Facts & Files was commissioned by Professor Dr. Constantin Goschler and Professor Dr. Michael Wala of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum to conduct research on biographies of former staff members of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz).

The research was focused on activities of staff members from 1933 to 1945, especially within the NSDAP, the Wehrmacht, Gestapo, and SS.

The study on the history of the Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz by Constantin Goschler and Michael Wala was published in September 2015. For details please visit here.

Please see here for details on the research projects (in German).