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The East German Air Force was unique among Warsaw Pact countries in that it was often equipped with the most advanced Soviet fighters, instead of downgraded export models. As an extension of the Soviet 16th Air Army deployed in East Germany, the Luftstreitkräfte was expected to play a front-line role in any war with NATO. As a result, it was ...
The commander of the German Air Force is Lieutenant General Ingo Gerhartz. As of 2015, the German Air Force uses eleven air bases, two of which host no flying units. Furthermore, the Air Force has a presence at three civil airports. In 2012, the German Air Force had an authorized strength of 28,475 active airmen and 4,914 reservists. [4]
Meritorious Military Pilot of the GDR (German: Verdienter Militärflieger der DDR) was the highest honorary title awarded to military pilots of the East German National People's Army. It was given in form of a Medal. Established on August 1, 1974 by the Council of Ministers of the GDR, it was awarded until the dissolution of the GDR in 1990.
It is grade A4 in the pay scale of the Federal Ministry of Defence. The sequence of ranks (top-down approach) in this particular group is as follows: OR-4a: Oberstabsgefreiter; OR-4b: Stabsgefreiter; OR-3a: Hauptgefreiter; OR-3b: Obergefreiter; OR-2: Gefreiter; OR-1: Soldat/Schütze (Army), Flieger (Air Force), Matrose (Navy)
The Air Engineer Corps, the Air Navigation Corps, and the Wehrmachtbeamte were all augmented with war-time officials. [40] By 1944 the war-time Wehrmachtbeamte of the higher service were placed in pay grade A2c2; of the elevated service, in pay grade A4c2; of the middle career in pay grade A8a; and of the lower career in pay grade A10b. War ...
The German pilot said his US opponent's F-35 had commendable stealth capabilities. The pilots used paper airplanes to talk about their fight and their various maneuvers. Two NATO fighter jet ...
Commissioned officer ranks up to Oberst featured four-pointed golden stars in increasing number according to seniority, and arranged following the Soviet pattern.. Junior officer (lieutenant and captain ranks) shoulder straps were made of silver satin string (German: Silberplattschnur).
German Air Force [14. General: Generalleutnant: ... /acting pilot officer Vatican City: No air force. Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers