World War II and OSS career Dulles was recruited into the Office of Strategic Services by William J. Donovan in October 1941, after the outbreak of the World War II in Europe, and on November 12, 1942, he moved to Bern, Switzerland, where he lived at Herrengasse 23 for the duration of World War II. As Swiss Director of the OSS, Dulles worked on intelligence about German plans and activities, and established wide contacts with German émigrés, resistance figures, and anti-Nazi intelligence officers. He was assisted in intelligence-gathering activities by Gero von Schulze-Gaevernitz, a German emigrant. Dulles also received valuable information from Fritz Kolbe, a German diplomat, one whom he described as the best spy of the war. Kolbe supplied secret documents about active German spies and plans for the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter.
World War II and OSS career Dulles was recruited into the Office of Strategic Services by William J Donovan in October 1941 after the outbreak of the World War II in Europe and on November 12 1942 he moved to Bern Switzerland where he lived at Herrengasse 23 for the duration of World War II As Swiss Director of the OSS Dulles worked on intelligence about German plans and activities and established wide contacts with German émigrés resistance figures and anti-Nazi intelligence officers He was assisted in intelligence-gathering activities by Gero von Schulze-Gaevernitz a German emigrant Dulles also received valuable information from Fritz Kolbe a German diplomat one whom he described as the best spy of the war Kolbe supplied secret documents about active German spies and plans for the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter