Fliegerkorps IX Fliegerkorps X Fliegerkorps XI Fliegerkorps XII Fliegerkorps XIII Fliegerkorps XIV Fliegerkorps Fliegerkorps Tunis I Jagdkorps II Jagdkorps...
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10th Air Corps (redirect from X Fliegerkorps)
Bill Hitler's Luftwaffe Crescent Books p.50 X. Fliegerkorps @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht X. Fliegerkorps @ The Luftwaffe, 1933-45 Geirr H. Haarr (24 September...
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11th Air Corps (Germany) (redirect from Fliegerkorps XI)
XI. Fliegerkorps (11th Air Corps) was a formation of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was commanded by Kurt Student and participated in the Battle...
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8th Air Corps (Germany) (redirect from Fliegerkorps VIII)
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...
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Caucasus under Kurt Pflugbeil's Fliegerkorps IV and at the Voronezh battle being given a lower priority. Logistics for Fliegerkorps VIII received the highest...
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was given Fliegerkorps VIII (a specialised ground attack Corps, commanded by tactical specialist Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen), Fliegerkorps II (commanded...
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2nd Air Corps (Germany) (redirect from Fliegerkorps II)
2nd Air Corps (II. Fliegerkorps) was formed on 11 October 1939 in Frankfurt am Main from the 2. Flieger-Division. During Operation Barbarossa and from...
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4th Air Corps (Germany) (redirect from Fliegerkorps IV)
IV. Fliegerkorps (4th Air Corps) was formed 11 October 1939 in Düsseldorf from the 4. Flieger-Division. The Corps was disbanded on 16 September 1944 and...
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IX. Fliegerkorps (9th Air Corps) was formed in November 1940 in Jever from the 9. Flieger-Division and was redesignated as IX. Fliegerkorps (J)—the suffix...
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This was reflected in Fliegerkorps VIII order of battle which contained six Ju 87 Gruppen (Groups, of 30 aircraft). Fliegerkorps V had the primary counter-air...
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the battle for the city approaches in late July and August, Fiebig's Fliegerkorps VIII provided 6th Army with constant and effective air support, bombing...
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German victory. The invasion cost Fliegerkorps X 1,130 air crew; 341 killed in action and 448 missing in action. Fliegerkorps X remained in Norway. It formed...
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12th Air Corps (XII. Fliegerkorps) was formed 1 August 1941 in Zeist from the Stab of the 1. Nachtjagd-Division and was redesignated as I. Jagdkorps on...
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v t e Luftwaffe Corps of the Wehrmacht Air Fliegerkorps Tunis Fighter Jagdkorps I II Parachute Fallschirmkorps I II...
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v t e Luftwaffe Corps of the Wehrmacht Air Fliegerkorps Tunis Fighter Jagdkorps I II Parachute Fallschirmkorps I II...
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to 100 officers. Each Fliegerkorps would have a number of smaller units under its command. Each Geschwader within the Fliegerkorps was roughly the size...
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(1st Fighter Corps) was formed 15 September 1943 in Zeist from the XII. Fliegerkorps and the Luftwaffenbefehlshaber Mitte, and later subordinated to the Luftflotte...
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– 25 October 1942 Oberst Klaus Uebe, 25 October 1942 – 24 August 1943 I. Fliegerkorps @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht I. Fliegerkorps @ The Luftwaffe, 1933-45...
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v t e Luftwaffe Corps of the Wehrmacht Air Fliegerkorps Tunis Fighter Jagdkorps I II Parachute Fallschirmkorps I II...
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strong, although the number of Fw 190s is unknown. Luftflotte 4, I. Fliegerkorps contained units from SG 2, 10 and 77 numbering 27, 29 and 33 respectively...
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in some circumstances to call Luftwaffe units to support an attack. Fliegerkorps VIII, equipped with Junkers Ju 87 dive-bombers (Stukas), was to support...
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sorties, the Luftwaffe on average flew 1,500 sorties a day. On 13 May, Fliegerkorps VIII flew 1,000 sorties in support of the crossing of the Meuse. The...
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5th Air Corps (V. Fliegerkorps) was formed 11 October 1939 in Gersthofen from the 5th Air Division. The Corps was transferred to Brussels on 30 November...
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'birthday'. The National Socialist Flyers Corps (Nationalsozialistisches Fliegerkorps or NSFK) was formed in 1937 to give pre-military flying training to male...
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Army launched an offensive against VIII Army Corps at Kotluban. VIII. Fliegerkorps dispatched multiple waves of Stuka dive-bombers to prevent a breakthrough...
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fighters (27 serviceable) with 12 Bf 110s, seven serviceable. In Greece, Fliegerkorps X had 181 aircraft (104 operational) which could provide assistance....
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Fliegerbombe (FliBo) – aerial bomb Fliegerdivision – lit. Flight division. Fliegerkorps – lit. Flight corps Fliegerschwert – airman's sword (part of an officer's...
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heavy casualties for the attacking Soviets. JG 3, under the command of Fliegerkorps IV, shot down 24 Tupolev SBs on the first day. Among the casualties was...
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joined the pact. The greater part of the 12th Army, augmented by VIII. Fliegerkorps, crossed the Danube on 2 March. They were welcomed by the Russophile...
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assets for a major effort at Stalingrad. As a result, on 10 October 1942, Fliegerkorps IV of Luftflotte 4 (4th Air Corps of Fourth Air Fleet) was ordered to...
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