Erich Mielke - Wikipedia
WEBErich Fritz Emil Mielke (German: [ˈeːʁɪç ˈmiːlkə]; 28 December 1907 – 21 May 2000) was a German communist official who served as head of the East German Ministry for State Security (Ministerium für Staatsicherheit – MfS), better known as the Stasi, from 1957 until shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
Erich Mielke, Powerful Head of Stasi, East Germany's Vast Spy …
WEBMay 26, 2000 — Erich Mielke, the former head of the dreaded East German security agency known as the Stasi, has died at 92, German officials said yesterday. The daily Kurier said Mr. Mielke...
Inside the pervasive surveillance by East Germany's Stasi
WEBNARRATOR: Erich Mielke: As a young communist in 1931, he shot two policemen in Berlin and fled to Moscow. His great idol is Stalin, also adept in the persecution of political opponents.
Erich Mielke, Former Chief of Stasi, Dead at 92 - The New York …
WEBMay 26, 2000 — rich Mielke, the former head of the dreaded East German security agency known as the Stasi, has died at age 92, officials in the German capital said. The Kurier daily said that Mielke died four...
Erich Mielke – Minister for State Security | Blog - DDR Museum
WEBJun 11, 2015 — Prime Minister Grotewohl has complied with his request and appointed the former Deputy Minister for State Security, Erich Mielke, as Minister for State Security with effect from 1 November 1957.«
Erich Mielke - The Economist
WEBJun 1, 2000 — Obituary. Erich Mielke, East Germany’s secret police chief, died on May 22nd, aged 92. Jun 1st 2000 |. AP. AFTER the East German state collapsed in 1989, revenge was in the air. At the top of...
Stasi | Meaning, Facts, Methods, & Files | Britannica
WEBAug 9, 2024 — Under Erich Mielke, its director from 1957 to 1989, the Stasi became a highly effective secret police organization. Within East Germany it sought to infiltrate every institution of society and every aspect of daily life, including even intimate personal and familial relationships.
Erich Mielke – DW – 02/06/2018 - dw.com
WEBFeb 6, 2018 — Erich Mielke was one of the most feared figures of communist East Germany. Head of the Ministry of State Security he ran an extensive system of surveillance and repression. Who was he?
Ex-East German Secret Police Chief Convicted - Los Angeles Times
WEBOct 27, 1993 — Erich Mielke, who for years orchestrated Communist Europe’s most pervasive secret police system, was convicted of murder and sentenced to six years in prison by a Berlin court Tuesday.
The East German secret police and the Berlin Wall
WEBAug 12, 2021 — The move was a stroke of luck for the East German Stasi state security, which was run for decades by Erich Mielke in the Ministry for State Security (MfS), according to authors Daniel and Jürgen...
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