Intelligence
Gehlen Organization
Gehlen's postwar spy network, staffed partly by ex-SS and Gestapo officers.
Ties
| To | Role | Years | Verdict | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIA | controlled (cryptonym ZIPPER) | 1949–1956 | Documented · occurred | maryferrell.org |
| BND | became | 1956 | Documented · occurred | nsarchive2.gwu.edu |
Tied from
| From | Role | Years | Verdict | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reinhard Gehlen | founder and head | 1946–1956 | Documented · occurred | nsarchive2.gwu.edu |
| A CIA history released in 2019 documents the KGB's recruitment of Heinz Felfe inside the Gehlen Organization | penetrated | 1951–1961 | Documented · occurred | cia.gov |
| A 1960 CIA dispatch records that Otto Skorzeny was persona non grata with the Gehlen Organization | shunned Skorzeny | 1960 | Documented · said | cia.gov |