1 9 4 5 ▁she ▁arrived ▁on ▁foot ▁in ▁Dresden , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁two ▁fellow ▁former ▁in m ates , ▁and ▁com r ades ▁from ▁their ▁resistance ▁days , ▁called ▁Else ▁E is old ▁and ▁L ies el ▁Grab s . ▁ ▁Soviet ▁occupation ▁zone ▁/ ▁German ▁Democratic ▁Republic ▁In ▁Dresden , ▁political ▁activity ▁being ▁no ▁longer ▁out la wed , ▁she ▁became ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Secretary ▁for ▁the ▁party ' s ▁Dresden ▁district , ▁and ▁secretary ▁with ▁the ▁regional ▁leadership ▁team ▁for ▁Sax ony . ▁▁ ▁After ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁she ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁Work ▁and ▁Social ▁Policy ▁and ▁secret ariat ▁for ▁Sax ony ▁in ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Unity ▁Party ▁( S oz ial istische ▁Ein heits par tei ▁Deutsch lands ▁/ ▁S ED ) ▁▁ ▁The ▁S ED ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁through ▁a ▁content ious ▁mer ger , ▁in ▁this ▁part ▁of ▁Germany , ▁involving ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁and ▁the ▁more ▁moder ately ▁left ▁wing ▁SP D . ▁▁ ▁The ▁entire ▁central ▁portion ▁of ▁what ▁had ▁been ▁Germany ▁had ▁been ▁admin ister ed , ▁since ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁as ▁the ▁Soviet ▁occupation ▁zone , ▁and ▁the ▁S ED ▁was ▁on ▁its ▁way ▁to ▁becoming ▁a ▁new ▁one - party ▁dict ator ship , ▁formally ▁launched ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁as ▁the ▁Soviet ▁spons ored ▁German ▁Democratic ▁Republic ▁(" E ast ▁Germany "). ▁▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5