Erich Mielke: as supporter and protector of BFC Dynamo, Erich Mielke was loathed by Union fans for far more than sporting reasons. The BFC, always the absolute enemy image, was not only the GDR’s serial champions but also the favourite club of the Stasi boss, who embodied everything Union fans rejected. The Berliners in turn stood for everything Mielke disliked.
Their mutual aversion was not merely sporting but first and foremost personal and ideological.