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'''Walter Schellenberg''', (1910-1952) an attorney who became a SS-[[Nazi SS and military ranks|Brigadefuehrer]], heading the [[Sicherheitsdienst]] (SD) throughout WWII, which absorbed all other national foreign intelligence organizations of Nazi Germany. <ref name=AFF>{{citation | '''Walter Schellenberg''', (1910-1952) an attorney who became a SS-[[Nazi SS and military ranks|Brigadefuehrer]], heading the [[Sicherheitsdienst]] (SD) throughout WWII, which absorbed all other national foreign intelligence organizations of Nazi Germany. <ref name=WS-AFF>{{citation | ||
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He was assigned to the [[Gestapo]] in August 1939 and put in charge of counterespionage. In 1941, he and his functions were transferred into the Political Intelligence Service, also known as the External SD, and became its department head in 1943. | He was assigned to the [[Gestapo]] in August 1939 and put in charge of counterespionage. In 1941, he and his functions were transferred into the Political Intelligence Service, also known as the External SD, and became its department head in 1943. | ||
==Postwar== | ==Postwar== | ||
He testified against major war criminals at the [[International Military Tribunal (Nuremberg)]], | He testified against major war criminals at the [[International Military Tribunal (Nuremberg)]], especially [[Ernst Kaltenbrunner]]. In a later trial, he received a six-year sentence; commuted before his death from liver disease. He received a light sentence in recognition both of his testimony, and his attempts, late in the war, to assist concentration camp prisoners. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 01:42, 20 November 2010
Walter Schellenberg, (1910-1952) an attorney who became a SS-Brigadefuehrer, heading the Sicherheitsdienst (SD) throughout WWII, which absorbed all other national foreign intelligence organizations of Nazi Germany. [1]
Early career
He joined the SS in 1933, doing administrative work and lecturing to SS members. He moved to the SD the next year, and becae a headquarters legal assistant in 1936.
Wartime
He was assigned to the Gestapo in August 1939 and put in charge of counterespionage. In 1941, he and his functions were transferred into the Political Intelligence Service, also known as the External SD, and became its department head in 1943.
Postwar
He testified against major war criminals at the International Military Tribunal (Nuremberg), especially Ernst Kaltenbrunner. In a later trial, he received a six-year sentence; commuted before his death from liver disease. He received a light sentence in recognition both of his testimony, and his attempts, late in the war, to assist concentration camp prisoners.
References
- ↑ Walter Schellenberg (1946), Affidavit of Walter Schellenberg, Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression, vol. VIII, U.S. Government Printing Office, Document UK-81, at 622-629