Mrs. Honecker emigrated to Chile while her husband was returned to Berlin to face charges in the deaths of defectors. From 1938 to 1945, Mrs. Honecker belonged to the Bund Deutscher Mädel, the girls’ wing of the Hitler Youth, whose membership was obligatory. By then, Mrs. Honecker had fled to Moscow. Mrs. Honecker and others soon followed. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyFor all its economic successes, the Honecker regime took a nose dive in 1989.

Source: New York Times May 06, 2016 20:11 UTC