Markus Wolf
Politician
1923 – 2006
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Who was Markus Wolf?
Markus Johannes "Mischa" Wolf was head of the General Intelligence Administration, the foreign intelligence division of East Germany's Ministry for State Security. He was the MfS's number two for 34 years, which spanned most of the Cold War. Many intelligence experts regard him as one of the greatest spymasters of all time.
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- Born
- Jan 19, 1923
Hechingen - Also known as
- Markus Johannes Wolf
- The Man Without a Face
- Mischa Wolf
- Marcus Wolf
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Emmi Stenzer
(1944 - 1976/03) - Christa Heinrich
(1976/05 - 1986/10) - Andrea Stingl
(1987/08 - 2006/11/09)
- Emmi Stenzer
- Children
- Religion
- Judaism
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Germans
- Nationality
- Germany
- Profession
- Education
- Karl Liebknecht School
- Died
- Nov 9, 2006
Berlin - Resting place
- Zentralfriedhof Friedrichsfelde
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on July 23, 2013
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