Gerhart Ziller

Paul Gerhart (Gert) Ziller (April 19, 1912 in Dresden – December 14, 1957 in East Berlin) was a German Communist, antifascist resistance fighter and politician.

[3] In 1945, he became the "People's Commissioner for Culture" in Meissen in the Antifa-Ausschuss, which was established immediately after the end of the war.

From August 1945, he was a Ministerial Council member and head of the department for coal, fuel, and energy in the regional administration.

[1] After disagreements with Walter Ulbricht over economic policy and his leadership style in the party, Ziller committed suicide on December 14, 1957.

In February 1958, Ziller was posthumously accused of belonging to the "anti-party group Schirdewan, Wollweber, and others."