Eberhard Eimler

Eberhard Eimler
Born	(1930-11-30) November 30, 1930 Ulm, Germany
Allegiance	Germany
Service/branch	German Air Force
Years of service	1956–1990
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	Inspector of the Air Force Deputy SACEUR

Eberhard Eimler (born 30 November 1930 in Ulm) is 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 Luftwaffe 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.

References

Military offices
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

Inspectors of the German Air Force

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

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 171924735 GND: 1012377318

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