Major-General Karl Heinz Franke, West German air force

Mar. 22 Federal Minister Of Defence, Georg Leber, Discharged Two Generals Of The West German Air Force: The Federal Minister of Defence, Georg Leber, has discharged the commanding general of the West German air force, lieutenant-general Walter Krupinski and the second in command of the air force, major-general Karl Heinz Franke (pictured here) because of having said things, which were beyond certain limits'. In a talk with journalists they had defended the invitation of Second World War Veteran Hans Ulrich Rudel, who has been active in right-wing movements after the war, to a traditional meeting of former Luftwaffe members and members of the Federal German Army. They had said, that this could not be objected to as long as leftish extremists and communists who used to be in Moscow, like Herbert Wehner, are members of the Federal Diet'. Herbert Wehner is the parliamentary leader of the SPD. Meanwhile the cabinet ministers have agreed to the discharge. It is said, that general Walter Krupinski thinks of objecting to the discharge in court

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