Max Ibel

Max Ibel
Born	1 January 1896(1896-01-01) Munich
Died	19 March 1981(1981-03-19) (aged 85) Munich
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany(to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1915-1945, 1957-1961
Rank	Generalmajor (Wehrmacht) Brigadegeneral (Bundeswehr)
Commands held	JG 3, JG 27
Battles/wars	World War II Operation Donnerkeil
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Bundeswehr

Max Ibel (1 January 1896 in Munich – 19 March 1981 in Munich) is credited among others as one of the creators of the Luftwaffe. Ibel organized JG 27 and led it successfully during the Battle of France. He received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross August 22, 1940, three months later he was given a staff position. In June 1941 Bernhard Woldenga succeeded Ibel as Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 27 and he in turn was replaced by Wolfgang Schellman. During the last two years of the War Ibel was Komandeur of 2. Jagd-Division and at the very end of the War he became inspector of Jet operations.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
• Cross of Honor
• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 August 1940 as Oberst and Geschwaderkommodore of JG 27^[1]

References

Citations

1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 239.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945 (in German). Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 - 1945 (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 3-87341-065-6.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• "Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939-45". Max Ibel. http://www.ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de/Luftwaffe/I/Ibel-Max.htm. Retrieved 12 December 2007. 

Military offices
Preceded by none	Commander of Jagdgeschwader 3 Udet May 1, 1939 – September 26, 1939	Succeeded by Oberleutnant Karl Vieck
Preceded by none	Commander of Jagdgeschwader 27 Afrika October 1, 1939 – October 10, 1940	Succeeded by Major Bernhard Woldenga
Preceded by Oberst Werner Junck	Commander of Jagdfliegerführer 3 June 6, 1941 – December, 1941	Succeeded by Major Karl Hentschel
Preceded by Generalleutnant Walter Schwabedissen	Commander of 2. Jagd-Division October 1, 1943 – February 1, 1945	Succeeded by Oberst Gustav Rödel
Preceded by —	Commander of 1. Luftwaffendivision (Bundeswehr) 1 October 1957 – 30 September 1961	Succeeded by Brigadegeneral Herrmann Aldinger

Persondata
Name	Ibel, Max
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Short description
Date of birth	1 January 1896
Place of birth	Munich
Date of death	19 March 1981
Place of death	Munich