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Gerhard Limberg

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Gerhard Limberg

Born	(1920-07-07)7 July 1920
Died	23 March 2006(2006-03-23) (aged 85)
Allegiance	Germany
Branch	German Air Force
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	Inspector of the Air Force

Gerhard Limberg (7 July 1920 – 23 March 2006) was a general in the Air Force of West Germany. He was Inspector of the Air Force, the senior air force appointment, from 1974 to 1978.

Awards

German Cross in Gold on 20 March 1944 as Leutnant in the III./Schlachtgeschwader 4^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 279.

Bibliography

Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.

External links

Der Spiegel - Gerhard Limberg (German)

Military offices

Preceded by

Oberstleutnant Karl Henze

Commander of JaboG 35/LeKG 41
October 1963 – February 1968

Succeeded by

Oberst Dieter Hein

Preceded by

Generalmajor Walter Krupinski

Commander of 3. Luftwaffendivision (Bundeswehr)
1 October 1971 – 30 September 1972

Succeeded by

Generalmajor Ernst-Dieter Bernhard

Preceded by

Generalleutnant Günther Rall

Inspector of the Air Force
1 April 1974 – 30 September 1978

Succeeded by

Generalleutnant Friedrich Obleser

v t e Inspectors of the German Air Force
Josef Kammhuber Werner Panitzki Johannes Steinhoff Günther Rall Gerhard Limberg Friedrich Obleser Eberhard Eimler Horst Jungkurth Jörg Kuebart Bernhard Mende Rolf H. Portz Gerhard W. Back Klaus Peter Stieglitz Aarne Kreuzinger-Janik Karl Müllner Ingo Gerhartz Holger Neumann

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