Generalmajor Reinhard Gehlen Born: 03 Apr 1902 in Erfurt Died: 08 Jun 1979 in Munich (M�nchen) Promotions
Leutnant (01 Dec 1923); Oberleutnant (01 Feb 1928); Hauptmann (01 May 1934); Major (01 Mar 1939); Oberstleutnant (01 Jul 1941); Oberst (01 Dec 1942); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1944); Generalleutnant der Reserve (Bundeswehr) (?? ??? ????) Career:
Entered Army Service (20 Apr 1920)
Offizieranw�rter in the 6th Artillery-Regiment (20 Apr 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-08 Sep 1926)
Detached as Readier to the Cavalry-School (08 Sep 1926-01 Nov 1928)
Transferred to the Staff of the V. (Mounted) Battalion of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Nov 1928-01 Apr 1929)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1929-01 Oct 1929)
Transferred into the 14th Battery of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1929-01 Oct 1933)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Army Command and Detached to secret General-Staff-Courses (01 Oct 1933-01 May 1935)
Detached to the War Academy (01 May 1935-10 Jul 1935)
Adjutant of Senior-Quartermaster I in the Army General Staff (10 Jul 1935-07 Jul 1936)
Transferred into the 1st Department of the Army General Staff (07 Jul 1936-08 Jul 1937)
Transferred into the 10th Department of the Army General Staff (08 Jul 1937-10 Nov 1938)
Chief of the 8th Battery of the 18th Artillery-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 213th Infantry-Division (26 Aug 1939-06 Oct 1939)
Group-Leader State Defences in the Army General Staff (06 Oct 1939-10 May 1940)
Liaison-Officer of OKH to the 16th Army, Panzer-Group Hoth and Panzer-Group Guderian (10 May 1940-12 Jun 1940)
1st Adjutant of the Chief of the Army General Staff (12 Jun 1940-07 Oct 1940)
Group-Leader in the Operations-Department of the Army General Staff (07 Oct 1940-01 May 1942)
Chief of Department Foreign Armies East in OKW (01 May 1942-10 Apr 1945)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (10 Apr 1945-22 May 1945)
In US Captivity (22 May 1945-12 Jul 1946)
Released (12 Jul 1946)
Entered in the Service of the Federal Republic of Germany (01 Apr 1956)
Member of Staff of the US-Secret-Service CIA in Oberursel and Pullach (15 Jul 1946-01 Jul 1949)
Leader of Defence-Organisation Gehlen in the CIA (01 Jul 1949-01 Apr 1956)
President of the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) (01 Apr 1956-30 Apr 1968)
Retired (30 Apr 1968)
Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Silber (28 Mar 1945)
gro�es Bundesverdienstkreuz mit Stern und Schulterband (30 Apr 1968)
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