Walter Ulbricht: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Carola Stern, Ulbricht: A Political Biography (1965); and Gregory W. Sandford, From Hitler to Ulbricht (1983), examine Ulbricht’s role in the Communist reconstruction of East Germany.

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Anniversary information added. Jul 28, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jun 26, 2026
First paragraph modernization. Apr 12, 2024
Add new Web site: The New York Times - The Quick Decline and Fall of Walter Ulbricht. Mar 15, 2024
Add new Web site: Alpha History - Biography of Walter Ulbricht. Feb 12, 2020
Add new Web site: Wilson Center Digital Archive - Biography of Walter Ulbricht. Apr 26, 2019
Media added. Jun 08, 2015
Add new Web site: Royal Air Force Museum - National Cold War Exhibition - Biography of Walter Ulbricht. Jul 09, 2013
Article revised. May 17, 2002
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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