Episode 549
Eberhard Eimler
Sun, 2018-Nov-04 01:03 UTC
Length - 1:47
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Welcome to random Wiki of the Day where we read the summary of a random Wikipedia page every day.
The random article for Sunday, 4 November 2018 is Eberhard Eimler.
Eberhard Eimler (born 30 November 1930) 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. He was appointed to four star general as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, being only the 24th person holding that rank in the German Armed Forces after World War II.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:03 UTC on Sunday, 4 November 2018.
For the full current version of the article, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eberhard_Eimler.
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