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Kastner Hermann

(1886-1957)

East German politician, active for West

Being disgusted by the communism he handed information to the West. Not only nobody noticed that, he was even proposed to be the Communistic Party chairman after W.Ulbricht. A defection of an agent threatened his position and even the whole GO network. First, he didn't believe this, but after being offered a high post in the West German government he fled.

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