The West German Secret Services During the Cold War
The West German secret services after 1945 are a remarkable historical topic.¹ They are an important part of the history of the Cold War, but they are also a part of Western Germany’s political culture after 1945. Sometimes they were blamed for being totally dominated by the Americans. Sometimes the...
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| Published in | Secret Intelligence in the European States System, 1918-1989 p. 209 |
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| Format | Book Chapter |
| Language | English |
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Stanford University Press
18.12.2013
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| Edition | 1 |
| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | The West German secret services after 1945 are a remarkable historical topic.¹ They are an important part of the history of the Cold War, but they are also a part of Western Germany’s political culture after 1945. Sometimes they were blamed for being totally dominated by the Americans. Sometimes they were accused of being undermined by old Nazis, by former soldiers of the Wehrmacht, or, even worse, by former members of the SS and the SD. These complaints were expressed not only in Western Europe,² but even more ferociously in the Soviet bloc, especially in the GDR. Finally, several spectacular |
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| ISBN: | 0804783594 9780804783590 |