Paperclip

I met Konrad in March 1985, at a reunion in Huntsville, Alabama of the "old timers," who came to the U.S. from Germany after World War II, under Operation Paperclip.

Konrad Dannenberg - NASA Watch 2009

Under US Operation Alsos, Operation Epsilon, and the perhaps less aptly-named Operation Paperclip, Americans lured German scientists overseas--sometimes creating fake employment papers to get around US President Truman's pesky new order, which forbade Americans from hiring Nazi Party members and supporters.

Katie Engelhart: Political Fallout: Will Germany Go Nuclear-Free? Katie Engelhart 2011

That's why it's cheaper to shop at Staples rather than going to 'The Paperclip store', then 'The ink store', then 'The folder store' etc.

Physician Pay, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Kindly study the conditions under which the Paperclip Scientists were working at Fort Bliss/White Sands or better still, go see these for yourself.

What Would Wernher Do? - NASA Watch 2009

Taking a sip of water from the glass on the table in front of her, she replied, Operation Paperclip had originally begun as part of Operation Overcast, but was eventually spun off as its own op.

The Athena Project Brad Thor 2010

JIOA bifurcated their operations so that the Paperclip team could focus on the scientists and the Overcast operatives could focus on the actual projects.

The Athena Project Brad Thor 2010

These were snapped up by the US – all part of Operation Paperclip – and have been “ultra-black” defence projects ever since.

Readings & Watchings 6 « It Doesn't Have To Be Right… 2010

Casey listened as Hutton quickly rehashed the history of Operations Overcast and Paperclip, as well as how the Kammler Dossiers had been acquired.

The Athena Project Brad Thor 2010

And while an Overcast team went after any and all documents and equipment they could find, the Paperclip folks went after the scientists who had been working on the project.

The Athena Project Brad Thor 2010

While Paperclip was focused on scientists, Overcast was all about locating and securing actual Nazi scientific and military technologies, of which there were a tremendous number.

The Athena Project Brad Thor 2010