Walter Priesnitz
Walter Priesnitz (1 April 1932 – 26 August 2012) was a German lawyer and government legal officer. He played a central role in negotiating the Trading of East German political prisoners for – in most cases – cash ("Häftlingsfreikauf") on behalf of the West German government, an informal and (at least initially) highly secret operation that was in place between 1962 and 1989. An obituary published by the "17 June 1953 Association" described Priesnitz as "a pioneer of humanity above and below the barbed wire that so bitterly and inhumanly divided our country during [four] decades."
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lawyer
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government legal officer
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Trading of East German political prisoners for – in most cases – cash ("Häftlingsfreikauf")
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West German government
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1989
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"17 June 1953 Association"
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Walter Priesnitz
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1932-04-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1 April 1932
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2012-08-26T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
26 August 2012
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1962-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1962
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1989-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1989
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1953-06-17T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
17 June 1953
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