Ernst Wollweber

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Ernst Wollweber was a German communist politician and former head of East Germany’s Ministry for State Security (Stasi) known for his role in building the early East German security apparatus.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German politician
human
intelligence officer
affiliation Soviet intelligence network
countryOfCitizenship German Democratic Republic NERFINISHED
Germany
countryOfDeath German Democratic Republic NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1898-10-29
dateOfDeath 1967-05-03
employer German Democratic Republic NERFINISHED
Ministry for State Security NERFINISHED
era Cold War
ethnicGroup German
familyName Wollweber NERFINISHED
givenName Ernst NERFINISHED
hasCauseOfDeath natural causes
languageSpoken German
memberOf Communist Party of Germany NERFINISHED
Socialist Unity Party of Germany NERFINISHED
name Ernst Wollweber NERFINISHED
notableFor leading the Ministry for State Security in its formative years
role in establishing East German secret police structures
notableWork building the early East German security apparatus
occupation intelligence operative
politician
security official
officeEndTime 1957
officeStartTime 1953
participantIn German Revolution of 1918–1919 NERFINISHED
resistance activities against Nazi Germany
placeOfBirth Mölkau NERFINISHED
near Leipzig
placeOfDeath East Berlin NERFINISHED
politicalIdeology Marxism–Leninism NERFINISHED
communism
positionHeld Minister for State Security of the German Democratic Republic
residence East Berlin NERFINISHED
German Democratic Republic NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
workedOn internal security of the German Democratic Republic NERFINISHED
state surveillance structures in East Germany

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East German Stasi employer Ernst Wollweber
East German Stasi notableDirector Ernst Wollweber