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This page contains some of our preview news clippings.
Please note that the information below has been written some time ago
and my have lost its relevance by now. The information is retained here
for historical reasons only.
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30 December 2018
For anyone interested in spy cameras or in the history of the
Cold War in general, this new book from Author H. Keith Melton
is a must-have. It took him more than 20 years and the help from
former KGB officers and several European collectors, but it has
been well worth the wait.
The 192-page hard-cover book, contains more than 400 high-quality
full-colour photographs, drawings and original KGB illustrations,
covering well over 80 spy cameras and camera systems, many of
which have never been seen by the general public before.
➤ Read the full review
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Cold War cache discovered
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15 December 2018
The unknown spy radio set shown in the image on the right, was recently
found in a forgotten Cold War cache in a West-European country.
It was hidden inside a regular VARTA car battery.
So far, transmitters of this type have only been found by the German
BKA
and BfV,
and by the authorities of Austria and Switzerland, but as far
as we know, none of these are held in a private collection.
Until now that is.
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KGB Spy Museum to open in New York City
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28 November 2018
Exiting news for visitors of the New York City area: in December 2018,
the all new KGB Spy Museum – formerly located
only in Lithuania – will open its doors for the first time at an exiting
new location in New York City.
The museum will be dedicated to the history of the KGB and its far-reaching
operations over the years. There are many artifacts, including spy cameras,
spy radios, concealment devices, cipher machines, etc.
The opening date will be announced soon.
➤ More about the museum
➤ KGB Spy Museum website
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24 June 2018
During WWII, Rudolf F. Staritz worked at the drawing room of the
German intelligence service – the Abwehr –
where many designs and circuit diagrams of
Abwehr radio sets
passed through his hands. Despite the risk
of getting caught, he managed to duplicate many of the circuit diagrams
– some as photocopies, but mostly by memorizing them – and take them home
after the war.
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Around 1985, he bundled the circuit diagrams – together with unique
photographic material – into an elaborate manuscript, with the intention
to have it published. But despite the fact that his work revealed a
hitherto undescribed piece of history, he was unable to find a good publisher.
In the following years, parts of the manuscript were published in the
German magazine Funk (1985, 1987, 1988 and 1989), and also in two
chapters of Volume 2 of Fritz Trenkle's book Die deutschen
Funknachrichtenanlagen bis 1945.
The manuscript was also given to individuals.
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We are pleased to announce that the original 1985 manuscript has meanwhile been
re-typeset by Norbert Dotzel, and is now available from our website,
complete with recently rediscovered original photographs.
It reflects the state-of-play of the mid-1980s and is fully searchable.
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History of Enigma's Steckerbrett
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7 June 2018
Anyone familiar with the operating principle of the
Enigma cipher machine,
knows that the military variant has a double-ended
plugboard (German: Steckerbrett) at the front.
It is little known however, that this is not the first design of a plugboard
and that a much stronger single-ended variant was tried first. From
surviving documents, we have now reconstructed the original Enigma Steckerbrett.
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