Gerhard Kerscher
Gerhard Kerscher (born May 10, 1916 in Halle an der Saale ; † June 17, 1998 ) was a German officer , most recently in the rank of major general in the Bundeswehr .
Life
Kerscher was used as a pilot of transport aircraft during the Second World War before he switched to the General Staff of the Air Force of the Wehrmacht . After the Second World War and later during his active time in the Bundeswehr, Kerscher ran a building materials business. In the air force of the German armed forces he became chief of the command staff of the air force and later deputy inspector of the air force .
Kerscher was temporarily president of the Freundeskreis Luftwaffe e. V. and Vice President of the “Club der Luftfahrt von Deutschland e. V. "
In 1976 he was awarded the Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany .
literature
- European Wehrkunde, Wehrwissenschaftliche Rundschau, Volume 34, Verlag Europäische Wehrkunde, Herford, Bonn, 1985, p. 512.
- Flug Revue, Volume 43, Vereinigte Motor-Verlage, Stuttgart, 1998, p. 65.
- Clemens Range: The Tolerated Army: 50 Years of the Bundeswehr, Translimes Media, Berlin, 2005, ISBN 3000153829 , ISBN 978-3000153822 , p. 278.
Individual evidence
- ↑ cf. Federal Gazette
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kerscher, Gerhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German major general in the Bundeswehr |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 10, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Halle on the Saale |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 17, 1998 |