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19. März 2024 · 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 and previously Gestapo of Nazi Germany — 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 ).
- 13 January 1990
- 8 February 1950
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.
9. Nov. 2019 · The Ministry for State Security—commonly known as the Stasi —wiretapped, bugged, and tracked citizens. It steamed open letters and drilled holes in walls. It had nearly 200,000 unofficial...
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 proceeded ...
- Sarah Roller
On 8 February 1950, East Germany saw the establishment of the Ministry for State Security (Ministerium für Staatssicherheit), commonly known as the Stasi. The Stasi sought to "know everything about everyone". Its annual budget has been estimated at approximately $1 billion. The Stasi kept files on about 5.6 million people.
