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This episode discusses the espionage case of Alfred Redl, an Austro-Hungarian officer who was a double-agent for Russia before World War I.

This bonus episode features a special guest appearance on the Untitled History Podcast with Gareth Edwards, where we dive into the espionage case of Alfred Redl, an Austro-Hungarian officer who spied for Russia before World War I. 🎧 Listen to this episode and explore more here: RSS: https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/the-untitled-history-podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1pVhf1zLs05L1hPwsB2tJI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-untitled-history-podcast/id1878396733 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UntitledHistoryPod Founded in 1879, the Austro-Hungarian Evidenzbureau was the first permanent military intelligence service in the world. In 1901 Colonel Alfred Redl was appointed head of counter espionage. Redl’s reign saw a burst of innovation, helping propel Austro-Hungary to the forefront of the espionage world. What nobody knew was that Redl was a double-agent, also working as a spy for the Russian Empire. His exposure, in the run up to the First World War, created a huge intelligence and political scandal in Austro-Hungary and led to Redl’s suicide. In this episode we’re going to discuss this often forgotten spy scandal and why it deserves to…

People in this episode

Host: Gareth Edwards

Guest: Jesse Alexander

Topics covered

• espionage
• World War I
• Alfred Redl
• military intelligence
• Austro-Hungary
• double-agent

Keywords

• espionage
• Alfred Redl
• Austro-Hungarian intelligence
• double-agent
• World War I
• military scandal
• intelligence service

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Austro-Hungarian Evidenzbureau, Russian Empire

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