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Jun 12, 2006 · Johannes Steinhoff was truly one of the most charmed fighter pilots in the Luftwaffe. His exploits became legendary though his wartime career ended tragically. Steinhoff served in combat from the first days of the war through April 1945.
May 30, 2019 · English: Johannes Steinhoff (* 15 September 1913, Bottendorf, Thuringia) was a German fighter pilot during the Second World War. He was credited with 176 enemy planes shot down and rose to position of Inspector of the Luftwaffe in the Bundesluftwaffe. He died on 21 February 1994 at Bonn.
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Johannes "Macky" Steinhoff was a Luftwaffe fighter ace during World War II, German general, and NATO official. He was one of very few Luftwaffe pilots who survived to fly operationally through the whole of the war period 1939–45 until he was severely burned during a failed take-off.
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Johannes Steinhoff was born on 15 September 1913 in Bottendorf, Thuringia, the son of an agricultural mill-worker and his traditional housewife. He had two brothers, Bernd and Wolf, and two sisters, Greta and Lotte. Steinhoff graduated from the Klosterschule Roßleben convent school after having "studied the classics and languages such as French, En...
Steinhoff's first combat experience was in 1939 when he fought RAF Vickers Wellington bombers that were attacking coastal industry in the Wilhelmshaven region, shooting down several. He was also appointed Staffelkapitän of 10./JG 26[Notes 1] in this period. In February 1940, he was transferred to 4./JG 52 where he served in both the French campaign...
Steinhoff recognised the situation of postwar Germany, and was invited by West Germany's new interim government to rebuild the Luftwaffe within NATO, eventually rising to the rank of full general. Steinhoff served as Chief of Staff and acting Commander Allied Air Forces Central Europe (1965–1966), Chief of Staff of the Luftwaffe (1966–1970) and lat...
Markus Johannes Jooste (22 January 1961 – 21 March 2024) was a South African businessman and the CEO of Steinhoff International. He was an avid horse breeder, and in 2016 was reported to be one of Africa's richest people, worth $400 million.
- Businessman
- Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Affies)
- Markus Johannes Jooste, 22 January 1961 (age 62), Pretoria, South Africa
Steinhoff served as Chief of Staff and acting Commander Allied Air Forces Central Europe (1965-1966), Chief of Staff of the Luftwaffe (1966 - 1970) and later as Chairman of NATO's Military Committee (1971 - 1974).
Johannes Steinhoff served after the Second World War with the Bundeswehr from 1955 until 31st March 1974, where he reached the rank of General. Between 1971 and 1974 he was Vorsitzender des NATO-Militärausschusses.
