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Army intelligence officer, rose quickly through the ranks to head Russian counter-intelligence.  Russia used his homosexual affairs as blackmail, for which he became a treasonous agent of the Russians.  When caught, he committed suicide.  His story was made into a film.
 
Army intelligence officer, rose quickly through the ranks to head Russian counter-intelligence.  Russia used his homosexual affairs as blackmail, for which he became a treasonous agent of the Russians.  When caught, he committed suicide.  His story was made into a film.
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* [[LGBTQ Presence in National Security Efforts]]
  
 
==Further Reading/Research==
 
==Further Reading/Research==

Latest revision as of 00:38, 29 November 2017

Alfred Victor Redl

Country

Austria

Birth - Death

1864 - 1913

Occupation

Military

Description

Army intelligence officer, rose quickly through the ranks to head Russian counter-intelligence. Russia used his homosexual affairs as blackmail, for which he became a treasonous agent of the Russians. When caught, he committed suicide. His story was made into a film.

See Also

Further Reading/Research


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