Wilhelm Adam

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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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