Gerhard Güllich
Gerhard Güllich (born March 1, 1938 ) is a Rear Admiral a. D. of the German Navy and retired intelligence officer.
Career
Güllich served as a marine from 1958 to 1969. In 1969 he switched to the Federal Intelligence Service (BND), where he was led under the code name Stammberger . From 1991 to 1996 he was Head of Department II (Technical Procurement) with the rank of Rear Admiral and at the end of 1995 was appointed Deputy President Konrad Porzner . After his resignation, he took over provisional management of the BND from April 1 to June 4, 1996. Although he had long been considered the most promising candidate for the successor, he renounced the office because Chancellor Helmut Kohl had repeatedly postponed his appointment. In June 1996 he was given temporary retirement .
Honors
- 1975: Cross of Merit on Ribbon of the Federal Republic of Germany
literature
- Helmut Roewer , Stefan Schäfer, Matthias Uhl : Lexicon of the secret services in the 20th century . Herbig, Munich 2003.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Geiger should fix it , in: Der Spiegel, issue 18/1996
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| SURNAME | Güllich, Gerhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Acting President of the Federal Intelligence Service |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 1, 1938 |