Seven Biggest Betrayals of All Time
‘The saddest thing about betrayal is that it never comes from enemies.’
A nation neither forgets nor forgives a traitor. After doing some research, I’ve compiled a list of probably the seven biggest betrayals in the history of humankind. Give them a read, and let me know what you think.
1. Alfred Redl and Austria
Alfred Redl was an Austrian military officer who during World War I, sold sensitive information about the Austrian army to Czarist Russia. Redl divulged the Austrian military’s plan to invade Serbia, which the Russians in turn sold to Serbia. Apart from that Redl exposed multiple Austrian agents to the Russians and fed wrong information to his own people about the opponent’s military strength.
Alfred Redl’s betrayals contributed to the killings of more than 500,000 Austrians. Redl committed suicide shortly after the Austrian secret service found out that he was working as a spy for the Russians.
