Friedrich Obleser
Friedrich-Erich Obleser (born February 21, 1923 in Pottenstein / Lower Austria , † June 5, 2004 in Neunkirchen ) was a German officer, most recently lieutenant general . In 1976/77 he was head of the Air Force Office , 1977/78 Commanding General of the Air Force Support Command and from 1978 to 1983 Inspector of the Air Force .
Wehrmacht
Friedrich Obleser joined the Air Force as an officer candidate on October 1, 1940 , where he was assigned to the Air Force Training Regiment 61 in Oschatz . Here Obleser was appointed lieutenant on April 1, 1942 . His training as a pilot took place at Air War School 5 in Breslau and at Hunting School 4 in Fürth . On January 1, 1943, Obleser came to the Eastern Front as a pilot in the 8th Squadron of Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52). Already on July 6, 1943 Obelser rose there to the rank of captain of the 8th season of JG 52. Up to a serious wound on December 30, 1944 Obleser achieved 120 victories on over 500 enemy flights, for which he was awarded the German Cross on November 14, 1943 and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on February 7, 1944 . Unfit to fly after being wounded, Obleser, meanwhile appointed first lieutenant on February 1, 1944, experienced the end of the war in a hospital and was then a prisoner of war until May 30, 1945 .
armed forces
On August 1, 1956, Obleser joined the air force of the newly created Bundeswehr, being appointed captain . From August 1, 1957 to February 28, 1958, he completed an aeronautical refresher course on the T-33 and F-84F aircraft at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona / USA . From March 1, 1958 to October 31, 1959, he was the squadron captain of the 3rd squadron of the Air Force 10 weapons school in Oldenburg . He was then from November 1959 to the end of October 1961 an operational staff officer, later commander of the flying group in Jagdgeschwader 72 in Leck , where he was promoted to Commodore on November 1, 1961 . Obleser held this position until December 18, 1963. He then served, again as a commodore, from December 19, 1963 to November 30, 1966 in Jagdbombergeschwader 31 "Boelcke" in Nörvenich , where he was promoted to colonel on July 23, 1965 had been.
Promotion to lieutenant general
From December 1, 1966 to the end of January 1970, Obleser served as a staff officer with Allied Forces Central Europe (AFCENT) in Brunssum ( Netherlands ). From there, Obleser was assigned to the NATO Multi-Role Combat Aircraft Development and Production Management Agency (NAMMA) in Munich on February 1, 1970 , where he was deployed until the end of March 1972. Here Obleser was appointed Brigadier General on October 1, 1971 . He then served from April to June 1972 as a system officer at the NATO Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA) in Bonn and from July 1, 1973 to the end of September 1976 at the NATO Multi-Role Combat Aircraft Development and Production Management Agency as general manager again Munich. On October 1, 1976, Obleser, appointed Lieutenant General , was appointed head of the Air Force Office in Cologne, whose post he held until the end of September 1977. On October 1, 1977 he was appointed commanding general of the Cologne-Wahn Air Force Support Command. On October 1, 1978 he was appointed Inspector of the Air Force , whose post he held until his retirement at the end of March 1983. During his service from March 1980 three Luftwaffe fighter-bomber squadrons were equipped with Alpha Jet . Friedrich Obleser retired on March 31, 1983. Eberhard Eimler became his successor as inspector of the Air Force .
Awards
- German cross in gold on November 14, 1943
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on April 23, 1944
- Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class in April 1973
- Great Cross of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in November 1979
- Large Cross of Merit with Star of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany on March 4, 1983
See also
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Ernst-Dieter Bernhard |
Heads of the Air Force Office 1976–1977 |
Richard Frodl |
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Haeffner |
Commanding generals of the Air Force Support Command 1977–1978 |
Wolfgang Meissner |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Obleser, Friedrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Obleser, Friedrich-Erich (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lieutenant general and air force inspector |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 21, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pottenstein |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 5, 2004 |
| Place of death | Neunkirchen |