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The Spy Who Came in from the East

The Spy Who Came in from the East

How a Stasi agent brought down the West German chancellor

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Katja Hoyer
May 09, 2024
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West German Chancellor and East German Spy in the early 1970s. Img: Pelz

Fifty years ago a scandal shook West Germany. Günter Guillaume, one of chancellor Willy Brandt’s closest aides, turned out to b…

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