Wolfgang Thimmig

Wolfgang Thimmig
Chief of Air Staff, Nigerian Air Force
In office November 1965 – January 1966
Preceded by	Gerhard Kahtz
Succeeded by	George T Kurubo
Personal details
Born	October 4, 1912 Dresden, Germany
Died	November 6, 1976 Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality	German
Profession	Officer
Religion	Lutheran
Military service
Nickname(s)	Ameis
Service/branch	Luftwaffe  German Air Force
Rank	Oberstleutnant (Luftwaffe) Oberst (Bundeswehr)
Commands	2./NJG 1, III./NJG 1, III./NJG 101, NJG 4, NJG 2
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Defense of the Reich

Wolfgang Thimmig (October 4, 1912—November 6, 1976)^[1] was a German Luftwaffe night fighter ace during World War II. At the end of the war he had achieved no less than 24 aerial victories, reached the rank of Oberstleutnant and was Geschwaderkommodore for NJG 2, having previously been the Kommodore for NJG 4. In 1956, Thimmig joined the newly formed Bundesluftwaffe and was the Military Attache of the Federal German Republic in Sweden between 1959 and 1963. In addition to this 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 assigned to the continuation of creating an Air Force for Nigeria by a 1963 agreement between Nigeria and Germany. Thimmig and the German Air Force Assistance Group (GAFAG) withdrew from Nigeria in January 1966 when their task of creating an Air Force was completed.

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