This project has received funding from the European Research Council under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
(Grant Agreement n. 669194)
(Reichenberg, 29/1/1925 - Berlin, 28/8/1994)
Deputy Minister - Ministry of State Security (1975-1989)As Deputy Minister of the Ministry of State Security, Rudi Mittag, received the unfiltered expertise by the Department (XVIII, Alfred Kleine and Horst Roigk) about the economic situation of the GDR. Archival evidence suggests that he played a crucial role in censoring the analyses before it reached the party leadership. While the alarming state of the economy was not extenuated, reference to its origins in the economic policy decreed by the SED leadership was removed.
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As head of the Department (XVIII) of the Ministry of State Security he oversaw the work of experts like Horst Roigk and forwarded it to his superiors. His department provided unfiltered expertise on the East German economy and advocated to red... |
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The head of the East German Ministry of State Security naturally had an in-depth knowledge about the overall situation in the GDR – also regarding economics. Mielke had a close relationship to Erich Honecker and they exchanged their view... |
