Abwehr III (counterintelligence)
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Abwehr III (counterintelligence) was the counterintelligence branch of Nazi Germany’s military intelligence service, responsible for detecting and combating espionage and subversion.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abwehr III (counterintelligence) canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch of military intelligence
ⓘ
counterintelligence organization ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1930s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Abwehr Abteilung III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contemporaneousWith | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| dissolvedAsConsequenceOf |
reorganization of German intelligence in 1944
ⓘ
transfer of functions to RSHA ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
internal security
ⓘ
military counterintelligence ⓘ |
| hadJurisdictionOver |
Wehrmacht units
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
occupied Europe ⓘ |
| hasRole |
counterintelligence
ⓘ
protection of armed forces from espionage ⓘ protection of armed forces from sabotage ⓘ protection of armed forces from subversion ⓘ security ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Nazi era ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed |
foreign intelligence networks
ⓘ
resistance movements ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Allied intelligence services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Oberkommando der Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Abwehr
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Abwehr headquarters organization ⓘ German military intelligence system ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Abwehr I, Abwehr II, Abwehr III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
combating enemy espionage
ⓘ
countering sabotage ⓘ counterintelligence in occupied territories ⓘ counterintelligence in the armed forces ⓘ detecting enemy espionage ⓘ monitoring political reliability in occupied areas ⓘ security vetting of personnel ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Abwehr chief ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
coordination with Gestapo and SD
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infiltration of suspect groups ⓘ interrogation ⓘ monitoring communications ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
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