History UsefulNotes / OSS

* ''VideoGame/SniperElite'' and its ContinuityReboot ''VideoGame/SniperEliteV2'' feature Karl Fairburne, a German-American/German-British officer in the OSS and an excellent sniper, as the main protagonist. ''VideoGame/SniperElite4'' shows how he was recruited into the OSS.

* In most of the early ''Videogame/MedalOfHonor'' games such as ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonorAlliedAssault'', ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonorFrontline'', and ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonorRisingSun'', the player is either: an OSS agent from the start, becomes one later on, or does missions for the agency at some point in the story.

* ''VideoGame/SniperElite'' and its ContinuityReboot ''VideoGame/SniperEliteV2'' feature Karl Fairburne, a German-American =/= German-British officer in the OSS and an excellent sniper, as the main protagonist. ''VideoGame/SniperElite4'' shows how he was recruited into the OSS.

* ''VideoGame/SniperElite'' and its ContinuityReboot ''VideoGame/SniperEliteV2'' feature Karl Fairburne, a German-American =/= German-British officer in the OSS and an excellent sniper, as the main protagonist. ''VideoGame/Sniper4'' shows how he was recruited into the OSS.

* ''VideoGame/SniperElite'' and its sequel ''VideoGame/SniperEliteV2'' feature Karl Fairburne, a German-American officer in the OSS and an excellent sniper, as the main protagonist.

* Extensively in the backstory of ''TabletopGame/DeltaGreen''. The eponymous organization first started as the "Parapsychology, Paranormal, and Psychic Phenomena Desk" (or "P4 desk") of the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) after the raid in [[Literature/TheShadowOverInnsmouth Innsmouth, Massachusetts in 1928]]. The P4 was transfered into the OSS in 1942 to fight the [[Main/{{Ghostapo}} Karotechia]], given the cover of an experimental "Psychologic Operations" unit codenamed DELTA GREEN. ''The Fall of DELTA GREEN'' (set in the 1960's) allows to create a CIA agent that worked for the OSS (and Delta Green) in World War 2, this gives the character more respect inside the CIA and easier access to older WW2-era files.

* FourStarBadass: Wild Bill Donovan.

* In most of the early ''Videogame/MedalOfHonor'' games such as ''VideoGame/MedalofHonorAlliedAssault'', ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonorFrontline'', and ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonorRisingSun'', the player is either: an OSS agent from the start, becomes one later on, or does missions for the agency at some point in the story.

* In most ''Videogame/MedalOfHonor'' games, the player is an OSS agent.

* CanonDisContinuity: It was disbanded then reappeared as the {{CIA}}.

Before she was brought into UsefulNotes/WorldWarII the USA's intelligence resources were scattered over a wide variety of government agencies (FBI, State Department, War Department, etc) and conducted on a largely ad hoc basis. On the 13th of June 1942 President Roosevelt ordered the formation of the Office of Strategic Services to conduct covert warfare against UsefulNotes/ImperialJapan, ThoseWackyNazis, and their allies. Headed by [[TheSpymaster "Wild Bill" Donovan]] , the OSS conducted sabotage and subversion as well as plain old espionage against their enemies. Initially at something of a disadvantage because of their lack of contacts abroad and general inexperience, they made up for it by representing appealing ideologies and being insanely rich. They undertook their job with ingenuity and what sometimes seems to some to be a [[BloodKnight curious zest]]. The OSS had some notable failures but also some remarkable successes. As it had been founded for the specific purpose of prosecuting the war, the OSS was disbanded upon the war's ending. However, [[UsefulNotes/HistoryOfTheColdWar it was soon resurrected]] in the form of the {{CIA}}.

Before she was brought into UsefulNotes/WorldWarII the USA's intelligence resources were scattered over a wide variety of government agencies (FBI, State Department, War Department, etc) and conducted on a largely ad hoc basis. On the 13th of June 1942 President Roosevelt ordered the formation of the Office of Strategic Services to conduct covert warfare against ImperialJapan, ThoseWackyNazis, and their allies. Headed by [[TheSpymaster "Wild Bill" Donovan]] , the OSS conducted sabotage and subversion as well as plain old espionage against their enemies. Initially at something of a disadvantage because of their lack of contacts abroad and general inexperience, they made up for it by representing appealing ideologies and being insanely rich. They undertook their job with ingenuity and what sometimes seems to some to be a [[BloodKnight curious zest]]. The OSS had some notable failures but also some remarkable successes. As it had been founded for the specific purpose of prosecuting the war, the OSS was disbanded upon the war's ending. However, [[UsefulNotes/HistoryOfTheColdWar it was soon resurrected]] in the form of the {{CIA}}.

Before she was brought into WorldWarII the USA's intelligence resources were scattered over a wide variety of government agencies (FBI, State Department, War Department, etc) and conducted on a largely ad hoc basis. On the 13th of June 1942 President Roosevelt ordered the formation of the Office of Strategic Services to conduct covert warfare against ImperialJapan, ThoseWackyNazis, and their allies. Headed by [[TheSpymaster "Wild Bill" Donovan]] , the OSS conducted sabotage and subversion as well as plain old espionage against their enemies. Initially at something of a disadvantage because of their lack of contacts abroad and general inexperience, they made up for it by representing appealing ideologies and being insanely rich. They undertook their job with ingenuity and what sometimes seems to some to be a [[BloodKnight curious zest]]. The OSS had some notable failures but also some remarkable successes. As it had been founded for the specific purpose of prosecuting the war, the OSS was disbanded upon the war's ending. However, [[UsefulNotes/HistoryOfTheColdWar it was soon resurrected]] in the form of the {{CIA}}.

* UsefulNotes/WorldWarII: The heyday of OSS operations.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Of the thousands of recruits staffing the organization, field agents included Moe Berg, Julia Child, and Creator/JohnFord.