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what were Erich Honecker's post-war politics?
In May 1945 Honecker was "picked up" by chance in Berlin by Hans Mahle and taken to the Ulbricht Group.
What did he do for Hans Mahle?
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Question: what's an interesting fact about his post war return to politics?
Self-contained rewrite: What's an interesting fact about Erich Honecker's post war return to politics?