 Heinz Kessler

Heinz Kessler or Heinz Keßler (26 January 1920 – 2 May 2017) was a German communist politician and military officer in East Germany.In East Germany, he held the rank of "Armeegeneral" in the National People's Army ("Nationale Volksarmee") and was Minister of Defense of the GDR, a member of the "Politbüro" of the Central Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED), and a deputy of the GDR's "Volkskammer" (parliament).