Military Intelligence

22th Annual Conference of the

International Intelligence History Association (IIHA)

in cooperation with the Museum of Military History Dresden

April 15-17,2016

Museum of Military History

Olbrichtsplatz 2, 01099 Dresden, Germany

FRIDAY, April 15, 2016

12:30-13:00 Opening, Registration

13:00-13:30 Welcome and Greetings

Michael WALA, Ruhr University of Bochum, Germany

Matthias ROGG, Director of the Museum of Military History Dresden, Germany

13:30-15:30 Panel I: Military Intelligence during the Cold War

Chair: Michael WALA, Ruhr University of Bochum, Germany

Frederic ISCHEBECK-BAUM, Kings College London, UK: Spies at the Heart of Cold War: British Military Intelligence in the Soviet Occupation Zone and the GDR

Thomas WEGENER FRIIS, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark: GDR Military Intelligence in Denmark

Johan MATZ, Uppsala University, Sweden: Soviet Military Espionage in Sweden in the Early Cold War

Magnus PAHL, Museum of Military History Dresden, Germany: Conception and Synopsis of the Current Temporary Exhibition „Achtung Spione!” Secret Services in Germany from 1945 to 1956

15:30-16:00 Coffee Break

16:00-17:30 Panel II: Analysis and Strategy in Post-Cold War Crisis

Chair: Anna ABELMANN, Ruhr University of Bochum, Germany

Gordan AKRAP, St. George Association, Croatia: Military Intelligence Estimates and Strategic Decisions – Case of Vukovar 1995

Jennifer DYBMAN, Sorbonne Nouvelle – University Paris 3, France: Influence and Intelligence

Or HONIG and Hagi KLEIN, Tel Aviv University, Israel: Explaining Variations on the Influence of the Mossad on Israel’s National Security Policies

17:30-18:00 Project Presentation: Secret Files from World Wars to Cold War

Georgina Phipps, Taylor & Francis Group, UK

18:00: Conference Dinner

Restaurant “Zeitlos” (Museum of Military History)

SATURDAY, April 16, 2016

09:00-10:30 Young Researcher Forum (parallel workshops)

FORUM 1

Chair: Charlotte BACKERRA, University of Mainz, Germany

János SZABADOS, University of Szeged, Hungary: „Three in one” – The Activity of a Habsburg Spy (Hans Caspar) in the Mid-17th Century

Titus van de KERKE, Aberystwyth University, UK: GS III and the revolutionary Threat: a Case Study on the Influence of Wartime Military Intelligence on early civil Intelligence Organisations (WWI)

Élise REZSÖHAZY, University of Louvain, Belgium: German Secret Police Agents in Occupied France and Belgium (WWI)

FORUM 2

Chair: Eva JOBS, University of Marburg, Germany

Jeremy STÖHS, University of Graz, Austria: Naval Military Intelligence in the Asian Pacific

Robert LACKNER, University of Graz, Austria: The Alien Factor in US Military Intelligence Service: Austrian “Ritchie Boys” during WWII
Nikoloz KHATIASHVILI, Tbilisi State University, Georgia: The Role of the US Intelligence Agcencies during the Cuban Missile Crisis

FORUM 3

Chair: Falko BELL, University of Mainz, Germany

Jakub SZUMSKI, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland: Unfortunate Spay. The Story of Jens Ellekaer
Ivan Baric, Croatian Defence Academy, Croatia: Lower Echelon Military Intelligence during the Homeland War in Croatia – Case Studiy of the Karlovac Battlefield in 1991
Chikara HASHIMOTO, University of Sharjah, UAE: History of the Lebanese Sureté Générale

10:30-11:00 Coffee Break

11:00-12:30 Panel III: Military Intelligence during World War I

Chair: Wolfgang KRIEGER, University of Marburg, Germany

Christian DEUBNER, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, Germany: Ludwig Deubner’s Role in the Field of Signals Intelligence in the German Army, 1914-1915

Emmanuel DEBRUYNE, University of Louvain, Belgium: „Geheime Feldpolizei“ and Counterintelligence Operations in Occupied Countries, 1914-1918

Harry RICHARDS, Keele University, UK: SIGINT and Counter-Insurgency: Room 40 and the German Intrigue in Morocco during the First World War

12:30-14:00 Lunch Break

14:00-15:30 Panel IV: German Military Intelligence before 1945

Chair: Magnus PAHL, Museum of Military History Dresden, Germany

Markus PÖHLMANN, Centre for Military History and Social Science of the German Armed Forces, Germany: Open Source Intelligence in German Armed Forces, 1871-1945: Origins – Scope – Limitations

Florian ALTENHÖNER, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany: The Abwehr’s „Geheime Meldedienst“, 1919-1933

Jonathan BEST, Queen’s University Belfast, UK: Spying on the Rock: An Assessment of Abwehr Espionage and Sabotage Operations Against Gibraltar during the Second World War

15:30-16:00 Coffee Break

16:00-18:00 Panel V: World War II

Chair: Gordan AKRAP, St. George Association, Croatia

Philipp VOGLER, Karlsruher Institute of Technology, Germany: From Above: Aerial Reconnaissance and Photography at the Eastern Front during World War II

Christian ROSSÉ, University of Neuchatel, Switzerland: Possibilities vs. Intentions: Analytical Frameworks of the Swiss Intelligence Service during World War II

Stephen TYAS, Historian (ret.), UK: Cat and „Mouse“ in Wartime Switzerland: Which SS officer did British Intelligence Turn into an Agent?

Nicola TONIETTO, University of Trieste, Italy: Nazi and Fascist Espionage and Sabotage in Allied Occupied Italy, 1943-1945

18:00-19:00 Membership Meeting 2016

19:30 Conference Dinner

Restaurant Quality Hotel Plaza Dresden (Königsbrückerstr. 121 a, right across from the Museum)

Sunday, April 17, 2016

09:00-11:00 Panel VI: Espionage and Counterespionage in Times of War

Chair: Anna DAUN, University of Cologne, Germany

Bastian WALTER-BOGEDAIN, University of Wuppertal, Germany: Espionage and Counterespionage during the Burgundian Wars (1468-1477)

Hayim ISEROVICH, Bar Ilan University, Israel: The Role of Military Intelligence during the Northern Ireland Counterinsurgency Campaign

Michael HERMAN, Nuffield College Oxford, UK: Teufelsberg: Cold War Intelligence in the Front Line

11:00-11:30 Coffee Break

11:30-13:00 Panel VII: The Future of Military Intelligence: Methods, Trends and Challenges

Chair: Ephraim Lapid, Bar Ilan University, Israel

Shai SHABTAI, IDF Col. (ret.), Israel: Can Information Technology Solve Cooperation Problems within Intelligence Communitites?

Nathaniel L. MOIR, State University of New York, Albany, USA: Future Utility of Military Intelligence

Cees WIEBES, Sen. Analyst (ret.), National Coordinator of Counter-Terrorism, The Netherlands: The Leader of the Dutch CIA/OSO-CIA Team in Romania

13:00-13:30 Closing Remarks