User blog:Ethandabomb/Ethandabomb-Służba Bezpieczeństwa vs. Stasi

The Stasi...the oppressive East German secret service.

Vs.

Służba Bezpieczeństwa...The deadly Polish secret police.

Who...Is...Deadliest?



Background
The Ministry for State Security, commonly known as the Stasi, was the official state security service of East Germany. The MfS was founded on 8 February 1950. Early on the Stasi waged a campaign against Jews, who were already subject to widespread discrimination and violence in the Soviet Union. The Stasi censored the fact that Jews had been victims during the previous regime and in one instance, took gold from the bodies of Jews. The Stasi labeled Jews as capitalists and criminals. Gypsies were also blamed in the Stasi propaganda. The Stasi were also responsible for mass censorship. One of its main tasks was spying on the population, mainly through a vast network of citizens turned informants, and fighting any opposition by overt and covert measures including hidden psychological destruction of dissidents. It also worked as an intelligence agency abroad, the respective division Hauptverwaltung Aufklärung was responsible for both espionage and for conducting covert operations in foreign countries. It gained reputation as one of the most effective intelligence agencies of the Cold War. Numerous Stasi officials were prosecuted for their crimes after 1990.

Background
The Służba Bezpieczeństwa was the former secret police organization of Poland under communist rule.The Służba Bezpieczeństwa was founded in 1956. It was a security service under the protection of the communist system inside Poland through the control and penetration into all structures of social life in Poland and Poles who lived abroad. From 1956-1968, the Służba Bezpieczeństwa saw little action. After 1968, it was revived as a stronger body and was responsible for implecating political repression. It's most notable and infamous case was the torture and execution of the Catholic priest Jerzy Popiełuszko in 1984. The SB is also suspected of killing anti-communist student Stanisła Pyjas and Catholic priest Stefan Niedzielak. The SB disbanded in 1990 after the fall of communism. Several SB operatives have been tried for their crimes since 1990.

Battle
TBW

Winner
TBD