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421ther CZNUI:. deceased 1943 DOB/P013: z4. Jul 1871,1n KoblPnz

: Katharine:1E1-1EN, deceaaed 1j OB/POt 12 Jun 1851 (KEE: von VAIRMUYCK

soust Herta Charlotte As Helene GEHLENCOD/2O3: , 17 Mar/Au 1904 in Leobschuetz,von 3DLITZ-K0R4HZERTNho see)'

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Notes For details of CEHLEN's background and experience See followl”g pages.

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Chronological information:

.Htscaniatisohas Gymnasium Breslau. Graduated.Entered military service (artillery).Commissioned 'Second Lientanant•Promoted First Lieutenant.MarriedBerta (nee von SUBLITZ-EURZBACR) GEHLLN on 11 Oct 1931, Glogan.Travelled to iome, ItelY ()Aare).

Attended War Academy, Berlin.Promoted Captain. -

.Travelled to Finland and Sweden Ilenve). •First General Staff Officer 10 Depertmont Yortificationa.Gernan . Wehrmacht troop duty Poland, France, Iugoslavia, Greece, Russia.Battery Commander.Promoted Major.la (3-3) 213th Infantry Diviaion.

1OKH Gruppe Landeshefestigunc (Chief, Fortifications Sect. General ttatf)...Aide (Adjutant) to Chief of General Staff, General HALDER.

Chief'Cruppanleiter T, Oat (Sect quiet within Dept for Plana and Operations). .Promoted Lieutenant Colonel.

Chief ABT Frerde Heere OSt.Promoted Colonel.Promoted Brigadier General.Dismissed by Special Order of Hitler on 9th of April. -Prisoner of Vex, U.S. Forcea, on 23 May.Prisoner of 'War arrived at the 12th Arerf Group IC on 27 Hay.Prisoner of. War sent to USA by War Department.Prisoner of 'War returned from the States on 5 June.Since has cooperated vith CSIS;Reinhard GEHLENPrete asine t VerchantAddresa; o/O Dr. ERMRDT

10 Guanthereburg Alla°Frankfurt a/M.

1946 -in Several tripe to Svitserland, Austria, Italy, Spain'6 Jul 12 -

• Nov 30 Subject documented as haying lived in Washington, D. C. during this 'period.

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.practise in Germany.

Dr '. Richard SONZIDil, b. r 4liar 1905: Goremlue'Wed within the 0..7Riehard GARKIR, -. b. 3 Apr 1902Y,. .Robert *Too, b. 4r 1905: .

• Oubjecit, Ws been /whilst nrione tims.German idlintity papersAir,conneotion with the three allasee smntinned

'Rani" 110122EIN, b. 21 Jan 1905. 110'04 AG0-card 41447996.. This alias wedonly emir:lonely, tDr instp0 in traveling to Austria.

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cif the same sew is doerable. • :.Robert GRUM, b..5 jun 1904, Liegnits,..Schleelen.. (Kaufman).

. .3 Apr 1902; Irfurt, Thuringia'., Germany. •

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Prominent idant. Natures, military bearing,,extraMly ripekr .loain4 00,,pazial.4,04abronologide years, small mustache, wears glasses.

'• a' *:IMMO :-C1211111, Walther; b..34 Jul 1871 in toblail. leamee4.1943.' AA!'(Dirldtor of.a Publishing Pim Leipaig. Tarmer,:bateoffiocri 'retired aft:r / with the rank of L44 Cal, AM-

. • activatod in WW II, hold tsaispertsest admintottectime,:posittnis). ••• • . Marmite,' YOT8111 -MOAN; Katharina/b. 111ma 11381 (nee -cps VAM/IltICK). Deceased 1921. • •

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GIBIEN, Marls Therese b. I. Sep 4I0 flitooff.-.C18181

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Outline or career of i:einhard •-71fLeP. u nresented in !ear enie i e1 Vol V/TI,, ep gaaeurg, pg 12-25

Fether: hod been actiAe otricer in old army; retired emrly; becaAe publica-tion iirector at publishing house Of :erdinand Hirt in Breslau • .

(18 'year.; old; secondary-school graduate)1420 ..Eeinhard G NIIN one of firet officer . candidates ot nev tom-

:P .)rnrY Reich.:wehr (i ‘eich Armed 7orcez) whose reductien to.100,000 men waes . , till in . alture; Joined . siret 3attery.of

• the chweidnitz Artillery hegiment

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C/cC 1 ComoiLeuioned/Lt.., 2nd 'battery I;chweidnitz 3rd Artillery*Aegiment,formed from the Gth 'hrtillery Regt.

2hree more yecr..; in battery service in the stables and in thebarrack:.

U2 15 f1•1, one of the most brilliant riders in the regiment, wa-;ordered to Mnnover ea:airy school fur 2 years (imtructionof officer; of mounted and horee-drawn troops in "the com-prehensive training of the Aeddier s e horse and its rider.").

l28 •uring ce:;:ilry-school tour of duty wade le-, 1.t., ..'ter e years. of rvice.

192)-32 3etta1iur. Adutant (accord. to army regieter); had 12 yoare ofof Aervice; was marrted to daughter of old Husear officer,nee vcri .YDL1T6.• ordered to

1.:;t Lt. 111R1,2. 1.1 from AA l ./Military Area III, Berlin for train-ing a, "aseistant chief or staff" taiteacttras atmilitary-area hes following selection based on mandatoryexaminations which all Reichewehr officers had to take atmilitary-area his in middle of the %net-lieutenant stage;tardly ever were more than an average of 10 officer pickedI'rom each military area. There was no central war academy.

I Fill Captain; 14th yearp( of serviceMIlitary-urea instruction coursea transferred to the re-eetabliehed

Actdamy.- Reinhard GULt;!: belonged to first class whichin 1 . ) 35 completed the final grind at the W .Ar Acadamo.o and vas one°V the‘ selected("red .tripe" J.leneral q taff) :,fricers ordered tothe General itaff; urter a probationary year he vas derinitelymoved to the General taf and allowed to wear the red .tripeon hi. pants.

;Ajott:n t to Dopoty Chief of f:t'eaeral itaff I (Operettone) on theftemn'a l ;:taff of the ,u-my, who was deputy or the Chief of•taff and ale() in charge of .eetion 1 (Operations); CepL. GeHLENhad no contact with .;ec. 3 (Fereign Armlee West) and 12 (z'oreignArmies ::ast) becnwe they were under command of Deputy Chief ofte •;eneral :toe: IV (Intelligence). After a year an Adjutant,.:“:.11.1.1:11 transferred to operations :ection under command of;.eneral von Mrd:TETE; after a further yehr moved into home

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. •• ::ecalled to • ;eneral Or the Any; first functioned as liaison.• officer to various armies . (16th EUSCH "where so difricult

e. man as Gen. MCDEL wo.s C of . S; and armored ' groups of . 1-0I'll and. •

Diplomatic' tillents 'exhibited by as liaison ofiice promptedChief of the General *::taff, General to name him r. s hisAdjutant.,

:.ter hi:: tour rkijuDant, called to o i;erations •.:ectionunder. command•of then t.:olor-el b:7carie directorOf •::.1:zurr. ;roup i.peretions -.ection.

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and i csclf infiltrete the: enemy services with its own undercover •N.....,.--!nts) and the newly scrganized group Fat (iitistungsaufklRrung -armaments reconr.p.iss:,ncc As Admina 5 ccUnterintolli-g ,-ilic fell anart r,wn intelligPneti scriic •-.. took form; in

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27 Nov 56 t'at -In a recent discussion re :08W1NG7Staff Fersonnol, UTItITY stated that although i!e_bad given up 6Ver .80 individuals to

the Defense Ministry and elsewhere he had since legalization been- — SUc.cessful in recruiting sOMe 200 new (mostly young) Stuff nembers.

He l'arther stated that slots and money were no -probler for him.regarding personnel. The main d!ffieulty was finding the suitable.people,. net only from a point of view of their ability/3nd . promiie-L

but from a security standpoint as well. -

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