’s control.

“File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183–2004–1202–504, Berlin, Adolf Hitler und Hermann Göring.jpg” by Unknown is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0

World War II ended with victory on the side of the allies. Nazi leader Adolf Hitler reportedly committed suicide with his wife, Eva Braun. During this time, allies such as the United States and the Soviet Union launched their hunt for the remaining Nazi technologies.

It was a common secret that under Hitler, the Nazis succeeded in creating great technology and war equipment. It is even said that at that time, they…