In some ways it brought back old memories of storming of Stasi HQ in Eastern Berlin[0]. I couldn't find references to that effect, but I recall there was talk back then that among the first ones to breach the Stasi were people from the western intelligence agencies, who had a pretty good idea of where to go and what to grab.

[0] https://www.dw.com/en/stasi-hq-storming-german-president-pra...