MILITARY PERSONNEL

Werner Teske

1942 - 1981

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Werner Teske (24 April 1942 – 26 June 1981) was an East German Hauptmann (Captain) of the Ministry for State Security (Stasi). Teske was a senior intelligence officer in the Stasi's economic espionage division when he was accused of plotting to defect to West Germany with sensitive information and embezzled money. In the one-day trial, Teske was found guilty of espionage and desertion. He was sentenced to death and subsequently executed in June 1981. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Werner Teske is the 1,764th most popular military personnel (down from 1,611th in 2019), the 4,580th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,937th in 2019) and the 301st most popular German Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Werner Teske ranks 1,764 out of 2,058. Before him are Gustav von Alvensleben, Gurgen Dalibaltayan, Dudley Pound, José de Palafox y Melci, 1st Duke of Zaragoza, Bazilio Olara-Okello, and Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu. After him are Anatoly Kvashnin, Axel von dem Bussche, Gennady Zhidko, Lionel Dunsterville, James Van Fleet, and George Pickett.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Werner Teske ranks 443. Before him are Krister Kristensson, Johny Schleck, Jörg Lucke, Tariq al-Hashimi, Michael Mann, and Kazimierz Barburski. After him are Ingrid Becker, Rildo da Costa Menezes, Paul Butterfield, Terry Melcher, Mamoni Raisom Goswami, and Richard O'Brien. Among people deceased in 1981, Werner Teske ranks 184. Before him are Yury Trifonov, Rudolf Viertl, Jan Burgers, Mary Lou Williams, Francesca Woodman, and Stanisław Mazur. After him are Cláudio Coutinho, Hoagy Carmichael, Antero Kivi, Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Jack Northrop, and Andreas Alföldi.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Werner Teske ranks 4,583 out of 7,253. Before him are Leon Goretzka (1995), Ernst Ahl (1898), Peter Frenkel (1939), Carl Locher (1851), Ulrich Tukur (1957), and Adolf Grünbaum (1923). After him are Paul Zielinski (1911), Günter Sawitzki (1932), Robert Franz (1815), Therese Zenz (1932), Willibald Kreß (1906), and Oskar Vogt (1870).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Werner Teske ranks 301. Before him are Reinhard Hardegen (1913), Alfred Keller (1882), Karl Freiherr von Müffling (1775), Theodor Hoffmann (1935), Wilhelm Heye (1869), and Gustav von Alvensleben (1803). After him are Axel von dem Bussche (1919), Felix Graf von Bothmer (1852), Fritz-Hubert Gräser (1888), Ludwig von Falkenhausen (1844), Friedrich von Scholtz (1851), and Heinrich Hax (1900).

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