Military Liaison Missions
21 – BRIXMIS, British defence of Berlin, and Rudolf Hess
Welcome to episode 21 of Cold War Conversations Today we're talking to Nigel Dunkley MBE a former Royal Scots Dragoon Guard, performed intelligence gathering duties in the former East Germany with BRIXMIS during the Cold War. BRIXMIS ( British Commanders'-in-Chief Mission to the Soviet Forces in Germany) was an intelligence organisation worked throughout the Cold … Read more
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