Jörg Kuebart

Who is Jörg Kuebart?

Jörg Kuebart is a retired a German general of the German Air Force. He served as Inspekteur der Luftwaffe in 1991-94.

Jörg Kuebart was born in Allenstein, East Prussia. His family was expelled from his hometown after World War II. Kuebart joined the Bundesgrenzschutz in 1955 and the Bundeswehr in 1956, where he initially was trained as a tank commander. In 1957 he changed over to the air force and was trained as a pilot at Landsberg am Lech and Fürstenfeldbruck on the T-6 Texan, the F-84 Thunderjet and the Lockheed T-33. His brother Bernd also served in the German Luftwaffe and was one of four Lockheed F-104 Starfighter pilots killed on 16 June 1962.

In 1958 - 1964 Kuebart served as a pilot and squadron commander at the Jagdbombergeschwader 33 in Büchel. Promoted a Hauptmann he received his General Staff Training at the Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr in 1964 - 66. In 1968 - 1972 Kuebart commanded the Jagdbombergeschwader 34 "Allgäu" and was promoted to an Oberst. In 1972 - 1974 he served as a department director at the Luftflottenkommando in Cologne and in 1977 he became the German Military attaché in Madrid and in 1979, now a Brigadegeneral, in London.