Wilhelm Zaisser
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Wilhelm Zaisser was a German communist politician and intelligence officer who became the first head of East Germany’s Ministry for State Security (Stasi) in the early 1950s.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wilhelm Zaisser canonical | 2 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
German politician
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Stasi official ⓘ human ⓘ intelligence officer ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Soviet NKVD
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Stasi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfEndOfPosition | political conflict with Walter Ulbricht ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
German Democratic Republic
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Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfService |
German Democratic Republic
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Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Ministry for State Security of the German Democratic Republic
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Soviet intelligence services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Zaisser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
intelligence
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party politics ⓘ state security ⓘ |
| givenName | Wilhelm ⓘ |
| ideology |
Marxism–Leninism
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communism ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
German
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Russian ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Communist Party of Germany
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Socialist Unity Party of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | colonel general ⓘ |
| name | Wilhelm Zaisser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first head of the East German Ministry for State Security (Stasi) ⓘ |
| notableRole | key figure in early Cold War security structures in East Germany ⓘ |
| notableWork | organization of East German state security apparatus ⓘ |
| occupation |
intelligence officer
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politician ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Spanish Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Minister for State Security of the German Democratic Republic
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deputy of the Volkskammer ⓘ member of the Central Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ member of the Politburo of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Berlin
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East Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ Moscow ⓘ |
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