Oberammergau was a crucial location for counterintelligence operations and the development of Operation Paperclip, the American program which secretly imported 1500 plus Nazi scientists.
These gatherings, backed by the intelligence community, aimed to cultivate foreign intellectuals as allies of American influence.
you've also got Richard Bissill, whose spearheaded developments in American reconnaissance aircraft like the U2 and its successor, the SR-71.
Until next episode, my name's Jesse Michaels, and this is American Alchemy.