Espionage without happy end. The Antonio Alesani-Francesca Zierke case (1915) Cover Image

Spionaj fără happy end. Cazul Antonio Alesani- Francesca Zierke (1915)
Espionage without happy end. The Antonio Alesani-Francesca Zierke case (1915)

Author(s): Alin Spânu
Subject(s): Diplomatic history, Political history, Security and defense, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919)
Published by: Complexul Muzeal “Iulian Antonescu” Bacău
Keywords: Romania; The Central Powers; espionage; intelligence;

Summary/Abstract: A hundred years ago Romania was in the middle of the conflict that started in the summer of 1914 between the two politico-military alliances: Antanta (England, France and Russia) and The Central Powers (The German Empire, The Austro-Hungarian Empire and The Ottoman Empire). The Austro-Hungarian espionage used people from different environments against Romania, including Romanian deserters for getting data of interest and contacts in certain environments. The discovered spies declared a lot of interesting things about illegal actions in Romania. The data base of the agents, the methods and means used by the Central Powers in Romanian territory was the real gain.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: XLIV
  • Page Range: 217-222
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Romanian