Wolfgang Thimmig | |
|---|---|
| Chief of Air Staff, Nigerian Air Force | |
| In office 24 November 1965 – 19 January 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Gerhard Kahtz |
| Succeeded by | George T Kurubo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 October 1912 Dresden, Germany |
| Died | 6 November 1976 (aged 64) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Profession | Officer |
| Nickname | Ameise |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany West Germany Nigeria |
| Branch/service | Luftwaffe German Air Force |
| Years of service | 1934–1945, 1956–1976 |
| Rank | Oberstleutnant (Luftwaffe) Oberst (Bundeswehr) |
| Unit | LG 1 ZG 76 NJG 1 NJG 2 NJG 101 |
| Commands | 2./NJG 1, III./NJG 1, III./NJG 101, NJG 4, NJG 2 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Wolfgang Thimmig (4 October 1912 – 6 November 1976)[1] was a German Luftwaffe night fighter during World War II. By the end of the war he had achieved 24 aerial victories, reached the rank of Oberstleutnant, and was Geschwaderkommodore for NJG 2, having previously been the Kommodore for NJG 4.[citation needed]
In 1956, Thimmig joined the newly formed Bundesluftwaffe and was the Military Attache of the Federal Republic of Germany in Sweden between 1959 and 1963. In addition to that, he was the Nigerian Air Force's Chief of the Air Staff from 1965 to 1966.[2] He was the second Commander of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), and given the task of continuing the creation of an air force for Nigeria under a 1963 agreement between Nigeria and Germany. Thimmig and the German Air Force Assistance Group (GAFAG) withdrew from Nigeria in January 1966, when their mission of creating the air force was completed.
- ^ "THIMMIG, Wolfgang". TracesOfWar.com. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "History of The Nigerian Air Force: Former Chiefs of Air Staffs". The Nigerian Air Force. Nigerian Air Force. Archived from the original on 1 March 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2018.