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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
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)
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 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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Lutheran pastor and theologian (1906–1945)
anything. In the meantime, Bonhoeffer had joined the Abwehr. Dohnányi, already part of the Abwehr, brought him into the organization on the claim that
Dietrich_Bonhoeffer
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
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 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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
German Army colonel (1903–1944)
intelligence analyst. He became one of Hitler's favoured officers in the Abwehr (German military intelligence), despite secretly being of anti-Nazi persuasion
Alexis_von_Roenne
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)
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
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
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List of Enigma machine simulators
List_of_Enigma_machine_simulators
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
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
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
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
Infiltration plan by the Abwehr during WW2
Operation Lobster I (Unternehmen Hummer I in German) was an Abwehr plan to infiltrate three German agents into Ireland, in July 1940. It was part of a
Operation_Lobster_I
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
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)
intelligence service (Abwehr) to smuggle a group of Jews threatened with deportation from Berlin into neutral Switzerland, disguising them as Abwehr agents with
Operation_7
Intelligence officer in Nazi Germany (1910–1952)
become one of its highest-ranking officers. Following the dissolution of the Abwehr in the aftermath of the July 1944 assassination attempt, Schellenberg became
Walter_Schellenberg
Uzbek Basmachi leader and Axis collaborator
Turkestan Union during the Great Patriotic War with the support of the Abwehr to restore the insurrectionary movement in Turkestan. He was of Uzbek origin
Korşirmat
Polish accountant and Holocaust survivor (1901–1969)
to Stern, who was then working as an accountant for Schindler's fellow Abwehr agent Josef "Sepp" Aue, who had gained control of Stern's formerly Jewish-owned
Itzhak_Stern
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
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
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,[citation needed] with men such as Francis
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
Slovak courier of the Red Orchestra
France, that was later called the Red Orchestra ("Rote Kapelle") by the Abwehr, during Nazi regime. Gruber worked as a cutout, but her specialism was couriering
Malvina_Gruber
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)
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
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
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
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)
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
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
WW2 planned German espionage mission
German) was an Abwehr II sanctioned mission devised in May 1942. The plan was the brainchild of Kurt Haller and an expert from Abwehr I-Wi (economic)
Operation_Seagull_I
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
German physician and intelligence agent (1910–1941)
specialist on leprosy. He also served as an intelligence agent in the Nazi Abwehr and died on a mission into Afghanistan under the cover of leprosy research
Manfred_Oberdörffer
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
Nazi Military unit
(2012). "Abteilung Abwehr II Sonderdienst". Amt Ausland / Abwehr (A. Ausl./Abw.) (in German). Lexikon der Wehrmacht – Amt Ausland / Abwehr. Retrieved 18 May
Sonderdienst
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
Cuban National Chief of Police, Congressman, Senator, Exile, and Contract Assassin
World War II, Benitez was responsible for the hunting of any Nazis and Abwehr agents in Cuba. He oversaw a notoriously violent young officer, Captain
Manuel_Benitez_Valdés
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
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
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
Double agent for Britain during WW2
spy. Under the direction of Captain Stephan von Gröning [de], head of the Abwehr in Nantes, he was trained in explosives, radio communications, parachute
Eddie_Chapman
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
German Nazi politician and military leader (1893–1946)
Ludwig Stummel Heinz Bonatz Wilhelm Tranow Erhard Maertens Fritz Krauss Abwehr (?) Wilhelm Canaris Civilian (?) Pers Z S Curt Selchow Horst Hauthal Rudolf
Hermann_Göring
Military unit
(Coastal Defense) Division (German: 230. Infanterie-Division or 230. Küste-Abwehr-Infanterie-Division) was created in April 1942 for the defense of Alta in
230th Infantry (Coastal Defense) Division
230th_Infantry_(Coastal_Defense)_Division
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
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
Polish resistance fighter
operated in Europe in World War II that would later be identified by the Abwehr as the Red Orchestra ("Rote Kapelle"). Goldberg was born into a very poor
Sarah_Goldberg_(spy)
Unrealised plan by Nazi Germany to invade Northern Ireland
Ireland, and he wanted to re-establish the IRA link with German Intelligence (Abwehr) to secure arms and money. The courier for transporting the plan to Germany
Plan_Kathleen
Irish Nazi collaborator
transferred the pair to a POW camp but soon transferred them to the special Abwehr facility at Friesack Camp to recruit them as saboteurs. Stringer proved
James_Brady_(SS)
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
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
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
French Gestapo head (1902–1944)
named Karl Hennecke and a Swiss spy named Max Stoecklin, who had been an Abwehr agent for Hermann Brandl since 1934 and escaped with them. He returned to
Henri_Lafont
German general (1886–1944)
Ludwig Stummel Heinz Bonatz Wilhelm Tranow Erhard Maertens Fritz Krauss Abwehr (?) Wilhelm Canaris Civilian (?) Pers Z S Curt Selchow Horst Hauthal Rudolf
Erich_Fellgiebel
German spy (1898–1941)
service) of the German Army. Shortly afterwards, he also began working for the Abwehr, the intelligence department of the German Army. On 31 January 1941, Jakobs
Josef_Jakobs
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
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
1943 Nazi sabotage attempt in Iran
Operation François was an attempt made by the German Army's Abwehr to use the dissident Qashqai people in Iran to sabotage British and American supplies
Operation_François
Irish writer (1902–2000)
discussion with the Abwehr on conditions in Ireland and the fate of the IRA–Abwehr radio link. He also reactivated his acquaintance with Abwehr asset Helmut
Francis_Stuart
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
Cancelled WW2 German espionage plan
in German) was an aborted plan devised in Autumn 1941 to send two Irish Abwehr agents to London on a sabotage mission. One of the two agents was John Codd
Operation_Innkeeper
British double agent
agent who was sent by MI5 into Nazi Germany in early 1941 to infiltrate the Abwehr and bring back information about any impending invasion of Britain. Before
Walter_Dicketts
Aborted 1940 German World War II mission
("Unternehmen Taube" in German) also sometimes known as Operation Pigeon, was an Abwehr sanctioned mission devised in early 1940. The plan envisioned the transport
Operation_Dove_(Ireland)
World War II German plan
Fischadler" in German) was a plan conceived by the German Foreign Ministry and Abwehr II. mid-1942. The plan was an enlargement of Operation Whale ("Unternehmen
Operation_Osprey
German noble and officer (1901–1943)
Ludwig Stummel Heinz Bonatz Wilhelm Tranow Erhard Maertens Fritz Krauss Abwehr (?) Wilhelm Canaris Civilian (?) Pers Z S Curt Selchow Horst Hauthal Rudolf
Prince_Christoph_of_Hesse
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