Geheimdiensteinheit
| Geheim Intelligence Unit | |
 Seal of the Geheimdiensteinheit | |
| Foreign intelligence service overview | |
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| Formed | August 1, 1931 |
| Jurisdiction |  Altenland |
| Headquarters | Kulper Building, Hochstadt, Altenland |
| Motto | "Verteidigung aus der Ferne" |
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The Geheimdiensteinheit (Altish: "intelligence unit", commonly referred to as the Geheim, is the military-intelligence service of Altenland, operating under the umbrella of the Wehrmacht. The 1920 Treaty of Verdon had forbidden the Altish Empire from forming an intelligence organization of its own, however, multiple units were nevertheless established at the behest of Reichswehr chief Hermann Pröll, named 1. Geheimdiensteinheit and 2. Geheimdiensteinheit respectively. These early units, both formed in 1925, were designed to protect against foreign espionage. Following Martin Winter's ascension to Führer in October 1928, Bruno Graf von Scharnhorst was appointed to lead the Reichswehr, and would move to expand the intelligence units from two to five. On 1 August 1931, after the armed forces had been rebranded into the Wehrmacht, von Scharnhorst consolidated the various intelligence units into a single, distinct division under the same name.
Origin
Prior to 1920, the military-intelligence wing of the Altish Empire was known as Sektion V, which operated under the umbrella of the Imperial Altish Army. Its initial responsibilities included foreign and counterintelligence, as well as counter-espionage efforts, and itself was active during the Great War, carrying out subversive operations primarily in Auvernia and the SIA. The Imperial reforms of 1920 and the implementation of the Treaty of Verdon saw the Imperial Altish Army be replaced by the Reichswehr, and Sektion V was disbanded, as Altenland was no longer permitted to maintain military intelligence units.
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