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The '''Imperial Security Service''' ({{wp|German language|Vierz}}: '' | The '''Imperial Security Service''' ({{wp|German language|Vierz}}: ''Imperatorischer Sicherheitsdienst'', '''ISD''') was the official {{wp|secret police}} and {{wp|intelligence agency}} of the [[Vierz Empire]] from 1920 until its abolition in 1990. It was one of the most prolific and effective security services of the [[Silent War]]. It was described as a {{wp|state within a state}} due to its "stranglehold" on Vierz politics and national security matters for seven decades. | ||
The | The ISD was founded in 1920 by order of [[Emperor of Vierzland|Emperor]] [[Alexander II of Vierzland|Alexander II]] in the aftermath of Vierzland's defeat in the [[Frontier War]], which had provoked widespread domestic turmoil. It was a {{wp|Cabinet (government)|cabinet-level}} agency, but operated outside of the [[Crown Council of Vierzland|cabinet's purview]] and was responsible only to the Emperor. Its main tasks became domestic surveillance, foreign intelligence gathering, and the maintenance of internal security. | ||
The | The ISD became known for its {{wp|police brutality|brutality}} and {{wp|state terrorism}}. During and after the [[Great War (Vasarden)|Great War]], the ISD were responsible for {{wp|crimes against humanity}} and {{wp|war crimes}}, such as the [[Red Cleansing]], in occupied territories, which left over 500,000 dead. During the [[Silent War]] it operated pervasive spying and support networks to support Vierzland's geopolitical goals, often cooperating with and supporting terrorist organizations to do so. It used {{wp|torture}}, {{wp|psychological warfare}}, and {{wp|assassinations}} to eliminate {{wp|political dissent}}. Over 200,000 Vierz were detained, imprisoned, tortured, or killed by the ISD during its existence. During the chancellery of [[Jens Pohl]], the ISD operated {{wp|death squad|death squads}} that performed {{wp|extrajudicial execution|extrajudicial executions}}. | ||
The [[Vierz Revolution]] of the 1980s brought an end to the | The [[Vierz Revolution]] of the 1980s brought an end to the ISD's existence after the [[abdication of Victor IV]]. [[Chancellor of Vierzland#Vierz Empire|Chancellor]] [[Heinrich Werner]] dismissed the agency's last head, Baldur Katzenbach, in 1989 and did not appoint a successor. It was formally abolished with the [[Werner Declaration|dissolution of the Vierz Empire]] in January 1990. Many of its senior officials were tried and sentenced for crimes against humanity in the 1990s, but others gained {{wp|clemency}} or fled the country to avoid prosecution. | ||
Revision as of 17:54, 20 September 2020
| Imperatorischer Sicherheitsdienst (ISD) | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 9 May 1920 |
| Dissolved | 10 January 1990 |
| Type | Secret police Intelligence agency |
| Jurisdiction |  Vierz Empire |
| Headquarters | Trausch Building, Adtrus |
| Motto | Kaiser und Heimat Emperor and homeland |
| Employees | 112,654 (1990) |
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The Imperial Security Service (Vierz: Imperatorischer Sicherheitsdienst, ISD) was the official secret police and intelligence agency of the Vierz Empire from 1920 until its abolition in 1990. It was one of the most prolific and effective security services of the Silent War. It was described as a state within a state due to its "stranglehold" on Vierz politics and national security matters for seven decades.
The ISD was founded in 1920 by order of Emperor Alexander II in the aftermath of Vierzland's defeat in the Frontier War, which had provoked widespread domestic turmoil. It was a cabinet-level agency, but operated outside of the cabinet's purview and was responsible only to the Emperor. Its main tasks became domestic surveillance, foreign intelligence gathering, and the maintenance of internal security.
The ISD became known for its brutality and state terrorism. During and after the Great War, the ISD were responsible for crimes against humanity and war crimes, such as the Red Cleansing, in occupied territories, which left over 500,000 dead. During the Silent War it operated pervasive spying and support networks to support Vierzland's geopolitical goals, often cooperating with and supporting terrorist organizations to do so. It used torture, psychological warfare, and assassinations to eliminate political dissent. Over 200,000 Vierz were detained, imprisoned, tortured, or killed by the ISD during its existence. During the chancellery of Jens Pohl, the ISD operated death squads that performed extrajudicial executions.
The Vierz Revolution of the 1980s brought an end to the ISD's existence after the abdication of Victor IV. Chancellor Heinrich Werner dismissed the agency's last head, Baldur Katzenbach, in 1989 and did not appoint a successor. It was formally abolished with the dissolution of the Vierz Empire in January 1990. Many of its senior officials were tried and sentenced for crimes against humanity in the 1990s, but others gained clemency or fled the country to avoid prosecution.