Historical Military Surveillance

Documentary-style clips revealing espionage and political dynamics prior to key historical events, focusing on the tension during WWII and beyond.

1945 - General Douglas MacArthur, the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, addresses the Allied Council for Japan.

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In the trial about the Dora concentration camp in front of the Essen Regional Court on 17 November 1967, Hitler's architect and former Minister of Armaments Albert Speer was questioned as a witness by a large number of media representatives

EL CORONEL LAROQUE. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. France.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Tjiawi and surroundings, purification actions. Even too often it is necessary that the soldiers must act acting to put an end to the terror in the population in our area. Especially in the area around Tasikmalaja, it is often very restless, whose afreath is purified by soldiers. Connection of the foreclosure among themselves is particularly interested in many importance. The radio telegrist Kulling from Amsterdam behind his transmission receiving device. October 12, 1948. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Son Sen (June 12, 1930 - June 10, 1997), member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kampuchea, aka the Khmer Rouge, from 1974 to 1992, Sen oversaw the Party's security apparatus, including the Santebal secret police and the notorious security prison S-21 at Tuol Sleng. Son Sen was married to Yun Yat, who became the Party's Minister of Education and Information. Along with the rest of his family, he was killed on the orders of Pol Pot during a 1997 factional split in the Khmer Rouge at Anlong Veng.

Madrid, 06/12/1990. Several members of the Fire Department forcibly entered the regional government building.

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