Main Directorate for Reconnaissance

The Main Directorate for Reconnaissance (German: Hauptverwaltung Aufklärung; German: HVA, German pronunciation: [haːfaʊ̯ˈaː] ) was the foreign intelligence service of the Ministry of State Security (Stasi), the main security agency of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), from 1955 to 1990. The HVA was an integral part of the Stasi, responsible for operations outside of East Germany such as espionage, active measures, foreign intelligence gathering, and counterintelligence against NATO-aligned countries and their intelligence agencies.

Main Directorate for Reconnaissance

The Main Directorate for Reconnaissance (German: Hauptverwaltung Aufklärung; German: HVA, German pronunciation: [haːfaʊ̯ˈaː] ) was the foreign intelligence service of the Ministry of State Security (Stasi), the main security agency of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), from 1955 to 1990. The HVA was an integral part of the Stasi, responsible for operations outside of East Germany such as espionage, active measures, foreign intelligence gathering, and counterintelligence against NATO-aligned countries and their intelligence agencies.