Gerhard Limberg

Gerhard Limberg
Gerhard Limberg
	Gerhard Limberg with the West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt in 1978
Born	7 July 1920
Died	23 March 2006 (aged 85)
Allegiance	Germany
Service / branch	Template:GAF
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]

Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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