Heinz Hoffmann

Army General
Heinz Hoffmann
Army General Heinz Hoffmann
	Hoffman in 1982
Minister of National Defense
	In office; 14 July 1960 – 2 December 1985
Chairman of the; Council of Ministers	Otto Grotewohl; Willi Stoph; Horst Sindermann; Willi Stoph;
Preceded by	Willi Stoph
Succeeded by	Heinz Keßler
Chief of Staff of the; National People's Army
	In office; 1 March 1958 – 1 July 1960
Minister	Willi Stoph;
Preceded by	Vincenz Müller
Succeeded by	Sigfrid Riedel
Personal details
Born	Karl-Heinz Hoffmann; 28 November 1910; Mannheim, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Empire (now Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
Died	2 December 1985 (aged 75); Strausberg, Bezirk Frankfurt (Oder), German Democratic Republic
Resting place	Berlin, Germany
Party	Socialist Unity Party; (1946–1985)
Other political; affiliations	Communist Party of Germany (1930–1946)
Spouses	; Klavdiya Ivanovna Knjazeva (m. 1940; died 1952) ; Halina (m. 1954; div. 1964) ; Gisela Sauer (m. 1964)
Children	7
Alma mater	International Lenin School; Frunze Military Academy; K. Е. Voroshilov Higher Military Academy
Nickname	Heinz Roth
Military service
Allegiance	Spanish Republic; Soviet Union; German Democratic Republic
Branch/service	International Brigades; Land Forces of the National People's Army
Years of service	1937–1985
Rank	Armeegeneral
Commands	Hans Beimler Battalion
Battles/wars	Spanish Civil War (WIA)
	Central institution membership 1973–1985: Full member,; Politburo of the Central Committee ; 1952–1985: Full member,; Central Committee ; 1950–1952: Candidate member,; Central Committee ; Other offices held 1960–1985: Member,; National Defence Council ; 1957–1960: First Deputy Minister,; Ministry of National Defense ; 1952–1955: Head,; Barracked People's Police ; 1950–1955: Deputy Minister,; Ministry of the Interior ;

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Heinz Hoffmann (28 November 1910 – 2 December 1985) was a German military officer and politician who served as the Minister of National Defense in the Council of Ministers of the German Democratic Republic, and as a member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Socialist Unity Party (SED).