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Among the Firsts: Lieutenant Colonel Gerhard L. Bolland's Unconventional War - D-Day 82nd Airborne Paratrooper, Oss Special Forces Commander of Operation Rype (Hardcover)
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Among the Firsts: Lieutenant Colonel Gerhard L. Bolland's Unconventional War - D-Day 82nd Airborne Paratrooper, Oss Special Forces Commander of Operation Rype (Hardcover)
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Unconventional warfare tactics can have a considerable effect on
the outcome of any war. During World War II, the United States
government developed and employed two new methods of fighting. The
first was the development of 'paratroop' units, as they were first
called. The second was the formation of a covert and sabotage
operations branch called the Office of Strategic Services (OSS).
Lt. Colonel Bolland was involved in both of these 'firsts'. During
the D-Day invasion he parachuted behind enemy lines, jumping out of
the 82nd Airborne lead aircraft with General James Gavin. After
fighting with the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment for
thirty-three days straight, he returned to England and became
involved with the OSS Scandinavian Section. He served as Field
Commander for their Operation, code named Rype. This was the only
American military undertaking, albeit covert, in Norway during the
entire course of the war. As a young boy growing up in rural
western Minnesota, Bolland got his military start with the
Minnesota National Guard, before being accepted to West Point,
solely on merit. His military career lasted seventeen years. Lt.
Colonel Bolland ended up with numerous decorations including the
Norwegian Liberation Medal and Citation, the Bronze Star for
valour, the French Fouragerre of Croix de Guerre with Palms and
posthumously the Congressional Gold medal awarded to the OSS
Society on behalf of all former OSS members that served during the
war. His story reveals the struggles, successes, failures and
ultimate victories, detailing what went right and what went wrong
with these new unconventional methods of fighting.
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