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Gehlen Organization

intelligence agency established in June 1946 by the US in the US zone of post-war occupied Germany
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Gehlen Organization

Summary

Gehlen Organization is an intelligence agency[1]. It draws 226 Wikipedia views per month (intelligence_agency category, ranking #18 of 133).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gehlen Organization's instance of is recorded as intelligence agency[3].
  • Reinhard Gehlen is named after Gehlen Organization[4].
  • Gehlen Organization was followed by Federal Intelligence Service[5].
  • Gehlen Organization's Commons category is recorded as Organisation Gehlen[6].
  • July 1946 marks the founding of Gehlen Organization[7].
  • Gehlen Organization's parent organization or unit is recorded as United States Army Europe and Africa[8].

Body

Founding

July 1946 marks the founding of Gehlen Organization[7].

Identity

Gehlen Organization was followed by Federal Intelligence Service[5].

Operations

Gehlen Organization's parent organization or unit is recorded as United States Army Europe and Africa[8].

Why It Matters

Gehlen Organization draws 226 Wikipedia views per month (intelligence_agency category, ranking #18 of 133).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

Alois Brunner Reinhard Gehlen

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · Tholzheim · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → —
    Followed by → Federal Intelligence Service
    Instance of → intelligence agency
    Inception → —
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8168]]: Q1788355, adds FactGrid ID"
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