"Major, one last question, can you explain to me a little bit more about what the Stasi organization is?"

Captain Falkenhorst had read a thick stack of the Courland Plan, and in the final part of the plan, Hersmann proposed the idea of organizing a Courland secret service under the control of German military intelligence. This secret service was named by Hersmann as the National Security Agency of the United Principalities of the Baltic (Union Republics), abbreviated as Stasi, which is an abbreviation for national security in German. This abbreviation is exactly the same as that of Stasi, the most famous spy agency in the GDR in history. Hersmann hoped that the organization that was still in the making would be as powerful as Stasi, and that it would become a shield for the small East Germany of the United Duchy of the Baltic (Union Republic).

"Stacy is a powerful secret police and spy agency!" Hersman explained, "It will be an important means for us to control the United Duchy of the Baltics!" ”

With decades of experience, Hersman knows very well that spies have more control over a country, sometimes more than the military. Because in most cases, the military will be subject to more constraints than secret service organizations, and it cannot do everything in its power. Moreover, most of the military's activities are on the surface, unlike spies who always act in the shadows and defend the interests of the country in shady places.

"The United Duchy of the Baltic must conform to the interests of the German state, and it should not have independent national interests of its own!"

Hersmann further elaborated: "This is also the purpose of our creation of the United Duchy of the Baltic...... This country, first of all, should serve Germany and become a carrier for Germany to preserve its vitality and strength. When Germany was back on its feet, the United Principalities of the Baltic States were to be completely united with Germany. And to achieve these goals, we cannot rely solely on the spontaneous popular will of the Baltic Germans. Because public opinion can be guided and manipulated! And the person or organization that manipulates and guides public opinion must be controlled by Stasi! ”

What Baltic native consciousness, what loves Baltic and not Germany, what foreign German regimes are not allowed to appear in the future Baltic United Duchy or the Baltic Union Republic! If any politician dares to do that, then he has to be prepared to die...... Assassinated by Stasi's agents! And it will be discredited by the public opinion controlled by Stasi!

"Stasi's second important mission was to ensure that the United Principalities of the Baltic were not controlled by the Bolsheviks." Hersman's tone was solemn, "Revolution has always been a contagion in Europe, and the United Principalities of the Baltic are neighbors of Soviet Russia. Without a strong secret police organization, it would not be long before there would be Soviets everywhere. ”

This is no joke! The Third International will soon be formed in Moscow, and the proletarians of the whole world will unite at that time. It was a matter of time before the Baltic Principality came out of the Bolshevik Party, and if there was no ruthless secret police to suppress it, the Baltic would be in a mess even if it was not ****.

"It's hard to resist the infiltration of the Bolsheviks with a secret police officer, right?" At the mention of the Bolsheviks, Captain Falkenhorst also frowned. Because he didn't come from the Baltics, but from Finland. His boss, Admiral Gortz, is now in Finland supporting the White Guards against the Red Guards – and Mannerheim, Finland's founding father, is the one he supports.

"Of course it's not just Stasi," Hindenburg took a sip of his almost cold coffee on the table, "and a pro-German party will be formed in the United Duchy of the Baltic later...... Wait for Admiral Goltz to take up his post and then consult with Baron Pierburg and Major Hersmann. ”

Hindenburg mentions Hersmann! Captain Falkenhorst was a little surprised, what is the origin of this major? How could he meddle in the organization of the ruling party in the Polo - he would not be the illegitimate son of His Majesty the Emperor, would he?

As if seeing Captain Falkenhorst's doubts, Hindenburg explained with a smile: "The Russian Bolshevik Party was brought to power by this Major Hersmann, and he knows the Bolsheviks best. ”

It's true? Captain Falkenhorst took a breath, it turned out that he had done such a big thing! No wonder he has the rank of blue Max and major......

"Captain, do you have any questions?" Hindenburg glanced at Falkenhorst with an inquiring look. "If not, when you go back, tell Admiral Golz that after he has suppressed the Finnish Red Guards, he will be appointed commander-in-chief of the Baltic Defense. If our empire really has to face an unprecedented crisis, he will take on the heavy responsibility of defending the autonomous state of Courland and the Baltic states! ”

The future Norwegian conqueror did not ask any further questions, saluted Marshal Hindenburg respectfully, and left the marshal's office with a copy of the Courland Plan, full of explanations and important hints. But Hersmann didn't leave, and Hindenburg still had something to say to him.

"Marshal, Colonel Nikolai and Colonel Haushofer have arrived." Field Marshal Hindenburg's aide-de-camp, Schulenburg, then pushed the door in.

"Invite them in." said the marshal.

Then I saw Hersman's immediate boss, Karl. Colonel Haushofer walked in with a colonel much younger than him, with thick blond hair and an old-fashioned face—Colonel ****** Nikolai, chief of military intelligence.

He was a very hard-working and strict obedience to orders. Under his leadership, the German intelligence services achieved considerable success. However, many fatal mistakes were made. For example, the intelligence reconnaissance of the United States was neglected, and the lethal weapon of the tank was not detected in advance. Moreover, he did not care much about political activities, focusing only on gathering military-related information. And his biggest mistake, in Hersman's opinion, was that he had too few spies, and there were only a few thousand people in total.

"Your Excellency, Marshal!" Nikolai and Karl. Haushofer gave a military salute, and then, at the beckoning of Hindenburg, each pulled up his chair and finished it.

"******, tell me what you think of Stasi." Field Marshal Hindenburg got straight to the point and asked Colonel ****** directly about the opinion of the establishment of Stasi.

"Marshal, Stasi is a combination of a secret police and a military espionage agency...... ******. Nikolai frowned, "does this mean that it will use military espionage methods internally?" Is it really appropriate to do this? ”

Hindenburg looked at Hersmann. Hersman said, "Yes! I think it's very appropriate. Stasi is the sword and shield of Germany, and we will be everywhere! ”

He was talking about the slightly altered Stacy motto and tagline. In the decades of its existence, this huge spy organization was an intelligence agency comparable to the KGB and the CIA. With more than 90,000 full-time agents and nearly 200,000 "informant collaborators," it weaved a dense and effective intelligence network within the GDR state. Secret archives were established for more than 6 million of the 18 million East Germans.

The Military Intelligence Directorate established by Colonel Nikolai is nothing compared to it. If Wilhelm II had an espionage agency like Stasi, he would certainly not have been overthrown by the revolution, and he would have been able to suppress the Austro-Hungarian rebels. If the Entente wants to win the war, it has to spread all the way to Berlin and Vienna with a sea of corpses and blood!

Hindenburg leaned back in his chair and fixed his eyes on Hersmann and Nikolai. Hersmann was confident, but Nikolai was a little sluggish - he had just returned from the German headquarters in Spas-Francorchamps, Belgium, and he was also the head of intelligence at the headquarters of the German army (also known as the headquarters intelligence department), and he was faced with a lot of depressing bad news all day long.

"We need Stasi, who will be under the direct authority of the Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff." Hindenburg decided, "Major Hersmann will be the head of the Stasi Division, and at the same time the deputy chief of the Eastern Division...... In the future, Stasi's director and deputy director will be German active military personnel, and he will also serve as deputy director of the Eastern Division of the Intelligence Bureau and head of the Russian group. ”

He looked at Hersman, "Major, you're going to take on an extremely important mission!" Feel free to ask for anything. ”

"Marshal, I want an assistant."

"Who?"

"Miss Doctor!"

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