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Vor 2 Tagen · Stasi, secret police agency of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). It sought to infiltrate every institution of society and every aspect of daily life, including even intimate personal and familial relationships. In doing so, it became one of the most hated and feared institutions in East Germany.
- Stasi Summary
Stasi , officially Staatssicherheit (“State Security”),...
- Stasi Summary
The Stasi's function in East Germany resembled that of the KGB in the Soviet Union — it served as a means of maintaining state authority, i.e., as the "Shield and Sword of the Party " ( German: Schild und Schwert der Partei ). This was accomplished primarily through the use of a network of civilian informants.
- 13 January 1990
- 8 February 1950
13. Aug. 2021 · Stalin’s Russia used the KGB, Nazi Germany used the Gestapo, and East Germany had the infamous Stasi. The Stasi were one of the most successful intelligence services in history: they kept almost unimaginably detailed files and records on large quantities of the population, and created an atmosphere of fear and unease that they then ...
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31. März 2015 · Four decades of domination over almost all aspects of life in East Germany came to an abrupt halt exactly 25 years ago today. On 31 March 1990, one of the most intrusive surveillance organisations in human history, the Ministry for State Security, more infamously known as the Stasi, was dissolved.
7. Nov. 2019 · According to Wunschik, the Stasi trained at least 1,000 members of the officer corps in Iraq, Libya and Syria, and invested heavily in the leftist factions of the Palestinian Liberation...
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3. Aug. 2021 · The Stasi archives, a repository of surveillance crimes against East German citizens, is moving to Germany's National Archives to ensure its pivotal role endures. The national emblem of the...
Stasi , officially Staatssicherheit (“State Security”), Secret police of East Germany (1950–90), established with Soviet help by German communists in Soviet-occupied Germany after World War II. It was responsible for both domestic political surveillance and espionage. At its peak, it employed 85,000 officers full-time. Using hundreds of ...
