Edmund Hoffmeister

Edmund Hoffmeister (1893 - 1951) was a Nazi general during World War II.

Hoffmeister's military career began when he joined the Imperial German Army during World War I. During World War II, Hoffmeister was made commander of the 21st Infantry Regiment, which was scheduled to join with a commando unit during Operation Sea Lion, Hitler's planned invasion of Britain. However, Operation Sea Lion was abandoned.

During the invasion of Russia, Hoffmeister was promoted to leader of the 383rd Panzer Corps in the place of Helmuth Weidling, and given the job of defending Bobruisk, a garrison controlled by Adolf Hamann. As Bobruisk fell, Hoffmeister tried to escape, but was captured by the Soviets. He turned against the Nazis after his capture, blaming the incompetent leadership for Bobruisk's fall. As a result, he delivered a radio broadcast criticising the Nazi leadership. He later died in a Soviet prisoner of war camp in 1951.