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{{Infobox organization|name=Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution|native_name=Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz|logo=Verfassungsschutz logo.png|formation=7 November 1950|logo_size=200}} | {{Infobox organization|name=Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution|native_name=Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz|logo=Verfassungsschutz logo.png|formation=7 November 1950|logo_size=200|membership=~100,000<ref name=":01">{{Citation|author=Austin Murphy|year=2000|title=The Triumph of Evil|chapter=A Detailed Autopsy of the Collapse of the Superior System in the Divided Germany|page=119–20|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 '''Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution''' ('''BfV'''), also known as the '''Verfassungsschutz''', is the secret police of the [[Federal Republic of Germany]]. It was the descendant of the [[Nazi Party|Nazi]] [[Gestapo]]. In 1989, its annual budget was $264 per person, which was $39 higher than the [[Ministry for State Security|Stasi]] in the [[German Democratic Republic (1949–1990)|GDR]].<ref name=":03">{{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=98–100|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 '''Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution''' ('''BfV'''), also known as the '''Verfassungsschutz''', is the secret police of the [[Federal Republic of Germany]]. It was the descendant of the [[Nazi Party|Nazi]] [[Gestapo]]. In 1989, its annual budget was $264 per person, which was $39 higher than the [[Ministry for State Security|Stasi]] in the [[German Democratic Republic (1949–1990)|GDR]].<ref name=":03">{{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=98–100|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> | ||
== Activities == | ==Activities== | ||
The Verfassungsschutz harassed leftists and often spread rumors that made people lose their jobs. It tapped phones and searched mail being sent to the GDR.<ref name=":03" /> | The Verfassungsschutz harassed leftists and often spread rumors that made people lose their jobs. It tapped phones and searched mail being sent to the GDR.<ref name=":03" /> | ||
== References == | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Imperialist secret police]] | [[Category:Imperialist secret police]] | ||
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| Formation | 7 November 1950 |
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The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), also known as the Verfassungsschutz, is the secret police of the Federal Republic of Germany. It was the descendant of the Nazi Gestapo. In 1989, its annual budget was $264 per person, which was $39 higher than the Stasi in the GDR.[2]
Activities
The Verfassungsschutz harassed leftists and often spread rumors that made people lose their jobs. It tapped phones and searched mail being sent to the GDR.[2]
References
- ↑ Austin Murphy (2000). The Triumph of Evil: 'A Detailed Autopsy of the Collapse of the Superior System in the Divided Germany' (pp. 119–20). [PDF] Fucecchio: European Press Academic Publishing. ISBN 8883980026
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Austin Murphy (2000). The Triumph of Evil: 'A Post-Mortem Comparison of Communist and Capitalist Societies Using the German Case as an Illustration' (pp. 98–100). [PDF] Fucecchio: European Press Academic Publishing. ISBN 8883980026