Nazis were indeed rehired to senior positions, but sensitive parts of the civil service were purged of Stasi operatives, although this did take a long time, es

Nazis were indeed rehired to senior positions, but sensitive parts of the civil service were purged of Stasi operatives, although this did take a long time, especially in Saxony. There has been some resentment of the fact that this often meant that the civil service in Eastern states is dominated by 'Wessies'. https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3j90ua/what_happened_to_members_of_the_stasi_east_german/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3j90ua/what_...