Although anger has been described as a major sign of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and as an essential factor in the etiology of comorbid disturbances, empirical findings on the predictors of anger as well as on the relationship between posttraumatic stress reactions, trait anger, and style of anger are rather scarce. This presentation examines traitanger and style of anger expression in a group of non-treatment-seeking former East German political prisoners (N = 91). Assessments included the German version of the Anxiety Disorders Schedule (DIPS) as well as measures of anger (STAXI), posttraumatic stress reactions (IES-R), sociodemographic variables, and trauma-related variables. Scores on several anger measures were found to be quite high in this sample. Anger measures were not found to be related to sociodemographic variables, but were negatively related to duration of imprisonment. Within structural equation modelling, traitanger is shown to depend directly on posttraumatic intrusions. Results confirm further findings from studies on other traumatic events. Clinicians are advised to be aware of the implications for the treatment of PTSD.