#CIA #FBI #ODNI German Intelligence After WWII: Reinhard Gehlen: Major General Reinhard Gehlen was the head of Fremde Heere Ost (FHO – Foreign Armies East), the military intelligence branch focused exclusively on the Soviet Union. Anticipating Germany’s defeat and the coming Cold War, Gehlen microfilmed his vast archives on the Soviet military and surrendered to the United States. The Pragmatic Alliance: Recognizing the immense value of Gehlen’s intelligence networks in the emerging conflict against the USSR, the U.S. Army (and later the CIA) made a highly controversial, pragmatic decision. They sponsored and funded Gehlen to rebuild his intelligence apparatus. Personnel Continuity: To buil

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German Intelligence After WWII:
Reinhard Gehlen: Major General Reinhard Gehlen was the head of Fremde Heere Ost (FHO – Foreign Armies East), the military intelligence branch focused exclusively on the Soviet Union. Anticipating Germany’s defeat and the coming Cold War, Gehlen microfilmed his vast archives on the Soviet military and surrendered to the United States. The Pragmatic Alliance: Recognizing the immense value of Gehlen’s intelligence networks in the emerging conflict against the USSR, the U.S. Army (and later the CIA) made a highly controversial, pragmatic decision. They sponsored and funded Gehlen to rebuild his intelligence apparatus. Personnel Continuity: To build his new network, Gehlen recruited heavily from the ranks of former German intelligence. While this included some former Abwehr officers, it also controversially included many former SD, Gestapo, and SS members.

German Intelligence After WWII  gemini.google.com/share/fbc6…: Germany’s Post-WW2 period: Was it secretly and invisibly managed by the changed and newly adapted Abwehr?Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) #History  #PostWW2  #Abwehr
Revisiting the Complex History of Post-WWII – Articles and Tweets  thenewsandtimes.blogspot.com…
Recent historical analyses clarify that World War II ended with a total Allied victory rather than secret treaties, though the aftermath was far from simple. We are seeing a closer look at the complex legacy of the USSR’s victory and the messy truth about postwar escape networks.—  https://x.com/mikenov/status/2051706824080908414

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