Werner Panitzki
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Born | Kiel, Germany | 27 May 1911
Died | 2 June 2000 | (aged 89)
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Years of service | World War II Cold War |
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Generalleutnant Werner Panitzki (27 May 1911 in Kiel – 2 June 2000) was a German Air Force general. He was Inspector of the Air Force, the senior air force appointment, from 1962 to 1966.
On 25 August 1966, the Federal Minister of Defence, Kai-Uwe von Hassel, dismissed Panitzki, at his own request, because Panitzki in an interview had characterized the procurement of the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter fighter aircraft as a "purely political decision".
References
- German Air Force - Werner Panitzki (German)