| ID | 163723 |
| Title Proper | Spying on the rock: an assessment of Abwehr clandestine operations against Gibraltar during the Second World War |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Best, Jonathan |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article will offer an assessment on the effectiveness of clandestine operations conducted by the German military intelligence service, the Abwehr, against the British colony of Gibraltar during the Second World War. This assessment is based on declassified British archival records, and this paper will argue that while the Abwehr had complex networks which attempted operations against the British at Gibraltar the Germans actually achieved little meaningful success. This article will reason that the inability to achieve any significant results was due to ineffective leadership and direction from Abwehr officers who also oversaw inadequate agent recruitment and training which impaired Abwehr clandestine operations. |
| `In' analytical Note | Intelligence and National Security Vol. 34, No.2; Mar 2019: p.243-262 |
| Journal Source | Intelligence and National Security Vol: 34 No 2 |
| Key Words | Gibraltar ; Second World War ; Assessment of Abwehr Clandestine Operations |