branch allegiance birth_date rank image article_title name
east germany 20px gdr - 1990 27 february 1935 20px admiral center theodor hoffmann -lrb- admiral -rrb-
 theodor hoffmann
theodor hoffmann -lrb- admiral -rrb-

theodor hoffmann -lrb- born february 27 , 1935 in gustävel , mecklenburg , germany -rrb- is a former east german admiral who served as the head of the people 's navy -lrb- volksmarine -rrb- and as the last minister of national defense of the german democratic republic and head of the national people 's army .
