"The Social Unity Party was the communist party backed by the Soviet Union in its occupied zone of Germany after World War II. When the American backed politician, Konrad Adenauer was killed by the German Freedom Front, the USSR tightened its protection of the various Social Unity Party officials. See: Inconsistencies in Turtledove's Work#Inconsistencies in The Man With the Iron Heart"@en . . "Socialist Unity Party of Germany"@en . . . . . . . "The Social Unity Party was the communist party backed by the Soviet Union in its occupied zone of Germany after World War II. When the American backed politician, Konrad Adenauer was killed by the German Freedom Front, the USSR tightened its protection of the various Social Unity Party officials. See: Inconsistencies in Turtledove's Work#Inconsistencies in The Man With the Iron Heart"@en .