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Werner Teske
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Werner Teske was an East German Hauptmann (Captain) of the Ministry for State Security (Stasi). Teske was a senior intelligence officer in the Stasi's economic espionage division when he was accused of plotting to defect to West Germany with sensitive information and embezzled money. In the one-day trial, Teske was found guilty of espionage and desertion. He was sentenced to death and subsequently executed in June 1981.
Entrance to Leipzig Prison, with a memorial plaque stating that the central execution site of East Germany was in this building
Entrance to Leipzig Prison, with a memorial plaque stating that the central execution site of East Germany was in this building
Teske's grave at the Südfriedhof, Leipzig
Teske's grave at the Südfriedhof, Leipzig
East German notification of Teske's arrest on 12 September 1980
East German notification of Teske's arrest on 12 September 1980
Stasi
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The Ministry for State Security, commonly known as the Stasi, an abbreviation of Staatssicherheit, was the state security service of East Germany from 1950 to 1990.
The main entrance to the Stasi headquarters in Berlin
The main entrance to the Stasi headquarters in Berlin
Citizens protesting and entering the Stasi building in Berlin; the sign accuses the Stasi and SED of being Nazi-like dictators (1990).
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
The former Stasi Prison, Erfurt
Cells in Bautzner Strasse Memorial, Dresden
Cells in Bautzner Strasse Memorial, Dresden