by Henning van Aswegen | Feb 21, 2026 | Deutsch Sûdwest Afrika (DSWA), BND Bundesnachrichtendienst, Foreign intelligence services, Germany, Kaiserliche Schutztruppe für Deutsch-Südwestafrika (DSWA), Schutztruppe, The "Reiterdenkmal" in Windhoek, Top Ten Intelligence Agencies
IN THE CAPITAL OF SPIES – THE DEUTSCHES SPIONAGEMUSEUM LYDIA VON WIELLIGH-STEYN Intelligence activities are usually conducted discreetly, carefully shielded from prying eyes. However, on an octagonal square in Berlin, a museum opens its doors to history lovers,...
by Hennie Heymans | Jan 14, 2026 | Brokkies, Foreign intelligence services, Hauptverwaltung Aufklärung – HVA, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Markus Wolf Abstract Markus Wolf, long known as “the man without a face,” served as the elusive and highly effective head of East Germany’s foreign intelligence service (Hauptverwaltung Aufklärung – HVA) during the Cold War. Operating within the vast and...
by WPS | Apr 17, 2025 | BfSS NIS, BND Bundesnachrichtendienst, Germany, RI/BfSS/NI/NIS/BSV
INTELLIGENSIE-KURSUS MET DIE (WES)DUITSE BND, 1979 Dr Willem Steenkamp ABSTRACT: During the Cold War, the Republic of South Africa had a cooperative relationship with Western countries in the spheres of security and intelligence. Information was exchanged, and...