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ák he XeA-10. December 52+ - page four - j At the side of General Mueller and Franz Dahlem stand two Russian generals: General Kubanov and General Petrakovski, who both have very wide authorities, and who are personal inspectors for General Stemenkoe Under this supreme comand, arc the branch comands of the different services. *ha land forces are headed by H-inz Hoffmann, who is now commander in chicf of the People's Police with headquarters in Berlin - Adlershof. His rank is a general of the Peo le's Police. Born in 1910, he was trained a machine tool worker. Already in his early youth, he joined the Communist aye and was compstled to emigrate when Hitler gained powers During the Spanish civil war, he fough in the 11th international brigade and distinguished himself very much in several important battles. After the end of the war, he went soon to Moscow and lived t! «re until 1946, when he returned to Berlin to work in the enetral Secretariate of the SED. Hoffmann is a Yoviet citizen and had the distinction of being a member of the Russian communist Partye His appointment is due mainly to his frienaship with J4aisser. His technical qualifications are not great and hence, the bulk of the work in his staff is donge by professional German soldiers of the Nazi vintage. ihe command r of the air sorce is weneral of the Peopple's Police, Gencral-inspector Heinz Kessler. Born in 1920 in Saxony, city of Chemitz, he was a machine tool worker, whose father had already been acmmunist. During the terman