HistoryPod / 8th February 1950: The Stasi formally established in East Germany as the Ministry for State Security

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Publishing date: 2025-02-08 03:05
Link: https://www.historypod.net/02/08/8th-february-1950-the-stasi-formally-established-in-east-germany-as-the-ministry-for-state-security/
Contributors: Scott Allsop; author
Enclosures: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/02-08-Establishment-of-the-Stasi-in-East-Germany.mp3; audio/mpeg

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The Stasi used blackmail, intimidation, and imprisonment, as well as psychological manipulation, to target perceived dissidents. By the time the organisation’s activities ended following the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the Stasi was regarded as one of the most effective intelligence agencies of the Cold War ...