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    Victim of kidnapping or an unfortunate defector? The strange case of Otto John

    Fenemore, Mark ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9872-3757 (2020) Victim of kidnapping or an unfortunate defector? The strange case of Otto John. Cold War History, 20 (2). pp. 143-160. ISSN 1468-2745

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    Abstract

    Dr Otto John was a controversial choice as head of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, West Germany’s domestic counter-espionage agency. After attending a commemoration of the victims of the resistance plot against Hitler, on 20 July 1954, John disappeared from West Berlin in the company of his friend Dr Wolfgang Wohlgemuth. This article explores available evidence from Central Intelligence Agency and Stasi files to assess whether John was abducted or went freely as a would-be defector. An examination of his mental state is crucial in determining this.

    Item Type: Article
    Peer-reviewed: Yes
    Date Deposited: 26 Nov 2019 09:44
    Publisher: Taylor & Francis
    Additional Information: This is an Author Accepted Manuscript of an article published in Cold War History by Taylor & Francis.
    Divisions: Faculties > Arts and Humanities
    Research Centres > History Research Centre
    Subject terms: 2103 Historical Studies, 1606 Political Science, 1605 Policy and Administration
    URI: https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/624448
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14682745.2019.1689390
    ISSN 1468-2745
    e-ISSN 1743-7962

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