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Bernd Stumpf

At the time Dynamo was under the patronage of the Stasi, East Germany's state secret police force headed by Erich Mielke, and since the late 70s had benefited from unfair player transfers and questionable officiating.

Lutz Eigendorf

Eigendorf's club Dynamo was under the patronage of the Stasi, East Germany's secretive state police, and subject to the personal attentions of the organisation's head, Erich Mielke.

SV Lichtenberg 47

Local lore has it that Stasi boss Erich Mielke ordered the building torn down after witnessing the close defeat of his pet club, Berliner FC Dynamo, from an office window.

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