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What were Erich Honecker's post-war politics?
Erich Honecker was picked up by chance in Berlin by a collective of exiled German communists that had returned from the Soviet Union to Germany.
What did Erich Honecker do for Hans Mahle?
Erich Honecker was picked up by chance in Berlin by Hans Mahle and taken to the Ulbricht Group.

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?