Josef Kammhuber
German general
Died when: 89 years 159 days (1073 months)Star 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.
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