Abwehr - Wikipedia
WEBThe Abwehr (German for resistance or defence, though the word usually means counterintelligence in a military context; pronounced [ˈapveːɐ̯]) was the German military-intelligence service for the Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht from 1920 to 1945.
Wilhelm Canaris - Wikipedia
WEBWilhelm Franz Canaris (1 January 1887 – 9 April 1945) was a German admiral and the chief of the Abwehr (the German military-intelligence service) from 1935 to 1944. Canaris was initially a supporter of Adolf Hitler, and the Nazi regime.
Abwehr | Encyclopedia.com
WEBThe Abwehr was the German military intelligence organization from 1866 to 1944. The organization predates the emergence of Germany itself, and was founded to gather intelligence information for the Prussian government during a war with neighboring Austria.
Abwehr - Wikiwand
WEBThe Abwehr ( German for resistance or defence, though the word usually means counterintelligence in a military context; pronounced [ ˈapveːɐ̯]) was the German military-intelligence service for the Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht from 1920 to 1945.
The Abwehr - Jewish Virtual Library
WEBThe Abwehr was a German intelligence organization from 1921 to 1944. The term Abwehr (German for defense) was used as a concession to Allied demands that Germany’s post-World War I intelligence activities be for “defensive” purposes only. After February 4, 1938, its name in title was Foreign Affairs/Defense Office of the Armed Forces High ...
Wilhelm Canaris | Abwehr Chief, Nazi Resistance ... - Britannica
WEBApr 5, 2024 · Wilhelm Canaris (born January 1, 1887, Aplerbeck, Westphalia, Germany—died April 9, 1945, Flossenbürg concentration camp, Bavaria) was a German admiral, head of military intelligence (Abwehr) under the Nazi regime and a key participant in the resistance of military officers to Adolf Hitler.
Abwehr - Spartacus Educational
WEBAbwehr was the German military intelligence organization. In 1929 General Kurt von Schleicher combined all service units under his Ministry of Defence. He appointed General Ferdinand von Bredow, as head of Abwehr. In December, 1932, Schleicher became chancellor. Schleicher and Bredow tried to control the activities of the National Socialist ...
Landscapes of intelligence in the Third Reich: visualising Abwehr ...
WEBSep 12, 2020 · The German military-intelligence service (the Abwehr) was a macrospatial organisation whose clandestine operational activities were significantly affected by such factors as place and space. As the Second World War progressed, the Abwehr’s covert spaces expanded and contracted dynamically, producing some challenging operational …
German Chief Spy Admiral Wilhelm Canaris - Warfare History …
WEBBy Peter Kross. Admiral Wilhelm Canaris was an enigma. During World War II, he headed the Abwehr, the German intelligence service. He was a brilliant man who was not an ardent Nazi like his superiors. He did all in his power to outwit the Nazis while at the same time working as their chief spy.
4 - Nazi Espionage: The Abwehr and SD Foreign Intelligence
WEBFeb 25, 2010 · The Abwehr. Allied officials initially thought of the Abwehr as the premier German intelligence service. The Abwehr was a top-heavy and generally inefficient military intelligence organization of more than twenty-one thousand officials in 1941, not including informants and other sources.
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