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Markus Johannes Wolf (19 January 1923 – 9 November 2006), also known as Mischa, [1] was head of the Main Directorate for Reconnaissance ( Hauptverwaltung Aufklärung ), the foreign intelligence division of East Germany 's Ministry for State Security ( Ministerium für Staatssicherheit, abbr. MfS, commonly known as the Stasi ).
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Nov 10, 2006 · FRANKFURT, Nov. 9 — Markus Wolf, the famously elusive spymaster of Communist East Germany whose feats of espionage were the stuff of cold war legend, died Thursday. He was 83.
Nov 10, 2006 · Markus Wolf, spy chief dubbed The Man Without a Face, dies at 83 | World news | The Guardian. The former East German spy chief, Markus Wolf, also known as the The Man Without a Face, at the...
Nov 9, 2006 · Markus Wolf, the former head of communist East Germany's feared spy service, has died at age 83. He was the mastermind of some of the Cold War's most successful intelligence operations.
Nov 10, 2006 · Markus Wolf, the spymaster who epitomized Cold War espionage as head of the brutal and cleverly inventive East German foreign intelligence service, died Thursday at his home in Berlin. He was...
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Nov 11, 2006 · Fri 10 Nov 2006 19.03 EST. General Markus Wolf, who has died aged 83, had a strong claim to be the most successful cold war spymaster. He led the East German foreign intelligence service for 35...
Nov 16, 2006 · Markus Wolf. Markus Wolf, East German spymaster, died on November 9th, aged 83. Nov 16th 2006 |. Getty Images. FASCINATING to his fans, odious to his enemies, Markus Wolf embodied the dilemmas and ...