Ernst Steinhoff

Ernst Steinhoff
Born11 February 1908
Treysa, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Province of Hesse-Nassau, German Empire
Died2 December 1987(1987-12-02) (aged 79)
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Alma materTechnische Hochschule Darmstadt
Scientific career
FieldsAeronautics, Meteorology, Engineering
InstitutionsPeenemünde Army Research Center
Fort Bliss
Holloman Air Force Base

Ernst August Wilhelm Steinhoff (February 11, 1908 – December 2, 1987) was a German rocket scientist and member of the "von Braun rocket group", at the Peenemünde Army Research Center (1939–1945).

Ernst Steinhoff saw National Socialist (Nazi) doctrines as "ideals" and became a member of the NSDAP in May 1937. He was a glider pilot, holding distance records, and had the honorary Luftwaffe rank of "Flight Captain".

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