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Operation Lanky Miss

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Bugging Soviet Military Vehicles in West Germany

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Justin Black
Feb 08, 2025
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In 1981, technical specialists from a US Army special missions unit surreptitiously entered the Opel automobile factory in Russelsheim, West Germany. Their mission was to covertly install microphones and a transmitter in a brand-new Opel sedan pre-ordered by the Soviet government personnel.

Soviet military liaisons pose with their Opel sedan. ColdWarSpie…

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