Historical Dictionary of German Intelligence

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Erich Mielke 1957–1989
Wolfgang Schwanitz November–December 1989
Heinz Engelhardt 1989–1990

Heads of Foreign Intelligence

Anton Ackermann 1951–1952
Markus Wolf 1952–1986
Werner Grossmann 1986–1990

Heads of Verwaltung Aufklärung and Its Predecessors

Karl Linke 1952–1957
Willy Sägebrecht 1957–1959
Arthur Franke 1959–1974
Theo Gregori 1974–1982
Alfred Krause 1982–1990
Manfred Zeise September 1990

APPENDIX D: THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY

Presidents of the Bundesnachrichtendienst

Reinhard Gehlen 1956–1968
Gerhard Wessel 1968–1978
Klaus Kinkel 1979–1982
Eberhard Blum 1982–1985
Heribert Hellenbroich August 1985
Hans-Georg Wieck 1985–1990
Konrad Porzner 1990–1996
Hansjörg Geiger 1996–1998
August Hanning 1998–2005
Ernst Uhrlau 2005–

Presidents of the Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz

Otto John 1950–1954
Hanns Jess 1954–1955