Pupils are taking an increasing interest in lessons on military policy, according to Lieutenant Colonel Liebusch from the Military-Political College "Wilhelm Pieck". Liebusch is speaking during a series of events entitled "The Current Military-Political Argument" at the "House of the Teacher" ("Haus des Lehrers") in East Berlin.
RIAS report on a public lecture with the topic "Military Instruction" ("Wehrkundeunterricht") in East Berlin, 18 January 1979 (in German) (Source: Archiv Deutschlandradio, Broadcast: Rundschau am Abend, Moderator/Reporter: Willi Knecht, Max Sander)
19 January
1979
Werner Stiller: Im Zentrum der Spionage (At the Centre of Espionage) (Source: v. Hase & Koehler)
The Stasi officer Werner Stiller, who has been spying for the GDR in the West, defects to the West.
He provides information leading to the unmasking of 44 Stasi agents in West Germany.
RIAS report on the unmasking of GDR agents by defector Werner Stiller, 8 March 1979 (in German) (Source: Archiv Deutschlandradio, Broadcast: Rundschau am Mittag, Moderator/Reporter: Peter Schulz, Ulrich Lemke)