Frank Gleason receives the OSS Congressional Gold Medal
Finally, Frank Gleason of Marietta, GA, has received his OSS Congressional Gold Medal!...
13
May
05
Jan
Dagens Nyheter 19 January 1945
On the 19th day of January 1945, the Dagens Nyheter in Stockholm published an article about the marriage of my parents, Americans Herman Allen and Hevig Johnsson (sic), pictured with Count Folke Bernadotte, nephew to the king of Sweden....
27
Oct
23
Jun
Sweden and World War II
As it had since the early 1800s during times of war, Sweden affirmed its policy of neutrality when World War II became a certainty. ...
09
May
The Germans in WWII Sweden
The most obvious early player in the espionage game in World War II Sweden was Germany. ...
05
Mar
Kim Philby, a Real Russian Spy
Over the course of Kim Philby’s 30-year career as a double agent, thousands of people died because of his traitorous betrayals. ...
14
Feb
Nat A. Barrows, War Correspondent
Five American journalists went to Sweden in the spring of 1943. One of the five was Nathaniel Albert "Nat" Barrows, a reporter for the Chicago Daily News. ...
23
Jan
Herluf Rudolf Alexander Ryel, counterspy
The owner of this code worksheet was Herluf Rudolf Alexander Ryel, a gentleman born in Akureyri, Iceland, in 1913....
07
Jan
John Alexander Lönnegren, Swedish spy
Dr. John Alexander Lönnegren, at 65 years old, was known as an independent Swedish businessman. By the end of WWII, he would be involved in one of Sweden's most publicized spy scandals....
11
Jul
Elizabeth MacDonald McIntosh
A long overdue tribute to one of the great ladies of the OSS (Office of Strategic Services) and the CIA. Elizabeth “Betty” McIntosh...