The East German Head of Intelligence

Markus Wolf was the leader of the East German Intelligence Department. He quit his job after 34 years, just 3 years before the Berlin Wall fell. This video is about the life of Markus Wolf and it will also discuss some cases where his version of the truth seems somewhat distorted.

Books:
Man without a face – Markus Wolf (https://amzn.to/43knNz3)

Only available in German:
Die Troika – Markus Wolf
In eigenem Auftrag – Markus Wolf (https://amzn.to/3CcDZGO)
Markus Wolf – Ein biografisches Porträt – Peter Jochen Winters

Other books, related to this topic:
The History of the Stasi – Jens Gieseke (https://amzn.to/3N9GXlM)
Stasi – The East German Secret Police – John O. Koehler (https://amzn.to/3N9saaG)

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