BRIXMIS, which operated throughout the Cold War, involved British personnel conducting military liaison duties—and, covertly, intelligence gathering—behind the Iron Curtain.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=58498
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=58498
Government maintains position on BRIXMIS General Service Medal
BRIXMIS, which operated throughout the Cold War, involved British personnel conducting military liaison duties—and, covertly, intelligence gathering—behind the Iron Curtain.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
April 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
BRIXMIS, which operated throughout the Cold War, involved British personnel conducting military liaison duties—and, covertly, intelligence gathering—behind the Iron Curtain.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=58498
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=58498
New addition
Book: BRIXMIS and the Secret Cold War by Andrew Long (published 05-12-2024)
https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/BRIXMIS-and-the-Secret-Cold-War-Hardback/p/50780
Book: BRIXMIS and the Secret Cold War by Andrew Long (published 05-12-2024)
https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/BRIXMIS-and-the-Secret-Cold-War-Hardback/p/50780
BRIXMIS and the Secret Cold War
The German Democratic Republic, or East Germany, was the frontline in the Cold War, packed with hundreds of thousands of Soviet and East German troops…
www.pen-and-sword.co.uk
March 23, 2025 at 10:14 PM
New addition
Book: BRIXMIS and the Secret Cold War by Andrew Long (published 05-12-2024)
https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/BRIXMIS-and-the-Secret-Cold-War-Hardback/p/50780
Book: BRIXMIS and the Secret Cold War by Andrew Long (published 05-12-2024)
https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/BRIXMIS-and-the-Secret-Cold-War-Hardback/p/50780
Got an idea for a con game using my latest acquisition.
Brixmis tour caught behind the lines as the Cold War goes hot.
www.iwm.org.uk/history/cold...
Brixmis tour caught behind the lines as the Cold War goes hot.
www.iwm.org.uk/history/cold...
March 21, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Got an idea for a con game using my latest acquisition.
Brixmis tour caught behind the lines as the Cold War goes hot.
www.iwm.org.uk/history/cold...
Brixmis tour caught behind the lines as the Cold War goes hot.
www.iwm.org.uk/history/cold...
Some #history ...
The British Commanders'-in-Chief Mission to the Soviet Forces in Germany (BRIXMIS) was set up #OTD in 1946 under the Robertson-Malinin Agreement between the chiefs of staff of the British and Soviet forces in occupied Germany.
www.coldwarspies.com/brixmis/
The British Commanders'-in-Chief Mission to the Soviet Forces in Germany (BRIXMIS) was set up #OTD in 1946 under the Robertson-Malinin Agreement between the chiefs of staff of the British and Soviet forces in occupied Germany.
www.coldwarspies.com/brixmis/
September 16, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Some #history ...
The British Commanders'-in-Chief Mission to the Soviet Forces in Germany (BRIXMIS) was set up #OTD in 1946 under the Robertson-Malinin Agreement between the chiefs of staff of the British and Soviet forces in occupied Germany.
www.coldwarspies.com/brixmis/
The British Commanders'-in-Chief Mission to the Soviet Forces in Germany (BRIXMIS) was set up #OTD in 1946 under the Robertson-Malinin Agreement between the chiefs of staff of the British and Soviet forces in occupied Germany.
www.coldwarspies.com/brixmis/
From the archive - In August 2024 I was honoured to be invited to the National Army Museum in London to interview Andrew Long, the author of new book about #BRIXMIS in front of a large audience of veterans. pod.fo/e/2616c5
Cold War Conversations: BRIXMIS and the Secret Cold War - Intelligence Collecting Operations Behind Enemy Lines in East Germany (362)
BRIXMIS and its operations behind enemy lines continue to fascinate the listeners of Cold War Conversations. In August 2024 I was honoured to be invited to the National Army Museum in London to int...
pod.fo
July 26, 2025 at 9:18 PM
From the archive - In August 2024 I was honoured to be invited to the National Army Museum in London to interview Andrew Long, the author of new book about #BRIXMIS in front of a large audience of veterans. pod.fo/e/2616c5
Imperial War Museum (BRIXMIS operations). Soviet aircraft.
MiG-23UB
MiG-23UB
September 8, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Imperial War Museum (BRIXMIS operations). Soviet aircraft.
MiG-23UB
MiG-23UB
Happy #BRIXMIS Day!
Today is the 79th anniversary of the signing of the Robertson-Malinin Agreement, which created BRIXMIS, the British Commanders'-in-Chief Mission to the Soviet Forces in Germany, and their #Soviet counterparts. pod.fo/e/2616c5
Today is the 79th anniversary of the signing of the Robertson-Malinin Agreement, which created BRIXMIS, the British Commanders'-in-Chief Mission to the Soviet Forces in Germany, and their #Soviet counterparts. pod.fo/e/2616c5
Cold War Conversations: BRIXMIS and the Secret Cold War - Intelligence Collecting Operations Behind Enemy Lines in East Germany (362)
BRIXMIS and its operations behind enemy lines continue to fascinate the listeners of Cold War Conversations. In August 2024 I was honoured to be invited to the National Army Museum in London to int...
pod.fo
September 16, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Happy #BRIXMIS Day!
Today is the 79th anniversary of the signing of the Robertson-Malinin Agreement, which created BRIXMIS, the British Commanders'-in-Chief Mission to the Soviet Forces in Germany, and their #Soviet counterparts. pod.fo/e/2616c5
Today is the 79th anniversary of the signing of the Robertson-Malinin Agreement, which created BRIXMIS, the British Commanders'-in-Chief Mission to the Soviet Forces in Germany, and their #Soviet counterparts. pod.fo/e/2616c5
January 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
On the way back from holiday last week we stopped off at the #RAF museum at Cosford where they have this #Opel Senator on Display.
It has 4WD and armour plating, and was used for intelligence gathering missions behind Soviet lines in Germany during the Cold War.
#WeirdCarBS
It has 4WD and armour plating, and was used for intelligence gathering missions behind Soviet lines in Germany during the Cold War.
#WeirdCarBS
September 2, 2025 at 6:50 AM
On the way back from holiday last week we stopped off at the #RAF museum at Cosford where they have this #Opel Senator on Display.
It has 4WD and armour plating, and was used for intelligence gathering missions behind Soviet lines in Germany during the Cold War.
#WeirdCarBS
It has 4WD and armour plating, and was used for intelligence gathering missions behind Soviet lines in Germany during the Cold War.
#WeirdCarBS
The audio in this video link fluctuates a bit, but is a bit of history on SOXMIS & BRIXMIS.
youtu.be/4e8xml5Qg60?...
youtu.be/4e8xml5Qg60?...
BRIXMIS and SOXMIS the Cold War of Intelligence Gathering! - Herefordshire Regimental Museum
YouTube video by Herefordshire Regimental Museum
youtu.be
January 26, 2026 at 5:54 PM
The audio in this video link fluctuates a bit, but is a bit of history on SOXMIS & BRIXMIS.
youtu.be/4e8xml5Qg60?...
youtu.be/4e8xml5Qg60?...
It’s beginning to look a lot like BRIXMIS. www.hagerty.com/media/automo...
The BRIXMIS Opel Senator Was the Ride of Real Secret Agents During the Cold War - Hagerty Media
The Opel Senator is no fancy James Bond car, but it made for an excellent surveillance vehicle for British intelligence during the Cold War.
www.hagerty.com
December 9, 2024 at 10:41 PM
It’s beginning to look a lot like BRIXMIS. www.hagerty.com/media/automo...
Brixmis a different sort of ploy.
October 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Brixmis a different sort of ploy.
Next 2 pods 👇
☑️ #076 Return to Op BANNER
Thoughts and reflections after a visit to Belfast, Londonderry/Derry and South Armagh.
☑️ #077 On The Ground With BRIXMIS.
Episode with Nick, former BRIXMIS, who was also Rudolph Hess's interpreter at Spandau prison.
☑️ #076 Return to Op BANNER
Thoughts and reflections after a visit to Belfast, Londonderry/Derry and South Armagh.
☑️ #077 On The Ground With BRIXMIS.
Episode with Nick, former BRIXMIS, who was also Rudolph Hess's interpreter at Spandau prison.
December 12, 2024 at 6:54 AM
Next 2 pods 👇
☑️ #076 Return to Op BANNER
Thoughts and reflections after a visit to Belfast, Londonderry/Derry and South Armagh.
☑️ #077 On The Ground With BRIXMIS.
Episode with Nick, former BRIXMIS, who was also Rudolph Hess's interpreter at Spandau prison.
☑️ #076 Return to Op BANNER
Thoughts and reflections after a visit to Belfast, Londonderry/Derry and South Armagh.
☑️ #077 On The Ground With BRIXMIS.
Episode with Nick, former BRIXMIS, who was also Rudolph Hess's interpreter at Spandau prison.
HAPPY BRIXMIS DAY. #OTD 1946 the Robertson-Malinin Agreement came into effect, creating the British Commanders'-in-Chief Mission to the Soviet Forces in Germany, more commonly known as BRIXMIS, Listen to their stories here open.spotify.com/playlist/0Qq...
Cold War Military Liaison Missions BRIXMIS SOXMIS SMLM USMLM FMLM
Playlist · Coldwarpod · 10 items · 5 likes
open.spotify.com
September 16, 2024 at 6:21 PM
HAPPY BRIXMIS DAY. #OTD 1946 the Robertson-Malinin Agreement came into effect, creating the British Commanders'-in-Chief Mission to the Soviet Forces in Germany, more commonly known as BRIXMIS, Listen to their stories here open.spotify.com/playlist/0Qq...
Andrew Long, "BRIXMIS and the Secret Cold War: Intelligence Collecting Operations Behind Enemy Lines in East Germany" (Pen and Sword, 2024) - New Books Network newbooksnetwork.com/brixmis-and-...
Andrew Long, "BRIXMIS and the Secret Cold War: Intelligence Collecting Operations Behind Enemy Lines in East Germany" (Pen and Sword, 2024) - New Books Network
newbooksnetwork.com
March 25, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Andrew Long, "BRIXMIS and the Secret Cold War: Intelligence Collecting Operations Behind Enemy Lines in East Germany" (Pen and Sword, 2024) - New Books Network newbooksnetwork.com/brixmis-and-...
A lesser-known #ColdWar fact is that small French, British, and US military missions operated in East Germany by treaty to monitor military activity. The Soviets had the same in West Germany.
Here are some interviews with members of #BRIXMIS and the #USMLM. open.spotify.com/playlist/0Qq...
Here are some interviews with members of #BRIXMIS and the #USMLM. open.spotify.com/playlist/0Qq...
Cold War Military Liaison Missions BRIXMIS SOXMIS SMLM USMLM FMLM
open.spotify.com
March 13, 2026 at 11:20 AM
A lesser-known #ColdWar fact is that small French, British, and US military missions operated in East Germany by treaty to monitor military activity. The Soviets had the same in West Germany.
Here are some interviews with members of #BRIXMIS and the #USMLM. open.spotify.com/playlist/0Qq...
Here are some interviews with members of #BRIXMIS and the #USMLM. open.spotify.com/playlist/0Qq...
No prizes for guessing the subject of this Saturday’s episode with Andrew Long
#brixmis #coldwar #eastgermany #gdr #ddr #usmlm #fmlm #soxmis #smlm #opelsenator #mercedesgelandewagen
#brixmis #coldwar #eastgermany #gdr #ddr #usmlm #fmlm #soxmis #smlm #opelsenator #mercedesgelandewagen
August 22, 2024 at 6:25 PM
No prizes for guessing the subject of this Saturday’s episode with Andrew Long
#brixmis #coldwar #eastgermany #gdr #ddr #usmlm #fmlm #soxmis #smlm #opelsenator #mercedesgelandewagen
#brixmis #coldwar #eastgermany #gdr #ddr #usmlm #fmlm #soxmis #smlm #opelsenator #mercedesgelandewagen
BRIXMIS and SOXMIS vehicle plates from the IWM spying exhibition. I know about them thanks to @coldwarpod.bsky.social
December 6, 2023 at 8:06 PM
BRIXMIS and SOXMIS vehicle plates from the IWM spying exhibition. I know about them thanks to @coldwarpod.bsky.social
It was an honour today to meet former #BRIXMIS driver Alex at the Hack Green Bunker living history event as well as some Cold War Conversations fans!
The event continues tomorrow. Info at www.hackgreen.co.uk
Sadly, I won't be there, but it comes @coldwarpod.bsky.social recommended!
The event continues tomorrow. Info at www.hackgreen.co.uk
Sadly, I won't be there, but it comes @coldwarpod.bsky.social recommended!
April 19, 2025 at 8:41 PM
It was an honour today to meet former #BRIXMIS driver Alex at the Hack Green Bunker living history event as well as some Cold War Conversations fans!
The event continues tomorrow. Info at www.hackgreen.co.uk
Sadly, I won't be there, but it comes @coldwarpod.bsky.social recommended!
The event continues tomorrow. Info at www.hackgreen.co.uk
Sadly, I won't be there, but it comes @coldwarpod.bsky.social recommended!
I was just reading about the BRIXMIS Senators having Ferguson 4WD in them.
December 7, 2024 at 5:50 PM
I was just reading about the BRIXMIS Senators having Ferguson 4WD in them.
The BRIXMIS Opel Senator Was the Ride of Real Secret Agents During the Cold War | Hagerty UK
The BRIXMIS Opel Senator Was the Ride of Real Secret Agents During the Cold War | Hagerty UK
The Opel Senator is no fancy James Bond car, but it made for an excellent surveillance vehicle for British intelligence during the Cold War.
buff.ly
December 17, 2024 at 1:16 PM
The BRIXMIS Opel Senator Was the Ride of Real Secret Agents During the Cold War | Hagerty UK
For those interested, this Hagerty article tells the story of these cars.
www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/aut...
www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/aut...
The BRIXMIS Opel Senator Was the Ride of Real Secret Agents During the Cold War | Hagerty UK
The Opel Senator is no fancy James Bond car, but it made for an excellent surveillance vehicle for British intelligence during the Cold War.
www.hagerty.co.uk
September 2, 2025 at 6:50 AM
For those interested, this Hagerty article tells the story of these cars.
www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/aut...
www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/aut...
New addition
Book: Over the Wall: A BRIXMIS Intelligence Officer Behind the Iron Curtain by Will Britten (published 29-04-2025)
https://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/over-the-wall/
Book: Over the Wall: A BRIXMIS Intelligence Officer Behind the Iron Curtain by Will Britten (published 29-04-2025)
https://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/over-the-wall/
Over the Wall - The History Press
The British Commanders’-in-Chief Mission to the Soviet Forces in Germany (BRIXMIS) was a military liaison mission which operated behind the Berlin Wall during the height of the Cold War. This liaison was undertaken by the 31 members – 11 officers and no more than 20 others – appointed to each mission. One of these men […]
thehistorypress.co.uk
July 31, 2025 at 5:18 PM
New addition
Book: Over the Wall: A BRIXMIS Intelligence Officer Behind the Iron Curtain by Will Britten (published 29-04-2025)
https://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/over-the-wall/
Book: Over the Wall: A BRIXMIS Intelligence Officer Behind the Iron Curtain by Will Britten (published 29-04-2025)
https://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/over-the-wall/
BRIXMIS Mercedes G-Wagon. One of these survives at the Military Intelligence Museum. 5/5
October 18, 2024 at 9:59 PM
BRIXMIS Mercedes G-Wagon. One of these survives at the Military Intelligence Museum. 5/5