The Abwehr (German for resistance or defence, though the word usually means counterintelligence in a military context) pronounced [ˈapveːɐ̯]) was the German military-intelligence service for the Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht from 1920 to 1944.

1938年2月4日后改名为国防军最高统帅部外事及防御局（Amt Ausland/Abwehr im Oberkommando der Wehrmacht）。 尽管名称本身有 防谍 的意味，但实际上却是一个彻底的情报机构，只处理“ 人力情报 ”相关事件。

2018年6月15日 · The Abwehr during wartime operations achieved notable results and developed a reputation for ruthless efficiency. Nazi agents uncovered a majority of The Netherlands underground resistance movement and for a time con- trolled its actions.

At the outbreak of World War II, Abwehr resumed operations similar to those carried out during World War I. The agency was in charge of tracking troops and munitions transports, tapping wires and intercepting radio messages, and infiltrating foreign intelligence and military units.

The Abwehr itself has passed under the control of the Nazi Party's own Intelligence Service and has been absorbed into the police and security system controlled by Heinrich Himnaler, which

The Abwehr was a German intelligence organization from 1921 to 1944. The term Abwehr (German for defense) was used as a concession to Allied demands that Germany’s post-World War I intelligence activities be for

2020年9月12日 · The German military-intelligence service (the Abwehr) was a macrospatial organisation whose clandestine operational activities were significantly affected by such factors as place and space. As the Second World War progressed, the Abwehr’s covert spaces expanded and contracted dynamically, producing some challenging operational environments.

Abwehr was the German military intelligence organization. In 1929 General Kurt von Schleicher combined all service units under his Ministry of Defence. He appointed General Ferdinand von Bredow, as head of Abwehr. In December, 1932, Schleicher became chancellor.

Abwehr responsibilities covered the full spectrum of intelligence activities, ranging from making reconnaissance flights over Poland and England prior to the Polish campaign to prevention of...

In WW2 the Germans created Abwehr Kommando units (AKs) to accompany the invading German armies and collect tactical and strategic intelligence in the form of documents, material and captured enemy agents from occupied territory.