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The Ministry for State Security, commonly known as the Stasi, was the intelligence service and secret police of East Germany from 1950 to 1990. It was one of the most repressive police organisations i
The main entrance to the Stasi headquarters (now Stasi Museum) in Berlin
These spy cameras are of the Robot Star series and were originally imported from West Germany before being customised by the technical operations division of the Stasi. Secret cameras and video cameras were used extensively as part of an ongoing and vast surveillance operation.
Citizens protesting and entering the Stasi building in Berlin; the sign accuses the Stasi and SED of being Nazi-like dictators (1990).
The former Stasi Prison, Erfurt
Wolfgang Schwanitz
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Wolfgang Schwanitz was a German intelligence official, who was the last head of the Stasi, the East German secret police. It was officially renamed the "Office for National Security" on 17 November 19
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…91,015 regular (at its height) 174,000 informal Minister responsible Wilhelm Zaisser (1950–1953) Ernst Wollweber (1953–1957) Erich Mielke (1957–1989) Wolfgang Schwanitz (1989–1990) Deputy Minister responsible Otto Walter (1957–1964) Bruno Beater (1964–1982) Parent agency Council of Ministers (de jure) General Secretary…
Schwanitz in 1989