Date of birth:

September 15th, 1913 (Bottendorf/Saxonia, Germany)

Date of death:

February 21st, 1994 (Wachtberg-Pech-Bonn, Germany)

Nationality:

German

Promotions:
?: Generalleutnant (Bundeswehr).

Career:
September 2nd, 1966 - December 31st, 1970: Inspekteur, Führungsstab der Luftwaffe (Bundeswehr).

Johannes Steinhoff achieved 178 aerial victories (including 148 in the East and 4 four-engined bombers) during 993 operational sorties of which 105 sorties were as a fighter-bomber. His victories as a fighter-bomber pilot included the destruction of 35 trucks, 1 armoured car and 2 motor boats.

Johannes Steinhoff served after the Second World War with the Bundeswehr from 1955 until 31st March 1974, where he reached the rank of General. Between 1971 and 1974 he was Vorsitzender des NATO-Militärausschusses.

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