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Werner Teske

Stasi colonel, executed for treason (1942–1981)

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Lived 1942–1981, aged 39Germany
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    1942–1981
    Aged 39
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Updated 2026-06-21

Werner Teske was an East German Hauptmann (Captain) of the Ministry for State Security (Stasi). Teske was a senior intelligence officer in the Stasi's economic espionage division when he was accused of plotting to defect to West Germany with sensitive information and embezzled money. In the one-day trial, Teske was found guilty of espionage and desertion. He was sentenced to death and subsequently executed in June 1981.

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