Horst Hesse: A cold war military intelligence mole |
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| Authors: | F. M. Scherer |
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| Affiliation: | Brookings Institution , Washington, DC |
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| Abstract: | Drawing upon East German Stasi archives, this article presents the story of Horst Hesse's penetration as a double agent into a US Military Intelligence office in Würzburg, Germany during 1955 and 1956. While military personnel were celebrating a German holiday, Hesse broke into the office with two accomplices and absconded with two safes containing the names of MI agents in East Germany. Many were arrested and some were sentenced. The account provides important positive and negative lessons for intelligence tradecraft. |
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