8th Air Corps (Germany)
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8th Air Corps VIII. Fliegerkorps | |
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Active | 19 July 1939 – 26 January 1945 |
Country | Nazi Germany |
Branch | Luftwaffe |
Size | Corps |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen |
8th Air Corps (VIII. Fliegerkorps) was formed 19 July 1939 in Oppeln as Fliegerführer z.b.V. ("for special purposes"). It was renamed to the 8th Air Corps on 10 November 1939. The Corps was also known as Luftwaffenkommando Schlesien between 25 January 1945 and 2 February 1945 and was merged with Luftgau-Kommando VIII on 28 April 1945 and redesignated Luftwaffenkommando VIII.
Commanding General and officers
[edit]Rank | Surname | Date |
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Generalmajor | Wolfram von Richthofen | 10 November 1939 - 30 June 1942[1] |
Generalmajor | Martin Fiebig | 1 July 1942 - 21 May 1943[2] |
Generalmajor | Hans Seidemann | 21 May 1943 - 28 April 1945[3] |
Chief of Staff
[edit]Rank | Surname | Date |
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Oberstleutnant | Hans Seidemann | 27 December 1939 - 10 October 1940[4] |
Oberst | Rudolf Meister | 15 October 1940 - 14 March 1942[5] |
Oberstleutnant | Klaus Uebe | 15 March 1942 - 24 October 1942[6] |
Oberstleutnant | Lothar von Heinemann | 26 October 1942 to 11 June 1943[7] |
Oberst | Erich Schult | 12 June 1943 - 1 October 1943[8] |
Oberst | Thorsten Christ | 1 October 1943 - 18 November 1944[9] |
Oberst | Helmut Sorge | 24 March 1945 - 28 April 1945[10] |
First General Staff Officer
[edit]Rank | Surname | Date |
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Hauptmann | Lothar von Heinemann | 1 March 1940 - 19 February 1942[11] |
Hauptmann | Helmut Sorge | 20 February 1942 - 15 March 1942[12] |
Oberstleutnant | Torsten Christ | 15 March 1942 - 30 March 1942[13] |
Major | Claus Hinkelbein | 26 May 1942 - 4 November 1942[14] |
Hauptmann | Hans Meffert | 10 April 1943 - 24 January 1944[15] |
Major | Ernst-Günther Moeller | 15 December 1943 - 28 April 1945[16] |
Subordinate to
[edit]Unit | from | to |
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Luftflotte 2 | 10 November 1939 | 13 May 1940 |
Luftflotte 3 | 13 May 1940 | August 1940 |
Luftflotte 2 | August 1940 | January 1941 |
Luftflotte 4 | January 1941 | June 1941 |
Luftflotte 2 | June 1941 | July 1941 |
Luftflotte 1 | July 1941 | 28 September 1941 |
Luftflotte 2 | 28 September 1941 | December 1941 |
Oberkommando der Luftwaffe | December 1941 | May 1942 |
Luftflotte 4 | May 1942 | July 1944 |
Luftflotte 6 | July 1944 | April 1945 |
Subordinate organisations
[edit]10 May 1940[17][A 1] |
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13 August 1940[18] |
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5 April 1941[19] |
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20 May 1941[20] |
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22 June 1941[21] |
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5 June 1943[22] |
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June 1944[23] |
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March 8 1945[24] |
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See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ For the meanings of abbreviations, see Luftwaffe#Organisation_and_chain_of_command
References
[edit]- ^ Henry L. deZeng IV, Douglas G. Stankey (2016). "Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries, Section L–R" (PDF). p. 1087. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ Henry L. deZeng IV, Douglas G. Stankey (2017). "Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries, Section A–F" (PDF). pp. 1090–1091. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ Henry L. deZeng IV, Douglas G. Stankey (2016). "Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries, Section S–Z" (PDF). pp. 393–394. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ Henry L. deZeng IV, Douglas G. Stankey (2016). "Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries, Section S–Z" (PDF). pp. 393–394. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ Henry L. deZeng IV, Douglas G. Stankey (2016). "Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries, Section L–R" (PDF). p. 363. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ Henry L. deZeng IV, Douglas G. Stankey (2016). "Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries, Section S–Z" (PDF). pp. 723–724. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ Henry L. deZeng IV, Douglas G. Stankey (2017). "Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries, Section G–K" (PDF). p. 429. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ Henry L. deZeng IV, Douglas G. Stankey (2016). "Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries, Section S–Z" (PDF). p. 294. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ Henry L. deZeng IV, Douglas G. Stankey (2017). "Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries, Section A–F" (PDF). p. 717. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ Henry L. deZeng IV, Douglas G. Stankey (2016). "Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries, Section S–Z" (PDF). pp. 573–574. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ Henry L. deZeng IV, Douglas G. Stankey (2017). "Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries, Section G–K" (PDF). p. 429. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ Henry L. deZeng IV, Douglas G. Stankey (2016). "Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries, Section S–Z" (PDF). p. 464. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ Henry L. deZeng IV, Douglas G. Stankey (2017). "Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries, Section A–F" (PDF). p. 717. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ Henry L. deZeng IV, Douglas G. Stankey (2017). "Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries, Section G–K" (PDF). pp. 563–564. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ Henry L. deZeng IV, Douglas G. Stankey (2016). "Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries, Section L–R" (PDF). p. 344. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ Henry L. deZeng IV, Douglas G. Stankey (2016). "Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries, Section L–R" (PDF). p. 462. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ Ulf Balke (1998), Der Luftkrieg in Europa 1939–1941 (in German), Augsburg: Bechtermünz Verlag, pp. 401–405, ISBN 3-86047-591-6
- ^ Ulf Balke (1998), Der Luftkrieg in Europa 1939–1941 (in German), Augsburg: Bechtermünz Verlag, pp. 408–413, ISBN 3-86047-591-6
- ^ Ulf Balke (1998), Der Luftkrieg in Europa 1939–1941, Augsburg: Bechtermünz Verlag, pp. 414–415, ISBN 3-86047-591-6
- ^ Leo Niehorster: The Battle for Crete, Order of Battle German 4th Air Fleet 20 May 1941, retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ Ulf Balke (1998), Der Luftkrieg in Europa 1939–1941 (in German), Augsburg: Bechtermünz Verlag, pp. 416–419, ISBN 3-86047-591-6
- ^ Karl-Heinz Frieser, Klaus Schmider, Klaus Schönherr: Das Deutsche Reich und der Zweite Weltkrieg. Band 8: Die Ostfront 1943/44 – Der Krieg im Osten und an den Nebenfronten. Hrsg.: Militärgeschichtliches Forschungsamt. DVA, München 2007, ISBN 978-3-421-06235-2, S. 90–92
- ^ Bundesarchiv/Militärarchiv: ZA 3/840: Bruno Maaß: Unterstellungsübersichten fliegende Verbände, 1943–1945
- ^ Bundesarchiv-Militärarchiv: ZA 3/839: Bruno Maaß: Unterstellungsübersichten fliegende Verbände, 1943–1945
Sources
[edit]- Caldwell, Donald L.; Muller, Richard R. (2007). The Luftwaffe over Germany: Defense of the Reich. London, UK: Greenhill Books. ISBN 978-1-85367-712-0.