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The '''Ministry for State Security''' ('''MfS'''), also known as the '''Stasi''', was the security service of the [[German Democratic Republic (1949–1990)|German Democratic Republic]]. It had more members than the regular [[police]] but a lower budget than the [[Federal Republic of Germany|West German]] [[Verfassungsschutz|secret police]].<ref name=":05">{{Citation|author=Austin Murphy|year=2000|title=The Triumph of Evil|chapter=A Post-Mortem Comparison of Communist and Capitalist Societies Using the German Case as an Illustration|page=98–9|pdf=https://mltheory.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/austin-murphy-the-triumph-of-evil.pdf|city=Fucecchio|publisher=European Press Academic Publishing|isbn=8883980026}}</ref> | The '''Ministry for State Security''' ('''MfS'''), also known as the '''Stasi''', was the security service of the [[German Democratic Republic (1949–1990)|German Democratic Republic]]. It had more members than the regular [[police]] but a lower budget than the [[Federal Republic of Germany|West German]] [[Verfassungsschutz|secret police]].<ref name=":05">{{Citation|author=Austin Murphy|year=2000|title=The Triumph of Evil|chapter=A Post-Mortem Comparison of Communist and Capitalist Societies Using the German Case as an Illustration|page=98–9|pdf=https://mltheory.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/austin-murphy-the-triumph-of-evil.pdf|city=Fucecchio|publisher=European Press Academic Publishing|isbn=8883980026}}</ref> | ||
== Membership == | |||
In 1987, the MfS had a total of 91,105 members, including 11,000 national guard troops of the Wachregiment and almost 10,000 migration officers.<ref name=":05" /> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 20:02, 2 July 2023
| Ministerium für Staatssicherheit | |
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| Formation | 8 February 1950 |
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| Dissolved | 13 January 1990 |
| Membership (1987) | 91,105 |
The Ministry for State Security (MfS), also known as the Stasi, was the security service of the German Democratic Republic. It had more members than the regular police but a lower budget than the West German secret police.[1]
Membership
In 1987, the MfS had a total of 91,105 members, including 11,000 national guard troops of the Wachregiment and almost 10,000 migration officers.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Austin Murphy (2000). The Triumph of Evil: 'A Post-Mortem Comparison of Communist and Capitalist Societies Using the German Case as an Illustration' (pp. 98–9). [PDF] Fucecchio: European Press Academic Publishing. ISBN 8883980026