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Who did Walter Schellenberg replace as head of foreign intelligence?

  • Heinrich Himmler

  • Wilhelm Canaris

  • Adolf Hitler

  • Ernst Kaltenbrunner

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Walter Schellenberg replaced Wilhelm Canaris as head of foreign intelligence in 1944. Canaris was a long-time Nazi and a supporter of Hitler, but he became increasingly critical of the Nazi regime's policies, particularly its treatment of Jews and other minorities. In 1944, Canaris was involved in a plot to overthrow Hitler, and he was executed for treason.
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