__NOTOC__ Gerhard Limberg (7 July 1920 – 23 March 2006) was a general in the

Air Force An air force in the broadest sense is the national military branch that primarily conducts aerial warfare. More specifically, it is the branch of a nation's armed services that is responsible for aerial warfare as distinct from an army aviati ...

West Germany West Germany was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. It is sometimes known as the Bonn Republi ...

. He was

Inspector of the Air Force The Inspector of the Air Force () is the commander of the Air Force of the modern-day German Armed Forces, the Bundeswehr. The Inspector is responsible for the readiness of personnel and materiel in the German Air Force, in that function reports ...

, the senior air force appointment, from 1974 to 1978.

Awards

German Cross The War Order of the German Cross (), normally abbreviated to the German Cross or ''Deutsches Kreuz'', was instituted by Adolf Hitler on 28 September 1941. It was awarded in two divisions: in gold for repeated acts of bravery or military leade ...

in Gold on 20 March 1944 as ''

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'' in the III./Schlachtgeschwader 4

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Der Spiegel - Gerhard Limberg
(German) 1920 births 2006 deaths German Air Force pilots Recipients of the Gold German Cross Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Bundeswehr generals Lieutenant generals of the German Air Force {{germany-airforce-bio-stub