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| − | The '''BND''' (''Bundesnachrichtendienst'') is the [[German]] Federal Intelligence Service tasked with foreign intelligence. It originated in 1946 as the [[Gehlen Organization]] under control of the [[United States]] and [[CIA]], and was incorporated into the [[Federal Republic of Germany]] in 1956 after the West German Republic regained limited [[sovereignty]] in 1949. | + | The '''BND''' (''Bundesnachrichtendienst'') is the [[German]] Federal Intelligence Service tasked with foreign intelligence. It originated in 1946 as the [[Gehlen Organization]] under control of the [[United States]] and [[CIA]], and was incorporated into the [[Federal Republic of Germany]] in 1956 after the West German Republic regained limited [[sovereignty]] in 1949.<ref>Thomas Wolf, [https://muse.jhu.edu/article/863648 The Origins of the BND: The Gehlen Organization: Process, Myth, and Legacy], German Yearbook of Contemporary History Volume 6, 2022, University of Nebraska Press. </ref> |
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Latest revision as of 04:16, November 11, 2025
The BND (Bundesnachrichtendienst) is the German Federal Intelligence Service tasked with foreign intelligence. It originated in 1946 as the Gehlen Organization under control of the United States and CIA, and was incorporated into the Federal Republic of Germany in 1956 after the West German Republic regained limited sovereignty in 1949.[1]
References
- ↑ Thomas Wolf, The Origins of the BND: The Gehlen Organization: Process, Myth, and Legacy, German Yearbook of Contemporary History Volume 6, 2022, University of Nebraska Press.