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Hellenbroich was replaced by Hans-Georg Wieck, 57, an experienced diplomat who has served since 1980 as West German ambassador to NATO. Wieck is highly respected in Western capitals, and his appointment was seen as an attempt by the Kohl government to regain the confidence of its Atlantic allies. Investigators...
Until he took over the service last month, Hellenbroich had been in charge of the Office for Protection of the Constitution (OPC), West Germany's counterespionage agency. As such, he was the boss of Hans Joachim Tiedge, 48, head of the agency's East Germany section, who defected to that...
Hans Joachim Tiedge, 48, a top West German counterintelligence officer, had a drinking problem, and colleagues said he was still depressed over his wife's death three years ago. So no one in his office was surprised last Monday morning when Tiedge called in sick. But he did not respond...
Tiedge's defection to East Germany is probably only the beginning of West Germany's worst espionage scandal in a decade. For four years he directed the country's efforts to track, foil and capture East German spies. That background will be invaluable to spymasters in East Germany, who run...
Bunte was equally circumspect. In an introduction to Rolf's story, it recommended skepticism by readers "because this is an account of a man who for more than three decades knew how to escape or deceive his pursuers." The magazine promised four more installments describing how Mengele, immediately after the...