Exile of Walter Ulbricht
The most senior KPD leader to escape is Walter Ulbricht, who goes into exile in the Soviet Union
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Walter Ulbricht Biography and Timeline
Follow Walter Ulbricht through 2 dated historical records for Germany.
Walter Ulbricht, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
2Distinct records
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1933–1945Years on this page
1933
1945
Communist Party
In East Germany, the KPD (led by Walter Ulbricht) absorbs some elements of the eastern SPD and is renamed the Socialist Unity Party (SED), which becomes the ruling party in East Germany until 1990
Records, sources and methodology
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