Background
Jörg Kuebart was born in Allenstein, East Prussia (today Olsztyn, Poland).
Jörg Kuebart was born in Allenstein, East Prussia (today Olsztyn, Poland).
He served as Inspector of the Air Force in 1991-1994. His family was expelled from his hometown after World World War World War II Kuebart joined the Bundesgrenzschutz in 1955 and the Bundeswehr in 1956, where he initially was trained as a tank commander. In 1957 he changed over to the air force and was trained as a pilot at Landsberg am Lech and Fürstenfeldbruck on the T-6 Texan, the F-84 Thunderjet and the Lockheed T-33.
In 1958 - 1964 Kuebart served as a pilot and squadron commander at the Jagdbombergeschwader 33 in Büchel.
Promoted a Hauptmann he received his General Staff Training at the Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr in 1964 - 66. In 1968 - 1972 Kuebart commanded the Jagdbombergeschwader 34 "Allgäu" and was promoted to an Oberst.
In 1972 - 1974 he served as a department director at the Luftflottenkommando in Cologne and in 1977 he became the German Military attaché in Madrid and in 1979, now a Brigadegeneral, in London. After his return to Germany he became a Generalmajor and the commander of the 4.
On 1 April 1991 Kuebart became the Inspector of the Luftwaffe, a position he held until his retirement on 30 September 1994.
After his retirement, from 29 September 2000 to 6 October 2006, he served as president of the Gemeinschaft der Jagdflieger, a German veterans organization. Jörg Kuebart is married and has three sons.