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German armed forces intelligence service (1920–1944)
The Abwehr (pronounced [ˈapveːɐ̯]; German for "resistance" or "defence", though the word usually means "counterintelligence" in a military context) was
Abwehr
Attempts by the IRA and Nazi Germany to coordinate against the UK
from the United Kingdom and unify Ireland, shared intelligence with the Abwehr, the military intelligence service of Nazi Germany, during the Second World
Irish Republican Army–Abwehr collaboration
Irish_Republican_Army–Abwehr_collaboration
German admiral (1887–1945)
January 1887 – 9 April 1945) was a German admiral and the chief of the Abwehr (the German military-intelligence service) from 1935 to 1944. Initially
Wilhelm_Canaris
British counter-espionage and deception operation of WW2
instructed to contact agents who, unknown to the Abwehr, were controlled by the British. The Abwehr and SD sent agents over by parachute drop, submarine
Double-Cross_System
German general and resistance member (1887–1945)
to Adolf Hitler. As deputy head of the counter‑espionage bureau in the Abwehr, he used his position to support and coordinate opposition activities under
Hans_Oster
Serbian WWII double agent (1912–1981)
agent for MI6 during World War II. Feigning to be an asset of the German Abwehr, he passed off disinformation to Germany as part of the British Double-Cross
Duško_Popov
Type of special intelligence service
(1939-1945) Abwehr (1940-1944) MI6 (1941-1945) Abwehr (1941-1945) Worked for the Yugoslavian agency VOA, as well as the British MI6 and the German Abwehr. Held
Double_agent
Potential WWII German invasion of Ireland
on 13 February 1943, Green became an irrelevance. Despite the fact that Abwehr intelligence-gathering in Ireland had not begun until mid-1939, Green was
Operation_Green_(Ireland)
German Lutheran pastor and theologian (1906–1945)
tried along with other accused plotters, including former members of the Abwehr (the German Military Intelligence Office). He was hanged on 9 April 1945
Dietrich_Bonhoeffer
German industrialist and humanitarian (1908–1974)
up in Zwittau, Moravia, and worked in several trades until he joined the Abwehr, the military intelligence service of Nazi Germany, in 1936. Before the
Oskar_Schindler
Members of the German Brandenburg special forces unit during WWII
extension of the military's intelligence and counter-espionage organ, the Abwehr. Members of this unit took part in seizing operationally important targets
Brandenburgers
German military intelligence (Abwehr) officer (1899-1974)
1899 – 9 April 1974) is best known as the Chief of Air Intelligence in the Abwehr (German military intelligence) who led spy rings in the United Kingdom and
Nikolaus_Ritter
1938 proposed plan to overthrow Adolf Hitler
Sudetenland. It was led by Oberstleutnant Hans Oster, deputy head of the Abwehr, and high-ranking conservatives within the Wehrmacht who opposed the regime
Oster_conspiracy
British Second World War deception operation
nominally neutral Spanish government shared copies of the documents with the Abwehr, the German military intelligence organisation, before returning the originals
Operation_Mincemeat
German World War II counter espionage operation
needed professional intelligence officers at its head, as we had in the Abwehr, and in particular it needed men adept at subversive warfare. Instead they
Englandspiel
Welsh WWII double agent
during the Second World War. He was working for MI5 while appearing to the Abwehr (the German intelligence agency) to be one of their agents. Owens was known
Arthur_Owens
Group of anti-Nazi German intellectuals
Thadden. The group's downfall also ultimately led to the demise of the Abwehr in February 1944. Hanna Solf was the widow of Dr. Wilhelm Solf, who served
Solf_Circle
World War II British double agent
Jebsen recruited Dušan Popov (who became the British agent Tricycle) to the Abwehr and through him later joined the Allied cause. Kidnapped from Lisbon by
Johnny_Jebsen
Irish British Army corporal (born 1912)
World War II, who went on to serve in the German Intelligence service (Abwehr) and the Sicherheitsdienst, the foreign intelligence arm of the SS. Codd
John_Codd
German Reichsheer general and Abwehr Chief (1884–1934)
June 1934) was a German Heer Generalmajor in the Reichwehr and head of the Abwehr (the military intelligence service) in the Reich Defence Ministry and deputy
Ferdinand_von_Bredow
British deception operation of World War II
Abwehr of the success of the "attack", which is what his German handlers sent him to England to do. The ruse proved successful in fooling the Abwehr,
Faked sabotage of De Havilland Factory
Faked_sabotage_of_De_Havilland_Factory
German army officer (1898–1943)
Helmuth Groscurth (16 December 1898 – 7 April 1943) was a German staff and Abwehr officer in the Wehrmacht and a member of the German resistance. As an intelligence
Helmuth_Groscurth
Nazi German spy ring in the U.S. during World War II
Duquesne was a captain in the Second Boer War and later a colonel in the Abwehr, Germany's division of military intelligence. Duquesne was captured and
Duquesne_Spy_Ring
South African boxer and spy (1913–1966)
1966) was a South African Olympian, who during World War II acted as an Abwehr agent for the Third Reich against the British Empire in South Africa. In
Robey_Leibbrandt
German-American Nazi propagandist
Dies committee on Un-American Activities in 1939. He was recruited to the Abwehr, the German military intelligence agency, which sent him to Ireland in 1939
Oscar_C._Pfaus
English cryptographer (1884–1943)
Matapan. In 1941, Knox broke the Abwehr Enigma. By the end of the war, Intelligence Service Knox had disseminated 140,800 Abwehr decrypts, including intelligence
Dilly_Knox
Massacre in Poland during the 1939 invasion by Nazi Germany
German minority working in conjunction with the German intelligence agency (Abwehr) attacked the Polish garrison. Polish soldiers and civilians reacted with
Bloody_Sunday_(1939)
German general (1897–1955)
– 24 February 1955) was a German military office who was a high-ranking Abwehr official during the Second World War, as well as a member of the German
Erwin_von_Lahousen
Secret archive assembled by the German military resistance
with the collaboration of Wehrmacht general Hans Oster and others in the Abwehr, the archive was intended to expose the Nazi regime's crimes and to provide
Zossen_documents
Irish republican and Nazi agent (1896–1979)
volunteer in the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and agent in Ireland for the Abwehr. He fought in the Irish War of Independence and then on the Anti-Treaty
Seamus_O'Donovan
carried out by Spanish and Gibraltarian agents acting on behalf of the German Abwehr. Inside the Rock of Gibraltar itself, miles of tunnels were excavated from
Military history of Gibraltar during World War II
Military_history_of_Gibraltar_during_World_War_II
Supreme military command and control office of Nazi Germany during World War II
Wehrmachtnachrichtenverbände – Chief of Staff, Wehrmacht signal corps Amt Ausland/Abwehr – foreign intelligence Zentralabteilung – central department. Chief: Major
Oberkommando_der_Wehrmacht
Swedish Army major
Wendt was active, as a secretary, within the German intelligence service Abwehr in Stockholm and provided Ternberg with information about, among other things
Helmuth_Ternberg
28, 1911 - November 10, 1942) was an espionage agent who spied for the Abwehr in Cuba during World War II and was later executed by Cuba. It is unclear
Heinz_Lüning
German spy in Ireland during WW2
April 1912 – 1991) was a German citizen who worked for German Intelligence (Abwehr) during World War II, he was deployed to Ireland, however, after parachuting
Günther_Schütz
KGB officer (1922–1970)
unexpectedly picked up by the Abwehr (German intelligence) for having some discrepancy with his papers. He was soon interrogated by an Abwehr intelligence officer
Konon_Molody
WW2 German POW camp for Irish Republicans
serving in the British Army volunteered for recruitment and selection by Abwehr II and the German Army. The camp was designated Stalag XX-A (301) and located
Friesack_Camp
Irish republican (1902–1944)
with Abwehr (a German military intelligence organisation) chief Wilhelm Canaris, and within the Franco Government, that saw Ryan released into Abwehr hands
Frank_Ryan_(Irish_republican)
World War II plans of the German Abwehr
Walfisch" in German) was the name of two separate German Intelligence (Abwehr) plans conceived in 1940. " Unternehmen Walfisch" was an aborted plan to
Operation_Whale
German anti-Nazi agent (1919–2005)
Saventhem or Eric Maria de Saventhem, was an ardent anti-Nazi, an agent of the Abwehr, the German military intelligence organization, and later a leading traditionalist
Erich_Vermehren
French-Luxembourgish priest, collaborator with Nazi Germany
opportunity to earn money and offered his service to the Abwehr in 1941. Alesch became an agent of the Abwehr, German intelligence organization. He gained entry
Robert_Alesch
WWII double agent for MI5
the Abwehr, with the aim of being sent to England, where she planned to betray the Nazis and – with luck – work for British Intelligence. Her Abwehr case
Nathalie_Sergueiew
Group of conspirators in the German army who plotted to overthrow Hitler
head of German military intelligence, the Abwehr Generalmajor Hans Oster 1887–1945, deputy head of the Abwehr Generalmajor Henning von Tresckow (1901–1944)
Schwarze_Kapelle
German Army colonel (1903–1944)
intelligence analyst. He became one of Hitler's favoured officers in the Abwehr, despite secretly being of anti-Nazi persuasion. Later, in the aftermath
Alexis_von_Roenne
Intelligence officer in Nazi Germany (1910–1952)
of foreign intelligence for Nazi Germany following the abolition of the Abwehr in 1944. Schellenberg, born in Saarbrücken, Germany, was his parents' seventh
Walter_Schellenberg
Staged attack by Nazi forces to invade Poland
the operation as an agent for the Abwehr. The Gleiwitz incident was a part of a larger operation carried out by Abwehr and SS forces. Other orchestrated
Gleiwitz_incident
Kriegsmarine M3, M4 No No EnigmAndroid Android Wehrmacht I, Kriegsmarine M3, M4, Abwehr G31, G312, G260, D, K, Swiss-K, KD, R, T No No Andy Carlson Enigma Applet
List of Enigma machine simulators
List_of_Enigma_machine_simulators
1975 novel by Jack Higgins
similar plan to kidnap Winston Churchill. Wilhelm Canaris, the head of the Abwehr, is ordered to make a feasibility study of kidnapping Churchill from England
The_Eagle_Has_Landed_(novel)
World War II intelligence operation
Operation Salam was a 1942 World War II military operation organised by the Abwehr under the command of the Hungarian desert explorer László Almásy. The mission
Operation_Salam
German author, journalist, and spy (1909–1967)
returned to East Asia on behalf of Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt and the Abwehr (the German secret service). He reported on the Japanese fighting on the
Ivar_Lissner
1944 Allied military deception during World War II
was that information from the neutral countries would filter back to the Abwehr, German intelligence. Planned in April 1944 by Ronald Wingate, Royal Flush
Operation_Royal_Flush
German-controlled Ukrainian military unit in World War II
(German: Sondergruppe 'Nachtigall') was a subunit under command of the German Abwehr special-operations unit Lehrregiment "Brandenburg" z.b.V. 800 in 1941. Along
Nachtigall_Battalion
German jurist and resistance fighter (1902–1945)
1902 – 8 or 9 April 1945) was a German jurist. He used his position in the Abwehr to help Jews escape Germany, worked with German resistance against the Nazi
Hans_von_Dohnanyi
Military unit
subunit under the command of the German military intelligence agency's (the Abwehr's) special operations unit Lehrregiment "Brandenburg" z.b.V. 800 in 1941
Roland_Battalion
World War II spy network for Nazi Germany run by double agent
establish and fund Kauder’s network came from Abwehr director Wilhelm Canaris. Only a small number of Abwehr officers were aware of the full scope of his
Richard_Kauder
Building complex in Berlin
Wehrmacht (OKW) from 1938, especially the Oberkommando des Heeres and the Abwehr intelligence agency. The building is notable as the headquarters of a resistance
Bendlerblock
Rotor cipher machine
a potential successor for the Enigma machine. It saw limited use by the Abwehr (German Army intelligence) towards the end of World War II. The SG-41 was
Schlüsselgerät_41
Swiss Nazi collaborator (1915–1996)
Oasis nightclub in Lausanne to serve as a covert operation for the Abwehr. In 1941, Abwehr agent Paul Dickopf sent Genoud into Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary
François_Genoud
1939–40 IRA military operation against the United Kingdom
IRA/Abwehr contact following the British declaration of war on Germany in 1939. According to a 1939 discussion between Jim O'Donovan and Abwehr Director
S-Plan
German war criminal and soldier
years of the war, Pannwitz ran the Sonderkommando Rote Kapelle, a combined Abwehr and Gestapo counterintelligence operation against the Red Orchestra espionage
Heinz_Pannwitz
1978 alternative history by Len Deighton
complicated by interservice rivalry between the SS, German Army, Gestapo and Abwehr. Archer becomes romantically involved with an attractive American journalist
SS-GB
1970 British TV series or programme
pursued across France by SS Obersturmbannführer Lutzig (Philip Madoc) and Abwehr Sgt. Gratz (Robert Hardy), a complex psychological character who, it is
Manhunt_(1969_TV_series)
Hungarian aristocrat and adventurer (1893–1951)
officer was commanded to the Abwehr, to the Afrika Corps. Nikolaus Ritter of the German military intelligence service, the Abwehr, recruited Almásy in Budapest
László_Almásy
German military officer (1904–1944)
the participants in the German Resistance against the Nazis. Chief of the Abwehr Wilhelm Canaris appointed Colonel Hansen as his successor as head of military
Georg_Hansen
Decryption of World War II cipher
might be identified by the Romanian security police, in which the German Abwehr and SD had informers. The mathematicians went to the nearest railway station
Cryptanalysis_of_the_Enigma
World War II German espionage mission in Ireland
by the German secret service (Abwehr) and executed successfully in May 1940. The mission plan involved inserting Abwehr agent Hermann Görtz into Ireland
Operation_Mainau
Lavrentiy Beria 1938 Soviet Union NKVD Wilhelm Canaris 1935 Nazi Germany Abwehr Thomas Cromwell 1533 Kingdom of England William J. Donovan 1941 United States
List_of_spymasters
German cipher machine during World War II
acted as a fourth rotor. The Abwehr code had been broken on 8 December 1941 by Dilly Knox. Agents sent messages to the Abwehr in a simple code which was
Enigma_machine
State of emergency in the Republic of Ireland during World War II
stability of Ireland. The IRA fostered links with German intelligence (the Abwehr) and the German Foreign Ministry, with men such as Francis Stuart travelling
The_Emergency_(Ireland)
German volunteer army unit (1942–45)
of the Abwehr "Tiger B") was created for the special purposes of Abwehr and controlled by the Stab Walli (in June 1941, it consisted of 21 Abwehr commandos
Caucasian-Mohammedan_Legion
WWII German espionage in Latin America
agents responsible for collecting information were part of the Abwehr. One of the Abwehr spies in the United States that frequently traveled to Brazil
Operation_Bolívar
Polish Army officer (1912–1988)
where the final German resistance was to be concentrated. Similarly the Abwehr cash reserves were hidden nearby in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Shortly after
Andrzej_Kowerski
FBI double agent
agreed to assist them. Renken was in fact Major Nickolaus Ritter of the Abwehr. After the threats to his family, his life, and his citizenship, Sebold
William_G._Sebold
Military unit
Battalion (German: Sonderverband Bergmann) was a military unit of the German Abwehr during World War II, composed of five German-officered companies of the
Bergmann_Battalion
2013 film
arrested by the Berlin police. She is offered to work as a spy for the Abwehr, the German military intelligence service, instead of facing jail time.
The_Beautiful_Spy
Nazi counter-espionage outfit in WW2
(German: Rote Kapelle) by the Abwehr. The Sonderkommando Rote Kapelle was an internal counter-intelligence operation run by the Abwehr and the Gestapo. It consisted
Sonderkommando_Rote_Kapelle
Intelligence agency of the SS and the Nazi Party in Nazi Germany
intelligence, the Abwehr, which was headed by Admiral Canaris. The competition stemmed from Heydrich and Himmler's intention to absorb the Abwehr and Admiral
Sicherheitsdienst
Double-agent for the British during World War II
Service during World War II. Chaudoir's deceptive communications to the Abwehr are credited with preventing the 11th Panzer Division from reinforcing German
Elvira_Chaudoir
World War II anti-Nazi resistance movement
(German: Rote Kapelle, pronounced [ˈʁoːtə kaˈpɛlə] ) was the name given by the Abwehr Section III.F to anti-Nazi resistance workers in Germany in August 1941
Red_Orchestra_(espionage)
Disputed special forces operation of World War II
preparation for an anticipated national revolt in India against the Raj. The Abwehr had actively sought out Hindu and Muslim recruits for a planned strike through
Operation_Bajadere
German American aerospace engineer (1912–1977)
charges against him. Through Major Hans Georg Klamroth, in charge of the Abwehr for Peenemünde, Dornberger obtained von Braun's conditional release and
Wernher_von_Braun
Italian financial advisor (born 1870)
speculation. Based on a reference to one "Noraga", an Abwehr agent, in the interrogation report of Abwehr recruiter Karl Wilhelm Reme, Gerald Posner argues
Bernardino_Nogara
German diplomat
(14 July 1904 – 23 February 1974) was a German politician, Gestapo and Abwehr officer and diplomat during the Second World War. He was a member of the
Hans_Bernd_Gisevius
1983 Irish TV series or programme
dimension - such as in the arrest of Henry Obed, an Indian working for Abwehr. It is notable that the German plans for Operation Green (the intended invasion
Caught_in_a_Free_State
Gastão Crawford de Freitas Ferraz was a Portuguese spy working for the Abwehr. He was one of two radio operators on board the Gil Eanes, the codfish fleet
Gastão_de_Freitas_Ferraz
Ukrainian nationalist uprising
the OUN Provod headed by Andriy Melnyk and the Abwehr, the Ukrainian Legion was formed in 1939. The Abwehr, led by Wilhelm Canaris, sought to instigate
OUN_Uprising_of_1939
Ludwig Stummel Heinz Bonatz Wilhelm Tranow Erhard Maertens Fritz Krauss Abwehr (?) Wilhelm Canaris Civilian (?) Pers Z S Curt Selchow Horst Hauthal Rudolf
Peter_Novopashenny
German footballer (born 2000)
Association. Retrieved 13 March 2025. Csányi, Béla (26 March 2025). "Kölner Abwehr-Riese debütiertVerwunderung um DFB-Premiere für Bisseck: Nagelsmann liefert
Yann_Aurel_Bisseck
WWII German military unit
ignored and further involvement by him in the unit was objected by the Abwehr. Despite its name, German Foreign Office plans for post-war Arab states
Free_Arabian_Legion
Old Believer churches were reopened. According to the description of an Abwehr officer who visited the republic, the area was heavily militarised; villages
List of historical unrecognized states
List_of_historical_unrecognized_states
German general (1888–1944)
arrested from execution by finding or creating positions for them in the Abwehr. Olbricht was appointed chief of staff of the 4th Army Corps stationed in
Friedrich_Olbricht
1939 German sabotage attempt in Poland before WWII
25–26 August 1939, along the Polish-Slovak border, when a group of German Abwehr agents attacked a rail station in Mosty. The main purpose of the attack
Jabłonków_incident
German resistance member (1907–1945)
– 23 January 1945) was a German jurist who, as a draftee in the German Abwehr, acted to subvert German human-rights abuses of people in territories occupied
Helmuth_James_von_Moltke
Nazi German unit in the Spanish Civil War (1936–39)
not known (although six are believed to have been involved). The German Abwehr intelligence service, independent of the Condor Legion, was secretly involved
Condor_Legion
Military unit
Rowehl and attached it to the Abwehr, the German military intelligence department of the armed forces high command. As the Abwehr started to lose Hitler's
Kampfgeschwader_200
German WW2 Abwehr sergeant (1899-1982)
Bleicher (August 9, 1899 – August, 1982) was a sergeant in Nazi Germany's Abwehr (military intelligence agency) assigned to the Geheime Feldpolizei (secret
Hugo_Bleicher
Political party in Belgium
hoping his project could be realised with German help. He contacted the Abwehr, Germany's military intelligence service, informing them that a part of
Vlaamsch_Nationaal_Verbond
Belgian spy for Nazi Germany (1904–1942)
ship's steward who became a spy for the German intelligence agency, the Abwehr, during the Second World War. He was captured by the security services upon
Alphons_Timmerman
National personification of the United States
which the US was codenamed "Samland" by the German intelligence agency Abwehr. The term was central in the song "The Yankee Doodle Boy", which was featured
Uncle_Sam
Ukrainian politician and leader of the OUN-B (1912–1986)
the text of the "Act of Proclamation of Ukrainian Statehood" Gestapo and Abwehr officials protected Bandera followers, as both organizations intended to
Yaroslav_Stetsko
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