Former #OrganisationGehlen (Org.) cover firm ‚Zeitungsausschnittdienst’ (Press Clipping Service) at Leistikowstraße 3 in Berlin-Westend. It was a Sub-Agency III (Counterintelligence). Tasks: agent handling, recruitment, and espionage against the GDR and the Eastern Bloc 1/3

Why did East German defectors voluntarily return, despite the risk of repression? A 1987 #BND internal memo identifies the patterns: the psychological toll of separation, targeted #Stasi pressure via family members, and difficulties integrating into life in the West.

Florian Flade@florianflade.bsky.social · 3w ago

💥🕵️‍♂️🧳Im Kalten Krieg liefen mehrfach Soldaten, Geheimdienstler und Wissenschaftler aus der DDR in den Westen über. Einige kehrten allerdings auch zurück. Der #BND untersuchte die Gründe dafür. Neuer Blog Post: ojihad.wordpress.com/2026/07/17/b... #Geheimdienste #Geschichte #history #ColdWar

Czechoslovak intelligence reports (1976–89): HNaA, #CIA and #BND cooperated in Vienna more closely than known. Dedicated logistics hub for espionage equipment in Austrian Armed Forces barracks #Bundesheer 1/9 🧵

The #BND was very successful during Brezhnev’s visits to West Germany. The intelligence service secretly photographed the complete Soviet communications technology. BND technicians documented the installation in detail. Some of the photos were taken through basement windows 1/4

Florian Flade@florianflade.bsky.social · 4w ago

💥🕵️‍♂️ „Sondereinsatz TRIO“ - Drei Mal kam Leonid Breschnew in die Bundesrepublik. Historische Akten zeigen nun erstmals: Der #BND bespitzelte den Sowjetführer und seine Begleiter bei den Staatsbesuchen. Neuer Blog Post: ojihad.wordpress.com/2026/07/08/b... #Geheimdienste #Spionage #Geschichte

An ex-Mossad agent has published a book about espionage operations targeting Iranians. The book should be read with healthy skepticism. It serves as an instrument of Israeli information policy in an ongoing conflict 1/3 www.spiegel.de/ausland/ex-m...

(S+) Mossad: Ex-Agent packt aus - »Die Iraner haben keine Vorstellung davon, wie tief ihre Systeme infiltriert sind«

Er warb Iraner als Spione an, schleuste Viren ein und half, geheime Waffenlager in der Islamischen Republik vorzubereiten. Hier erzählt ein früherer Mossad-Agent von seinen Operationen – und sagt, was...

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In the late 1950s, the #CIA operated a major meeting point for intelligence operations at 14–16 Porzellangasse in Vienna. The place served as a training site where agents were prepared for assignments in neighboring communist countries 1/4

In a parking lot in southern Germany stands a sign: ‚Private parking for #BND employees and guests only.‘ Behind it lies a training facility of Germany’s foreign intelligence service, including a on-site dormitory. Partner agencies were trained there too 1/7

The story isn’t about a hidden tracking device. It is about something far more significant. Modern supply chains allow surveillance capabilities to be embedded deep within critical components long before the final product reaches the user.

Daily Mail@dailymail.co.uk · 2mo ago

China put secret tracking device on the PM's car four years ago trib.al/lcgvNGm

Munich served as a key hub for the former Syrian Air Force Intelligence service Idarat al-Mukhabarat al-Jawwiyya. In the 1980s, a branch of the state-owned carrier Syrian Arab Airlines (SAA) was located at Maximiliansplatz 12a - operating, however, as a covert outpost 1/4

The former „U.S. Army Foreign Language Training Center Europe” (FLTCE) was located in the McGraw Barracks on Soyerhofstraße in Munich. In the 1980s, it was used to maintain and improve language skills for soldiers in U.S. military intelligence 1/6

The former ‚Obigt guesthouse‘ at Argentinische Allee 3 in Berlin was used by U.S. intelligence services from the 1950s to the early 1960s as a safe house for refugees from the East 1/3

Russian „cultural work“ in Germany. The Deutsch-Russisches Kulturinstitut (DRKI) Dresden is in the crosshairs of European intel services. 2 names: Denis Puchkov (lawyer/LOYS) and Igor Maslov #SVR www.intelligenceonline.fr/europe-russi...

Allemagne/Russie • Des services européens sur les traces d'un avocat russe actif en Allemagne

Un avocat russe familier des Lander d'ex-RDA et proche d'une organisation identifiée pour servir de couverture aux organes sécuritaires russes est surveillé par plusieurs services de renseignement

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Berlin is consulting its European partners on intelligence reform. Not because it has answers, but because it’s still looking for the questions www.intelligenceonline.fr/europe-russi...

Allemagne • Berlin en tournée européenne pour doper son renseignement

Les hiérarques sécuritaires allemands consultent à tout-va en Europe à propos de plusieurs chantiers liés au renseignement tels que la transformation du BND, la mise en place d'un conseil de sécurité

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Ein ausführliches Interview zu meinem neuen Buch in @zeitonline.bsky.social, vielen Dank an @simonebrunner.bsky.social! www.zeit.de/2026/16/spio...

Spionage in Wien: "In Österreich musst du mit allem rechnen"

Wien gilt als Hotspot der Spionage. Aber weil sich ihre ungeschriebenen Regeln verändern, wird es auch hier immer gefährlicher, sagt der Experte Thomas Riegler.

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Former #BND cover organization "Bundesstelle für Fernmeldestatistik" at Hafenstraße 1 in Frankfurt am Main. In the early 1980s, the office was located in the so-called Gutleutviertel, directly at the Westhafen, in an office building belonging to a large forwarding agency 1/4

Mein neues Buch ist Thema in @diepressecom.bsky.social. Es zeigt sich, dass man sich schon in 1970er J. keinen Illusionen in Sachen Spionage hingab www.diepresse.com/20723276/das...

„Das Kabinett des Bundeskanzlers wird abgehört“

Ein neues Buch widmet sich der Geschichte und der Zukunft der „Spionagestadt Wien“. Der Historiker Thomas Riegler stützt sich darin auch auf brisante Akten, die bisher unter Verschluss gehalten...

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Former intel training site and accommodation at the "Hotel Pension Alte Post," Marktplatz 10 in Holzkirchen (Upper Bavaria). Located between Munich and the Alps, the property is a busy tourist hotspot. During the Cold War, it also served as a covert training and safe location 1/3

'How do i plan the deployment of American and, indeed, many European Special Forces across the country (Afghanistan), using American methods but with the thorough meticulous planning typical of German staff work' 1/3 youtu.be/iwajKggtyV0?...

Ausgebildet von GSG9, SAS & Delta Force - General & Ex-KSK-Kommandeur Dag Baehr

YouTube video by NXTGEN Podcast - Die Stimme unserer Einsatzkräfte

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Recommended read: Spionagestadt Wien - A Historical Travel Guide by @thomasriegler.bsky.social A great book on espionage and intelligence sites in Vienna. I contributed to it as well.

Former Chinese intel outpost, operating under cover of a news agency, at Lyngsbergstraße 33 in Bonn. #KGB mole Heinz Felfe sat at the center of a joint #CIA/#BND/#MI6/Dutch operation against China’s intelligence outpost in West Germany 1/2

„We are working closely with the security authorities to thin out the forest of antennas.“ Austria’s foreign ministry is moving to curtail Moscow’s #SIGINT activities in Vienna wien.orf.at/stories/3345...

Russland-Spionage an mehreren Standorten

Russland nutzt Wien als Knotenpunkt für seine Satellitenspionage. Eine große Anlage in der Donaustadt wird laufend ausgebaut. Es gibt auch verdächtige Aufbauten direkt am Dach der russischen Botschaft...

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Background on the #BND Source “Victor” inside the #KGB. His intelligence exposed Soviet operations against West Germany - until a burglary in Moscow forced a dramatic exfiltration in 1985. 1/6 www.tagesschau.de/investigativ...

Umstrukturierung geplant - Bundesnachrichtendienst will mehr und schneller Informationen sammeln

Der Bundesnachrichtendienst soll mehr und schneller Informationen sammeln. Dafür baut Behördenchef Jäger den Dienst nach Recherchen von WDR, NDR und SZ um. Unter anderem sollen bald mehr menschliche Q...

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Former #OrganisationGehlen (Org.) and later BND cover firm „OMNIA KG - Krauss & Weiss & Co“, located at Arnulfstraße 71 (now 61) in Munich. #BND employee Franz Josef Huber works there. During the Second World War, he was head of the Gestapo in Vienna 1/6

Old-school diplomatic work. A man burns vital documents on a roof of the Cuban embassy in Quito/Ecuador. The country declared Cuba’s ambassador and his diplomatic staff „persona non grata“

Ricardo Gutiérrez Zapata@ricardogutierrez.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🇪🇨🇨🇺 Funcionarios de la embajada de Cuba en Quito queman lo que parecen ser documentos en la terraza de la sede diplomática, momentos después de que el presidente Noboa diera un plazo de 48 horas para que toda la misión de la isla salga de Ecuador.

"Car-Intelligence" threat. German IT forensic experts have conducted digital analyses of Chinese electric vehicles. In response, the Bundeswehr and the Federal Intelligence Service #BND have issued parking bans for Chinese brands www.t-online.de/mobilitaet/a...

Deutschlands Angst vor Chinas Autos: Jetzt trifft Peking der eigene Bann

Sie haben den Code geknackt: Deutsche IT-Forensiker haben chinesische E-Autos digital seziert. Das Ergebnis ist offenbar so brisant, dass es geheim bleibt.

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On the #BND premises in Pullach, there is an interesting wall drawing. The mural is attached to a side wing of building 2b, which borders directly on Heilmannstraße 1/3

Neue Zürcher Zeitung revisits a Cold War underground network as a strategic metaphor. #StayBehind signals not just historical resistance cells, but a potential shift of the #Bundesnachrichtendienst toward operational, covert-military capabilities 1/2 www.nzz.ch/pro/vom-nach...

Der BND auf dem Weg zum Geheimdienst – das plant die Bundesregierung

Kaum einem Nachrichtendienst liegen so enge rechtliche Fesseln an wie dem Bundesnachrichtendienst. Das will die Regierung ändern. Dazu erwägt sie offenbar auch Massnahmen aus dem Kalten Krieg.

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There is a dispute over the new law for the German foreign intelligence service #BND #Bundesnachrichtendienst. The Ministry of Defense is strictly opposed to it. Decades-old rivalries are breaking out again. A retrospective #thead 1/9

China's planned 'Super Embassy' in London includes an underground network of 208 basement rooms. This raises serious security concerns as the building is located in close proximity to critical communications infrastructure 1/7

“There is nothing more powerful than the #NSA. If we discover that they are spying on us, what are we supposed to do? It’s always the same. First you think about what you could cut them off from. Then you imagine their counterreaction, the possible escalation" 1/3