Difference between revisions of "Alfred Victor Redl"
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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
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.