Markus Wolf, German intelligence officer (born 1923)

Markus Wolf

East German intelligence service chief (1923–2006)

Markus Johannes Wolf, also known as Mischa, was a German spymaster who served as the head of the Main Directorate for Reconnaissance, the foreign intelligence division of East Germany's Ministry for State Security. He was the Stasi's number two for 34 years, which spanned most…