Who was Erich Mielke?

This video will lead you through the life of Erich Mielke.

Suggested books:
• Stasi: The Untold Story of the East German Secret Police – John O. Koehler https://amzn.to/3JzTPQs
• Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall – Anna Funder(https://amzn.to/3ZHjts3
• The History of the Stasi: East Germany's Secret Police, 1945-1990 - Jens Gieseke - https://amzn.to/40gN6AN

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The Stasi Museum in Berlin: https://www.stasimuseum.de/en/enindex....

CREDITS
Pictures:
- Fahndungsplakat: By Berlin Police (Publicly displayed Wanted Poster) - Berlin Document Centre, Gemeinfrei, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Hero of the Soviet Union: By Fdutil – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Order of the Red Banner: By Fdutil - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Bülowplatz: By Bundesarchiv, B 145 Bild-P046279 / Weinrother, Carl / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Deutsche Wirtschafskommission Office: By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-19000-4055 / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Feliks Dzerzhinski: By Bundesarchiv, Bild 102-00032 / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Walter Ulbricht: By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-08618-0005 / Sturm, Horst / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Guard Regiment ‘Feliks Dzierzynski’: By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-F1215-0029-001 / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- KPD Logo: By R-41 - Eigenes Werk, based on following link: [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Markus Wolf: By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-1989-1208-420 / Schöps, Elke / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Lenin School: By Stas Lobov – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Babylon Theater: By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-1985-0816-500
- Picture of the Brandenburg Gate: By Lear 21 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

And also:
National Archives (www.NationalArchives.gov)
and the movie 'Erich Mielke – Meister der Angst'.

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