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Abwehr
[ahp-vair, ahb-, ahp-vey
noun
the German high-command service for espionage, counterintelligence, and sabotage during World War II.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Abwehr1
Example Sentences
He worked in the sabotage division of the Abwehr, and he had hatched a plot against America.
But before he reported to his new job as a prison guard, he went to the Abwehr headquarters, and offered his services in any capacity in the United States.
Furthermore, the saboteurs were part of the Abwehr, which was also separate from the Gestapo.
In fact, the Abwehr was in competition with the Gestapo.
And there was so much animosity between the Abwehr and the Gestapo that they weren't allowed to frequent many of the same places because it would result in fights.
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