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Wilhelm Zaisser
Minister of State Security of the German Democratic Republic
In office 8 February 1950 – 18 July 1953
President
Wilhelm Pieck
Prime Minister
Otto Grotewohl
Deputy
Erich Mielke
Preceded by
Office created
Succeeded by
Ernst Wollweber
Personal details
Born
Wilhelm Zaisser
(1893-06-20)20 June 1893 Gelsenkirchen, Westphalia, Prussia, German Empire
Died
3 March 1958(1958-03-03) (aged 64) East Berlin, East Germany
Political party
Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany (1919-1921) Communist Party of Germany (1921–1932) Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1932–1947) Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1947–1954)
Spouse
Elisabeth Knipp / Zaisser
Children
Renate Böttcher-Zaisser, born 22 April 1924
Occupation
Politician, Soldier, Spy, Government Minister
Military service
Allegiance
German Empire Soviet Union Republic of China (1927–1930) Czechoslovakia (1930–1932) Second Spanish Republic (1936–1938)
East Germany
Branch/service
Imperial German Army
Main Intelligence Directorate
National Revolutionary Army
Spanish Republican Army
Years of service
First World War
Ruhr Uprising
Spanish Civil War
Wilhelm Zaisser (20 June 1893 – 3 March 1958) was a German communist politician and statesman who served as the founder and first Minister for State Security of the German Democratic Republic (1950–1953).[1]
^Jens Gieseke (Www); Bernd-Rainer Barth (Www); Hermann Weber (HDK); Andreas Herbst (HDK). "Zaisser, Wilhelm * 20.6.1893, † 3.3.1958 Mitglied des Politbüros des ZK der SED, Minister für Staatssicherheit". "Wer war wer in der DDR? (Www)" and "Handbuch der Deutschen Kommunisten (HDK)" Note that this web page includes biographical texts from TWO sources. "Www" appears first. The longer "HDK" entry appears as the second half of the page. Ch. Links Verlag, Berlin (Www), Karl Dietz Verlag, Berlin (HDK) & Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur, Berlin (Www & HDK). Retrieved 24 February 2018.
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