What was Erich Honecker's role in the construction of the Berlin Wall?
Architect
Security Secretary
Construction Worker
Diplomat
Answer
As the Security Secretary of the SED Central Committee, Erich Honecker was the prime organizer of the building of the Berlin Wall in 1961. He bore administrative responsibility for the "order to fire" along the Wall and the larger inner German border.
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