Background
Hoffmann, Heinz was born on November 28, 1910 in Mannheim, Germany. Arrived in Russia, 1935.
Hoffmann, Heinz was born on November 28, 1910 in Mannheim, Germany. Arrived in Russia, 1935.
Student, Academy General Staff, Russia.
Apprentice fitter, 1925—1928. Official Communist Youth Organization, 1926—1930. Member Community Party Germany, 1930, Socialist United Party Germany, since 1946.
Member Berlin regional committee Socialist United Party, 1947—1949. Vice president German Central Administration Interior-General Inspector German People's Police, 1949—1950. Head training department Ministry Interior, 1950—1952.
Lieutenant to general deputy minister of interior People's Police, 1952—1955. Lieutenant to general National People's Army, 1956—1959, colonel-in-chief, 1959—1961, general, since 1961, deputy minister national def, 1956—1960. Minister, 1960; member Politburo, since 1973.
With Spanish Civil War.
Member Community Party of Germany, 1930, Socialist United Party of Germany, since 1946. Member People"s Chamber of German Democratic Republic, since 1950. Member Central Committee Socialist Unity Party, since 1952.