Журнал «История: факты и символы»

ABVER-3 AND THE SECRET FIELD POLICE: PRINCIPLES AND WORKING METHODS OF THE VERMAHT CONTRACTUAL SCIENCE

Author: Orishev A. B., Ryapolov V.V.

The article is devoted to the principles and methods of military counterintelligence of the Third Reich - abver-3 and the Secret field police (GFP). The basis of the source base of the study - captured German documents stored in the Central archive of the Ministry of defense. Their uniqueness lies in the fact that the documents of counterintelligence practically do not fall into the hands of the enemy. The article analyzes the methods of counterintelligence to preserve military secrets. They included actions to maintain discipline in the army, the rules of transmission of secret messages, preservation of documents, photography, drawing, drawing, private correspondence, identification of deserters and saboteurs. It is shown that the main topics of the cases, which were conducted by GFP employees, were: suspicions of civilians in sabotage; possession of weapons by civilians; attacks on military personnel; anti-German actions; Soviet propaganda; the presence of illegal organizations. The work is based on the principles of historicism and scientific objectivity. Following these principles, the authors used a variety of methods developed by modern science: comparative, structural and functional, content analysis of archival documents. The scientific novelty of the article is due to the fact that previously unpublished documents were introduced into scientific circulation. The authors dispelled the myth of the activities of the Secret state police (Gestapo) in the occupied Soviet history. It is shown that the functions of this organization were performed by the Secret field police (GFP). The main conclusion: the authors proved that the work of counterintelligence in the Third Reich-Secret field police was based on a number of important principles, based on a detailed methodology for the preservation of military secrets, suppression of espionage, sabotage and sabotage. In the postwar period, these methods were partially demanded by the BND - the special service of West Germany.