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Aspects of World War II German Intelligence
by GERHARD WEINBERG -- abstract

In World War II German intelligence proved equally poor on both the Eastern and Western Fronts, in both the theaters where operations were directed by the High Command of the Armed Forces (OKW) and the High Command of the Army (OKH). In both types of theaters Allied deception operations were highly successful. A second topic covered is the way in which the diary of Joseph Goebbels provides insights into the important but little explored issue of what intelligence actually came to the attention of those at the top and how the latter understood the information they received.