Reinhard Gehlen

Identifier
990004405450304146
Language of Description
English
Dates
1 Jan 1952 - 31 Dec 1979
Languages
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Scope and Content

"Reinhard Gehlen (3 April 1902 – 8 June 1979) was a German general who served as chief of the Foreign Armies East (FHO) military intelligence unit during World War II, and who later became leader of the Gehlen Organization and the first president of the Federal Intelligence Service (Bundesnachrichtendienst) (BND) during the Cold War. Gehlen is considered one of the most legendary Cold War spymasters."-- Wikipedia (English)(viewed 20.9.2016).

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Note(s)

  • Detailed dates of material: 1952, 1954-1959, 1961-1963, 1965, 1967-1969, 1971-1976, 1979.

People

  • Gehlen, Reinhard, 1902-1979

Subjects

  • Intelligence services--Germany
  • Generals--Germany--20th century--Biography
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