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Markus Wolf
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Head of the East German foreign intelligence service during the Cold War (1923–2006)
Film & TV
Hechingen, Germany
Known for
- Inside HVA — Self - HVA-Chef (1952-1986) (archive footage)2019
- The Secret Centre — Self2000
- Terra X History — Self2000
- Die Sekretäre — Self1999
- Der Mann ohne Gesicht — Himself1998
- Lebens-Künstler — Self1995
- Verzeiht, daß ich ein Mensch bin — Himself1988
- Die Zeit die bleibt — Self1985
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Key facts
- Born
- Markus Johannes Wolf , ( 1923-01-19 ) 19 January 1923, Hechingen , Province of Hohenzollern , Weimar Republic
- Died
- 9 November 2006 (2006-11-09) (aged 83), Berlin , Germany
- Burial place
- Friedrichsfelde Central Cemetery
- Other name
- Mischa
- Alma mater
- Moscow Aviation Institute
- Parents
- Friedrich Wolf (father) Else Wolf (mother)
- Relatives
- Konrad Wolf (brother)
- Allegiance
- East Germany
- Service branch
- General Intelligence Administration ( Hauptverwaltung Aufklärung )
- Service years
- 1951–1986
- Rank
- Colonel general
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Johannes
- Family name
- Wolf
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- German Democratic Republic
- Place of birth
- Hechingen
- Place of death
- Berlin
- Father
- Friedrich Wolf
- Educated at
- Moscow Aviation Institute
- Political party
- Socialist Unity Party of Germany
- Languages spoken
- German
- Native language
- German
- Military branch
- Ministerium für Staatssicherheit
- Military rank
- colonel general
- Image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1989-1208-420, Markus Wolf.jpg
- Work location
- Moscow
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- Markus Wolf
- date of birth
- 1923-01-19
- date of death
- 2006-11-09
- name in native language
- Markus Wolf
- birth name
- Markus Johannes Wolf
- place of burial
- Zentralfriedhof Friedrichsfelde
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Encyclopedic overview
Markus Johannes Wolf (19 January 1923 – 9 November 2006), also known as Mischa, was a German spymaster who served as the 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). He was the Stasi's number two for 34 years, which spanned most of the Cold War. He is often regarded as one of the most effective spymasters during the Cold War. In the West, he was known as the man without a face as Western agencies reportedly did not know what he looked like until 1978.
Early life and education
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