Josef Kammhuber, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Josef Kammhuber

German general

Date of Birth: 19-Aug-1896

Place of Birth: Tüßling, Bavaria, Germany

Date of Death: 25-Jan-1986

Profession: air force officer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Josef Kammhuber (August 19, 1896 – January 25, 1986) was a career officer in the Luftwaffe and post-World War II German Air Force.
During World War II, he was the first general of night fighters in the Luftwaffe. Kammhuber created the night fighter defense system, the so-called Kammhuber Line, but the detailed knowledge of the system provided to the Royal Air Force by British military intelligence allowed them to render it ineffective.
Personal battles between him and Erhard Milch, director of the Reich Air Ministry, led to his dismissal in 1943.
After the war, he joined the Bundeswehr, the armed forces of West Germany.