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Walter Friedrich Schellenberg (16 January 1910 – 31 March 1952) was a German SS functionary during the Nazi era. He rose through the ranks of the SS, becoming one of the highest ranking men in the Sicherheitsdienst (SD) and eventually assumed the position as head of foreign intelligence for Nazi Germany following the abolition of the Abwehr ...
- 1933–1945
- SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Polizei
- Chief of Amt VI, Ausland-SD
- Schutzstaffel
Aug 19, 1997 · Learn how the Nazi spy chief Walter Schellenberg orchestrated a sting operation against British Intelligence in Holland in 1939. Discover how he used double agents, fake documents and radio transmissions to deceive the Allies.
Learn about the role of SS in Nazi Germany and its collapse in 1945. Find out how SS leaders tried to survive, escape, or face justice after the war, including Walter Schellenberg, the chief of SD Foreign Intelligence Agency.
Apr 2, 2019 · Extract. Walter Schellenberg had a fear-inducing title and pedigree: he served as the last head of Nazi Germany’s Reich Security Main Office, Office VI (the Foreign Intelligence Service), worked in the security service of the SS, headed the Gestapo’s counterintelligence department, and was a member of the Nazi Party and the SS.
- Kristie Macrakis
- 2019
Mar 31, 2017 · Walter Schellenberg wanted to be the man who ended the war. He claimed time and again that he broached the idea of peace negotiations with Himmler as early as August 1942 and made several attempts to contact the West, only to be held back by Himmler at the last moment.
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Walter Schellenberg was a Nazi SS officer who worked in intelligence and plotted against the British. He was involved in the Venlo affair and the kidnapping of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.
A profile of Walter Schellenberg, a German intelligence leader during World War II, who worked for the SS and the RSHA. Learn about his early life, his rise in the Nazi hierarchy, his operations against British intelligence, and his role in the resistance movement.
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