Yes,
while Vladimir Putin did serve in the KGB, he was stationed in Dresden,
East Germany, and held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, not Colonel. He
was assigned to Line N of Directorate S, overseeing the recruitment of
illegal agents and coordinating activities between the KGB and the
Stasi, according to Wikipedia.
Intelligence career of Vladimir Putin - Wikipedia
Initially,
Putin served in the Fifth Chief Directorate, responsible for domestic
counterintelligence, before transitioning to the ...
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From
1985 to 1990, he served in Dresden, East Germany, using a cover
identity as a translator. While posted in Dresden, Putin worked as one
of the KGB's liaison officers to the Stasi secret police and was
reportedly promoted to lieutenant colonel.
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It
was Cold War policy for the KGB of the Soviet Union and the secret
services of the satellite states to extensively monitor public and
private opinion, internal subversion and possible revolutionary plots in
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Jun 15, 2023 — The young Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin was a KGB officer in the then-East German city of Dresden, and it was one of history's pivotal moments.
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