Adam, Wilhelm, 1893-1978

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Name (Hebrew)
אדם, וילהלם, 1893-1978
Name (Latin)
Adam, Wilhelm, 1893-1978
Other forms of name
Adam, Vilʹgelʹm, 1893-1978
Date of birth
1893-03-28
Date of death
1978-11-24
Associated country
Germany
Occupation
Armies--Officers
Politicians
Associated Language
ger
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 54939183
Wikidata: Q65032
Library of congress: no2010094173
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Wikipedia description:

Wilhelm Adam (28 March 1893 – 24 November 1978) was a German schoolteacher who fought as an officer in both world wars, in the Imperial German Army of the German Empire and in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany. Following the German defeat at the Battle of Stalingrad in World War II, he was taken prisoner by the Red Army and became a member of the National Committee for a Free Germany. Adam later served in the National People's Army of East Germany. Also active in politics, he served as the finance minister in the state of Saxony and as a deputy in the East German Volkskammer.

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