Tajny Wywiad Zagraniczny Abwehry w latach 1919–1933
The Secret Foreign Intelligence Service of the Abwehr 1919–1933
Author(s): Florian AltenhönerSubject(s): History, Diplomatic history, Local History / Microhistory, Political history, Recent History (1900 till today), Special Historiographies:, Security and defense, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: Wojskowe Biuro Historyczne im. gen. broni Kazimierza Sosnkowskiego
Keywords: intelligence service; German Reich; Poland; interwar period; foreign policy; Reichswehr; Europe; Abwehr
Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the role of the Abwehr’s secret intelligence service duringthe Weimar Republic. General information concerning the structure of the Abwehrand its activitiesis is provided alongside the confrontation of the myths about the“Versal regulations” and nonexistence of the Abwehr. The author presents the structure of the Abwehr, and its most important sources of information are presented(agential and technical) and its cooperation with foreign intelligence services. Theanalysis carried out leads to the conclusion that the Abwehr were a small but appreciated organization which provided the Reichswehr with important information.
Journal: Przegląd Historyczno-Wojskowy
- Issue Year: XXII/2021
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 164-188
- Page Count: 25
- Language: Polish