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'''Gerhard Eisler''', along with his sister Ruth, was a prominent member of the [[Communist Party of Germany]] during the [[Weimar Republic]]. During his exile, he was a liaison between the [[Communist International]] and the Communist Parties in China and the [[United States]]. Although accused of espionage after [[World War II]], he was never charged with violating U.S. laws apart from misrepresenting his Communist Party affiliation on his emigration application. ''[[Newsweek]]'' (February 23, 1948) described him as the "Number One Red Agent" in the U.S. In a dramatic escape in 1950, Eisler secretly boarded a Polish freighter bound for London and was discovered by the crew after the ship was at sea. Once in England, authorities allowed him to leave for the [[German Democratic Republic]], where Eisler became chief of East German radio and a leading propaganda voice for the Communist government. After his death, several schools and streets in the GDR were named in his honor. He was the brother of leftist composer [[Hanns Eisler]].
==Reference==
*State Department passport brief, A115–A116
*''Investigation of Un-American Propaganda Activities in the United States,'' hearings of 6 February 1947, U.S. Congress, House of Representatives, Committee on Un-American Activities, 80th Cong., 1st sess., 14–19.
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[[Category:KGB Agents and Sources]]
==Reference==
*State Department passport brief, A115–A116
*''Investigation of Un-American Propaganda Activities in the United States,'' hearings of 6 February 1947, U.S. Congress, House of Representatives, Committee on Un-American Activities, 80th Cong., 1st sess., 14–19.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gerhart Eisler}}
[[Category:KGB Agents and Sources]]