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 | Feb 18, 2026 | Foreign intelligence services, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Top Ten Intelligence Agencies
10 Inligting Agentskappe 10 INLIGTINGSAGENTSKAPPE Lt-kol Philip Malherbe [SAP- afgtr] https://www.google.co.za/search?q=Intelligence+gathering&hl=img Hierdie artikel is vrylik vertaal, van vermelde bronne en saamgestel deur Philip Malherbe. Abstract Abstrak...
by Henning van Aswegen | Feb 17, 2026 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Africa and Global Power, Africa and the 21st Century, Africa Strategic Alignments, History, INTERNATIONAL TERROR, Israel
NONGQAI – Preserving the stories of commitment and bravery that shaped generations of policemen, soldiers, and civil servants and protected a safer and better future for all South Africans. Stories told since 1907 with respect and without prejudice. –...
by Hennie Heymans | Jan 19, 2026 | 1939 - 1945 2nd WW, Abwehr, Foreign intelligence services, Military History, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Spotty Dog Roadhouse Abstract The Spotty Dog Roadhouse in Retreat, Cape Town, is a whimsical and much‑loved landmark whose origins trace back to 1937–1938, when musician Ralph Barnes and his wife Enid created South Africa’s first dog‑shaped roadside restaurant....
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 Hennie Heymans | Jan 12, 2026 | 1939 - 1945 2nd WW, 1939 - 1945: The Wartime SA Police, Abwehr, Contemporary Police History / Eietydse Polisiegeskiedenis, Foreign intelligence services, Functions of the SA Police, Military History, SA Military History, SAP Afdeling: WP, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Security Branch / Veiligheidstak, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Spotted Dog and the German Espionage Networks in Cape Town (1938–1945) Abstract The iconic Spotted Dog roadhouse in Retreat/Tokai, Cape Town, has for decades been at the centre of a persistent local wartime rumour: that the building was used by German spies during the...
