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Paul Verner
1911Apr, 26

Paul Verner

Paul Verner, German soldier and politician (d. 1986)
Paul Verner (26 April 1911 – 12 December 1986) was a German communist politician. He joined the communist movement at a young age and went into exile during Adolf Hitler's rule. Verner became a prominent political personality in the German Democratic Republic after the war.

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