Name Gerhard Wessel | ||
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Born December 24, 1913 (age 88) Died July 28, 2002 (aged 88), Pullach, Germany |
Life

Gerhard Wessel (December 24, 1913 – July 28, 2002) was President of the Federal Intelligence Bureau from May 1968 to December 1978. He previously served in the Reichswehr (1932–35) and Army, including the Foreign Armies East of Reinhard Gehlen during World War II. After the war, he was part of the Gehlen Organisation, and then the Bundeswehr (1956–1952).
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Wessel was born in Neumünster and died in Pullach.
Literature
(All books in German)
References
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