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8th Air Corps (Germany)

FieldValue
unit_name8th Air Corps
*VIII. Fliegerkorps*
image[[File:Kommandierender General eines Fliegerkorps.svg100px]]
captionFlag of a commanding general of a Fliegerkorps
dates19 July 1939 – 26 January 1945
countryNazi Germany
branchLuftwaffe
sizeCorps
notable_commandersWolfram Freiherr von Richthofen

NOTOC{{Infobox military unit VIII. Fliegerkorps

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

RankSurnameDate
GeneralmajorWolfram von Richthofen10 November 1939 - 30 June 1942
GeneralmajorMartin Fiebig1 July 1942 - 21 May 1943
GeneralmajorHans Seidemann21 May 1943 - 28 April 1945

Chief of Staff

RankSurnameDate
OberstleutnantHans Seidemann27 December 1939 - 10 October 1940
OberstRudolf Meister15 October 1940 - 14 March 1942
OberstleutnantKlaus Uebe15 March 1942 - 24 October 1942
OberstleutnantLothar von Heinemann26 October 1942 to 11 June 1943
OberstErich Schult12 June 1943 - 1 October 1943
OberstThorsten Christ1 October 1943 - 18 November 1944
OberstHelmut Sorge24 March 1945 - 28 April 1945

First General Staff Officer

RankSurnameDate
HauptmannLothar von Heinemann1 March 1940 - 19 February 1942
HauptmannHelmut Sorge20 February 1942 - 15 March 1942
OberstleutnantTorsten Christ15 March 1942 - 30 March 1942
MajorClaus Hinkelbein26 May 1942 - 4 November 1942
HauptmannHans Meffert10 April 1943 - 24 January 1944
MajorErnst-Günther Moeller15 December 1943 - 28 April 1945

Subordinate to

Unitfromto
Luftflotte 210 November 193913 May 1940
Luftflotte 313 May 1940August 1940
Luftflotte 2August 1940January 1941
Luftflotte 4January 1941June 1941
Luftflotte 2June 1941July 1941
Luftflotte 1July 194128 September 1941
Luftflotte 228 September 1941December 1941
Oberkommando der LuftwaffeDecember 1941May 1942
Luftflotte 4May 1942July 1944
Luftflotte 6July 1944April 1945

Subordinate organisations

10 May 1940For the meanings of abbreviations, see Luftwaffe#Organisation_and_chain_of_command13 August 19405 April 194120 May 194122 June 19415 June 1943June 1944March 8 1945

Notes

References

Sources

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  3. Henry L. deZeng IV, Douglas G. Stankey. (2016). "Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries, Section S–Z".
  4. Henry L. deZeng IV, Douglas G. Stankey. (2016). "Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries, Section S–Z".
  5. Henry L. deZeng IV, Douglas G. Stankey. (2016). "Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries, Section L–R".
  6. Henry L. deZeng IV, Douglas G. Stankey. (2016). "Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries, Section S–Z".
  7. Henry L. deZeng IV, Douglas G. Stankey. (2017). "Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries, Section G–K".
  8. Henry L. deZeng IV, Douglas G. Stankey. (2016). "Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries, Section S–Z".
  9. Henry L. deZeng IV, Douglas G. Stankey. (2017). "Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries, Section A–F".
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