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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Werner Teske has received more than 158,556 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Werner Teske is the 1,610th most popular military personnel, the 3,937th most popular biography from Germany and the 285th most popular German Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Werner Teske ranks 1,610 out of 2,058. Before him are J. E. B. Stuart, Arrhidaeus, Somnath Sharma, Carlos Hathcock, Friedrich Sixt von Armin, and Hans Felber. After him are Yakov Smushkevich, Polina Gelman, Vladimir Triandafillov, Michał Gedeon Radziwiłł, Koos de la Rey, and José de Palafox y Melci, 1st Duke of Zaragoza.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Werner Teske ranks 355. Before him are Eumir Deodato, Tariq al-Hashimi, Dennis Meadows, James Soong, Carlos Hathcock, and Claude Miller. After him are Doğu Perinçek, Gerben Karstens, Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, Gennady Sarafanov, Sterling Morrison, and Billy Bremner. Among people deceased in 1981, Werner Teske ranks 134. Before him are Allan Dwan, Grunya Sukhareva, Philippe Étancelin, Ivan Galamian, Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer, and Rosa Ponselle. After him are Shovkat Mammadova, Rudolf Krčil, Lydia Lopokova, Evsei Liberman, Beatrice Tinsley, and William Gopallawa.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Werner Teske ranks 3,937 out of 7,253. Before him are Heinrich Burger (1881), Leopold II, Prince of Lippe (1796), Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1846), Timo Boll (1981), Friedrich Sixt von Armin (1851), and Hans Felber (1889). After him are Paul Deussen (1845), Prince August of Württemberg (1813), Per Mertesacker (1984), Otto Graf Lambsdorff (1926), Gottfried August Homilius (1714), and John VI, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1621).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Werner Teske ranks 285. Before him are Maximilian von Edelsheim (1897), Rudolf von Bünau (1890), Friedrich von Ingenohl (1857), Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer (1900), Friedrich Sixt von Armin (1851), and Hans Felber (1889). After him are Karl Allmendinger (1891), Otto von Emmich (1848), Hans-Jürgen von Blumenthal (1907), Leonhard Kaupisch (1878), Erick-Oskar Hansen (1889), and Conrad Albrecht (1880).

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