Werner Panitzki

Werner Panitzki
Born	(1911-05-27)27 May 1911
Died	2 June 2000(2000-06-02) (aged 89)
Allegiance	Germany
Service/branch	German Air Force
Years of service	World War II Cold War
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	Inspector of the Air Force CS Air Force Staff CS Armed Forces Staff 4th Air Defence Division

Generalleutnant Werner Panitzki (27 May 1911 in Kiel – 2 June 2000) was a German Air Force general. He was Inspector of the Air Force, the senior air force appointment, from 1962 to 1966.

On 25 August 1966, the Federal Minister of Defence, Kai-Uwe von Hassel, dismissed Panitzki, at his own request, because Panitzki in an interview had characterized the procurement of the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter fighter aircraft as a "purely political decision".

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