Volume 1: 1902-1949; Vol. 2: 1949-1979. Reinhard Gehlen was one of the most controversial political figures in the early Federal Republic. Once a top contributor to the war against the USSR, he switched sides in 1945 to continue the fight within the U.S. Army. The "Gehlen Organisation" developed into the Federal Intelligence Service. Some saw Gehlen as a compliant tool of the Americans and Konrad Adenauer's rule. Today he is regarded as an evil schemer who pulled the strings behind the scenes of power by all means, including the employment of former Nazi personnel, as well as through his "special connections" in the domestic political arena. After the Felfe case and the Spiegel affair in 1962, there was a break with Adenauer and an agony of the BND, whose efficiency suffered considerably from Gehlen's leadership deficiencies.
In a unique project worldwide, Reinhard Gehlen's biography could be reconstructed on the basis of comprehensive secret service material. The secretive representative of the war and reconstruction generation becomes clearly recognisable in his contradictions and merits.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Müller, R.-D.
Title
Reinhard Gehlen. Geheimdienstchef im Hintergrund der Bonner Republik. Die Biografie. 2 Bände
Details
Together 1373 pages.
State
new
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