Jump to content
 







Main menu
   


Navigation  



Main page
Contents
Current events
Random article
About Wikipedia
Contact us
Donate
 




Contribute  



Help
Learn to edit
Community portal
Recent changes
Upload file
 








Search  

































Create account

Log in
 









Create account
 Log in
 




Pages for logged out editors learn more  



Contributions
Talk
 

















8th Air Corps (Germany)






Deutsch
Español
Français
עברית
Português
Русский
Svenska
Türkçe
Українська
 

Edit links
 









Article
Talk
 

















Read
Edit
View history
 








Tools
   


Actions  



Read
Edit
View history
 




General  



What links here
Related changes
Upload file
Special pages
Permanent link
Page information
Cite this page
Get shortened URL
Download QR code
Wikidata item
 




Print/export  



Download as PDF
Printable version
 
















Appearance
   

 






From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 


8th Air Corps
VIII. Fliegerkorps
Flag of a commanding general of a Fliegerkorps
Active19 July 1939 – 26 January 1945
Country Nazi Germany
BranchLuftwaffe
SizeCorps
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen

8th Air Corps (VIII. Fliegerkorps) was formed 19 July 1939 in OppelnasFliegerführer 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
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
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
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
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]
13 August 1940[18]
  • I. und III. Sturzkampfgeschwader 1;
  • I. und II. Sturzkampfgeschwader 2;
  • I., II. und III. Sturzkampfgeschwader 77;
  • II. Lehrgeschwader 2;
  • V. Lehrgeschwader 1;
  • 2. Fernaufklärungsgruppe 11, 2. Fernaufklärungsgruppe 123;
  • Nahaufklärungsgruppe 21
5 April 1941[19]
  • Stab, I. und III. Sturzkampfgeschwader 2;
20 May 1941[20]
22 June 1941[21]
  • Stab, I., II. und III. Kampfgeschwader 2;
  • Stab, II. und III. Sturzkampfgeschwader 1;
  • Stab, I. und III. Sturzkampfgeschwader 2, II. und 10. Lehrgeschwader 2;
  • Stab, I. und II. Zerstörergeschwader 26;
  • Stab, II. und III. Jagdgeschwader 27, II. Jagdgeschwader 52;
  • 2. Fernaufklärungsgruppe 11;
  • KGr. z. b. V. 1;
  • ErgGr. 26
5 June 1943[22]
  • Stab und II. Kampfgeschwader 3;
June 1944[23]
  • 14. Kampfgeschwader 27;
  • Stab, 12. und 13. Schlachtgeschwader 9, Stab, I., II., III. und 10.(Pz.) Schlachtgeschwader 77;
  • Stab und 1. Nachtschlachtgruppe 4;
  • 2. Fernaufklärungsgruppe 11, 2. Fernaufklärungsgruppe 100;
  • Stab, 1. und 2. Nachtaufklärungsgruppe 2;
  • ung. Staffel 102;
  • ung. Fliegerführer 106
March 8 1945[24]
  • Stab, II. und III. Schlachtgeschwader 4;
  • Stab, I., II., III. und 10. Schlachtgeschwader 77;
  • Stab, II., III. und 10. Schlachtgeschwader 2;
  • 3. Nachtschlachtgruppe 4;
  • Stab, I., II. und III. Jagdgeschwader 6;
  • IV. Jagdgeschwader 1;
  • Stab Nahaufklärungsgruppe 15, 1. und 2. Nahaufklärungsgruppe 15, 12. Nahaufklärungsgruppe 13;
  • Fi 156-Kommando IV;
  • Fi 156-Kommando V;
  • Stab Fernaufklärungsgruppe 3, 2. Fernaufklärungsgruppe 100, 4. Fernaufklärungsgruppe 121, 4. Nachtfernaufklärungsgruppe

See also

[edit]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ For the meanings of abbreviations, see Luftwaffe#Organisation_and_chain_of_command

References

[edit]
  1. ^ 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]


    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=8th_Air_Corps_(Germany)&oldid=1231531430"

    Categories: 
    Luftwaffe corps
    Military units and formations established in 1939
    Crete in World War II
    1939 establishments in Germany
    Military units and formations disestablished in 1945
    Hidden categories: 
    CS1 German-language sources (de)
    Military articles needing translation from Russian Wikipedia
    Military articles needing translation from German Wikipedia
    Articles with multiple maintenance issues
    Articles with short description
    Short description matches Wikidata
    Use dmy dates from June 2017
     



    This page was last edited on 28 June 2024, at 20:19 (UTC).

    Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.



    Privacy policy

    About Wikipedia

    Disclaimers

    Contact Wikipedia

    Code of Conduct

    Developers

    Statistics

    Cookie statement

    Mobile view



    Wikimedia Foundation
    Powered by MediaWiki