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Werner Teske

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Stasi colonel, executed for treason (1942-1981)

GermanyLived 1942 to 1981 · aged 39
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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.

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East German notification of Teske's arrest on 12 September 1980East German notification of Teske's arrest on 12 September 1980Entrance to Leipzig Prison, with a memorial plaque stating that the central execution site of East Germany was in this buildingEntrance to Leipzig Prison, with a memorial plaque stating that the central execution site of East Germany was in this buildingTeske's grave at the Südfriedhof, LeipzigTeske's grave at the Südfriedhof, Leipzig

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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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Germany
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deceased
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Lived 1942 to 1981 · aged 39
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