

This article explains what was done at Area H, and how those supplies were delivered behind enemy lines.

Without material support, these OSS teams could not have accomplished their missions. 1 Resupply was critical in helping those fighters waging a resistance war against German occupation.

LTC Chandler was the commanding officer of OSS Area H in England, the facility that provided weapons and supplies to the French Resistance, as well as to OSS Operational Groups (OGs), Special Operations (SO), Jedburgh, and Secret Intelligence (SI) teams. The logistics capability of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II has rarely been studied. This article on OSS logistics was prompted by gaining access to Lieutenant Colonel Fitzhugh Chandler’s photo album, courtesy of his son, William Chandler.
