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> Friedrich Paulus, what was his job in Dresden in the 1950's?
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post Sat 26th November 2011, 3:59am
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Simple question...

Is this Wikipedia edit a myth, a mistake, a fact, or some combination of?
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post Sat 26th November 2011, 4:39am
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QUOTE(thekohser @ Fri 25th November 2011, 7:59pm) *

Simple question...

Is this Wikipedia edit a myth, a mistake, a fact, or some combination of?

Dunno, but the German Wikipedia says the same, only in more detail;

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Paulus unterlag allerdings seit seiner Ankunft als „Objekt Terrasse“ der Überwachung durch die Staatssicherheit : Ein Teil seiner Bediensteten waren Zuträger des Geheimdienstes, seine Post wurde kontrolliert, das Telefon und die Wohnung abgehört. Einflussreiche Positionen wurden ihm in der DDR nicht übertragen, seine offizielle Funktion war Leiter des Kriegsgeschichtlichen Forschungsrates an der Hochschule der Kasernierten Volkspolizei .


... and this video, "Paulus", from 2009, appears to say the same;

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Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Paulus war ein deutscher Heeresoffizier (seit 1943 Generalfeldmarschall) und Armeeoberbefehlshaber während des Zweiten Weltkrieges. 1953 betrat er erstmals nach seiner Gefangenschaft wieder deutschen Boden und war Leiter des Kriegsgeschichtlichen Forschungsrates an der Hochschule der Kasernierten Volkspolizei in der DDR.
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post Sat 26th November 2011, 2:28pm
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What appears to be the accurate fact (as far as I can tell from newspapers and books) is that Paulus was appointed to some sort of "military historian" role, but staffed within the Volkspolizei organization, so that he could get paid and have someone watching over him. Does that make sense?
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post Sat 26th November 2011, 3:07pm
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They're a little rough on Paulus with that traitor stuff. Almost like they agree with the Nazis.
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