Eberhard Eimler
Eberhard Eimler | |
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Born | (1930-11-30)30 November 1930 Ulm, Weimar Republic |
Died | 17 December 2022(2022-12-17) (aged 92) |
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Service/ | German Air Force |
Years of service | 1956–1990 |
Rank | General |
Commands | Inspector of the Air Force Deputy SACEUR |
Eberhard Eimler (30 November 1930 – 17 December 2022) was a retired German Air Force General. He was Inspector of the Air Force, the senior air force appointment, from 1983 to 1987 and Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe from 1987 to 1990.
Eimler was the son of a pioneer captain. He joined the air force in May 1956. From 1966 till 1970 he worked in the Federal Ministry of Defence in Bonn.
In October 1980 Eimler was promoted to Generalleutnant and appointed Deputy Commander of the Allied Air Forces Central Europe (AAFCE) under the U.S. General Charles A. Gabriel. He was appointed to four star general as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, being only the 24th person holding that rank in the German Armed Forces after World War II.
References
- German Air Force - General Eberhard Eimler (German)
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Generalleutnant Friedrich Obleser | Inspector of the Air Force 1983 – 1987 | Succeeded by Generalleutnant Horst Jungkurth |
Preceded by Hans-Joachim Mack | Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe With Sir John Akehurst 1987 – 1990 | Succeeded by Dieter Clauss |
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- 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
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