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The '''''Abwehr''''' was the military [[counterintelligence]] and [[human-source intelligence]] organization for the armed services of Nazi Germany. It was eventually dissolved, and merged into the Nazi [[RSHA]], because it had become a center of anti-Nazi activities. | The '''''Abwehr''''' was the military [[counterintelligence]] and [[human-source intelligence]] organization for the armed services of Nazi Germany ([[OKW]]), as opposed to that of the individual military services. It was eventually dissolved, and merged into the Nazi [[RSHA]], because it had become a center of anti-Nazi activities. | ||
It was headed by Admiral [[Wilhelm Canaris]]. | It was headed by Admiral [[Wilhelm Canaris]], who was executed just before the end of the war. | ||
Revision as of 19:52, 8 August 2010
The Abwehr was the military counterintelligence and human-source intelligence organization for the armed services of Nazi Germany (OKW), as opposed to that of the individual military services. It was eventually dissolved, and merged into the Nazi RSHA, because it had become a center of anti-Nazi activities.
It was headed by Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, who was executed just before the end of the war.