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GERTUNG, KARL
1st Lt
• SECRET
Born on 4 March 1887 in GROOSLUBNITZARS EISENACH. Subject was a
1st Lt in the Abwehr. He arrived in SPAIN in 1944 with the mission of
training Spanish radio men for monitoring services. He was also in charge
of the station that had the purpose to detect and intercept messages from
clandestine transmitters. One of the clandestine networks that was detected
and monitored WEIS the DE GAULLE network connecting seven stations. The
intercepted messages were sent to the Spanish General Staff. Subject had
good connections with the Spanish General Staff. Subject released to
BREMERHAVEN, OLDENBURGERSTR 21.
GESSMAN, NIIHELM GUSTAV (alias J. Ch. 4LEXANDER,JOUSECA, .
Intelligence Agent AIENDORF, MIRTIN'GUILHERME DA SILVA)
In 1928 subject was recruited for the German Intelligence Service. in 196
he delivered information to 2ieme Bureau. From 1930 to 1935 he worMed\in
Paris as double agent forFRANCE culd GERMANY. 112'1936 subject went to
FELDKIRCH, AUSTRIA where he was arrested for being a grench agent.' After
his release be worked as an agent for Franchs Germany and Austria. In .
1938 he fled from Austria back. to Paris and assumed the alias of ALEXANDER.
He then went to HOLLAND and BELGIUM to work for the 2ieme Bureau. In.1939 . r
he was sent to'BORUTSCHKO. In 1940 he worked for the Czechs and then worked
for the Czechs and Germans. In 1941 he made a . trip. to BERLIN under the iliii
of FOUSECA. In 1942 he worked as An agent for the Ctechs German, Polish and
as to his statement for the American intelligence. In 1944 he made a second
trip to BERLIN under the alias of ALENDORI: In 1944;he Went one mission';'
for German intelligence to BARCELONA. In Match 1945 he again went
mission for German intelligence. In February 1946 he made direct
with U. S. representatives in LISBON. In August 1946 he was.arrestedi
political security police. The following recommendations and comments
made before he was released: subject was thororghly -interrogited:by 770T r,
CICs APO 757 3 U.S. ArMy. QESSMAN-is absolutely unscrupulous And without
moral intricagyA In the opinion of theinterrogators,even,the given.testi=.
mony4if'GESSMAN contains sufficient incriminating evidence to disqualifyr
him Unconditionally for future intelligence work in au _capacity whatsoever.
It was suggested by the Screening Center that GESSMAN.ShouIcLbe placed tin*
surveillance for a period Of time. Since he WaLeM . AMStrians- he was trans
fOrred to AUSTRIA. U.S. intelligence agencies were notified_cf,,thia'tranefer
Further information and CoMpleteAnterrrogationAepOrt.Concernin g GESSMA/W'
can be:obtained ...frOmihe --Office of the Deputy Director 'of Intelligence,
Interrogation-Section. .
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