Theodor Hoffmann

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Theodor Hoffmann was an East German admiral who served as the last Minister of National Defense of the German Democratic Republic before reunification.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf East German politician
defence minister
human
naval officer
awardReceived Banner of Labor
Patriotic Order of Merit
countryOfCitizenship German Democratic Republic
linked to: East Germany

Germany
countryOfDeath Germany
dateOfBirth 1935-02-27
dateOfDeath 2018-11-01
educatedAt Soviet Naval Academy
employer Ministry of National Defense of the GDR
National People’s Army
gender male
hasOccupation military officer
politician
memberOf Socialist Unity Party of Germany
militaryBranch Volksmarine
militaryRank Admiral
nationality East German
German
nativeLanguage German
notableFor being the last Minister of National Defense of the German Democratic Republic
participatedIn Cold War
partOf East German military leadership
placeOfBirth Free City of Danzig
Gdansk
linked to: Gdańsk
placeOfDeath Eggesin
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
positionHeld Chief of the People's Navy
Minister of Defense of East Germany
Minister of National Defense of the German Democratic Republic
predecessor Heinz Kessler NERFINISHED
residence East Berlin
serviceEnd 1990
serviceStart 1952
succeededBy Lothar de Maizière government’s unified German defense structures
workedOn restructuring of East German armed forces before German reunification

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