Walter Ulbricht

Walter Ulbricht (1893–1973) was a German communist politician. As First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party from 1950 to 1971, he played a leading role in the early development and establishment of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany).

Walter Ulbricht in The Man With the Iron Heart
Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Walter Ulbricht repeatedly demonstrated his devotion to communism, and by extension, to the Soviet Union. After World War II, the Soviet authorities found Ulbricht useful as they established communist regime in their occupation zone in Germany.

After Kondrad Adenauer was killed by the German Freedom Front, Soviet officals tightened their protection of Ulbricht. Some, such as Vladimir Bokov, weren't happy with the idea of protecting any German, but realized that they'd never find anyone else as loyal as Ulbricht, and that Ulbricht's death would just be another win for the GFF.