Heinz Hoffmann was Minister of National Defense in the Council of Ministers of the German Democratic Republic, and since 2 October 1973 member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Socialist Unity Party. Wikipedia
Born: November 28, 1910, Mannheim, Germany
Died: December 2, 1985 (age 75 years), Strausberg, Germany
Spouse: Gisela Sauer (m. 1964–1985), Halina Hoffmann (m. 1954–1964), and Klavdiya Ivanovna Knjazeva (m. 1940–1952)
Previous office: Minister of National Defense of East Germany (1960–1985)
Party: Communist Party of Germany