Operation Big was a component of Operation Alsos, the Allied investigation of Nazi scientific developments during the final days of World War II. It was tasked with securing elements of the nuclear program located in southwest Germany, including scientific personnel.
Operation Big was a component of Operation Alsos, the Allied investigation of Nazi scientific developments during the final days of World War II headed by Lt-Col Boris Pash with Dr Samuel Goudsmit as chief scientific advisor. It tasked with securing elements of the nuclear program located in southwest Germany, including scientific personnel.