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[[File:alfredvictorredl.jpg|200px|thumb|left|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==

* [[LGBTQ Presence in National Security Efforts]]

==Further Reading/Research==

* http://books.google.ca/books?id=QweE7SzJH2UC&pg=PA365&lpg=PA365&dq=alfred+victor+redl&source=bl&ots=wRRYkWt04f&sig=pFMYIfeTueFFKMuAVkxnbD5LDvM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=z2KBUtOvBquQyQHwxoDIDQ&ved=0CGIQ6AEwDA#v=onepage&q=alfred%20victor%20redl&f=false
* http://andrejkoymasky.com/liv/fam/bior1/redl01.html

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