Eberhard Eimler (30 November 1930 – 17 December 2022) was a retired

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. He was

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, the senior air force appointment, from 1983 to 1987 and

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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

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and appointed Deputy Commander of the

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(AAFCE) under the U.S. General Charles A. Gabriel. He was appointed to four star general as

, being only the 24th person holding that rank in the German Armed Forces after World War II.

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