. . "Paul Merker (born Oberl\u00F6\u00DFnitz 1 February 1894: died Eichwalde 13 May 1969) was an activist member of Germany's Communist Party (KPD / Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands) who later became a politician and a top official of East Germany's ruling SED (Socialist Unity Party of Germany/Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands).Merker featured for several years in the show trial culture of the time, placed under a lengthy investigation process that formally began in 1950, and jailed for eight years as a spy in 1955. "@en . . . "1969-05-13Z"^^ . . . "1894-02-01Z"^^ . "1969Z"^^ . "Paul Merker"@en . . . . "1894Z"^^ .