On 1 November 1937 Sperrle was promoted to General der Flieger. Sperrle was given command of Luftwaffe Group 3 (Luftwaffengruppenkommando 3) on the 1 February...

the 7th Division, and to the Flieger-Inspektion 3 (3rd Flyer Inspection) of the Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM—Ministry of Aviation). On 1 May, he was...

commander of the 7. Flieger-Division (Fallschirmjäger). 305th Oak Leaves on 27 September 1943 as General der Flieger and commander of XI. Flieger-Korps (Luft-lande-Korps)...

Generaloberst Kurt Student's airborne forces, the 7.Flieger-Division and the 22.Luftlande-Infanterie-Division. Fall Gelb—the invasion of France and the Low...

and Poland. The United Kingdom presented greater problems. General der Flieger Hellmuth Felmy, commander of Luftflotte 2 in 1939, was charged with devising...

Force) during World War II. Seidel was promoted to the rank of General der Flieger (General of the Aviators). Seidel served for most of World War II as the...

Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945—Teil 1—Vorkriegszeit und Einsatz über Polen—1934 bis 1939 [The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945—Part 1—Pre-War...

oversee the creation of the Gestapo, which he ceded to Heinrich Himmler in 1934. Following the establishment of the Nazi state, Göring amassed power and...

In March 1934 he was promoted to Hauptmann (Captain) while in command of KG 152. On 1 April 1935 he was elevated to the rank of Major. On 1 October 1936...

London: Ian Allan Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978-1-903223-87-1 Eisenbach, Hans Peter. Fronteinsätze eines Stuka-Fliegers: Mittelmeer und Ostfront 1943/1944 (in...

Dresden. Kesselring was promoted to General der Flieger in 1937, and became commander of Luftflotte 1 in 1938, until January 1940. He was succeeded in...

essentially an enlarged G98, fired 13×92mm (.525-caliber) TuF (Tank und Flieger, "tanks and aeroplanes") semi-rimmed cartridges. In May 1918, the Mauser...

Wachenfeld [de] and Leonhard Kaupisch. They were promoted to General der Flieger. A retired navy officer, Konrad Zander, was similarly promoted and put...

staffs  Scarlet (hochrot): GeneralHJ  Light blue (hellblau): Flyer-HJ (Flieger-HJ)  Pink (rosa): Motor HJ (Motor-HJ)  Yellow (gelb): Communications-HJ...

the SS-Gefolge and many served within the concentration camps. Prior to 1934 the SS were nominally under the command of the Sturmabteilung and so it could...

accepted by the Imperial German Air Service. Udet at first flew in Feld Flieger-Abteilung 206 (FFA 206)—an observation unit—as an Unteroffizier (non-commissioned)...

Following his dismissal, he was given command of the 4. Flieger-Schuldivision (4th Flyers Training Division). Lützow became known as a central figure and spokesman...

(July 1932 – June 1933) Zygfryd Kosicki (July 1933 – November 1934) Adolf Riebe (March 1935 – November 1937) Károly Fogl (April 1938 – June 1939) Fryderyk...

personally with him. I. Gruppe of ZG 1 participated in the Battle of France. On 22 June 1940, General der Flieger Albert Kesselring called Falck that Hermann...

from 1. FC Kattowitz, who with Peterek and Wodarz were collectively nicknamed the three kings and helped to win another 4 championships (1934, 1935, 1936...

fighters. On 17 July 1940, Richthofen was promoted to the rank of General der Flieger in recognition of his service. Operations over the Channel were successful...

The first prototype (Versuchsflugzeug 1 or V1), with civilian registration D-IABI, was completed by May 1935, but the new German engines were not yet...

German Fallschirmjägers from 1st battalion of the 1st Regiment, 7th Flieger Division were dropped on the airfield. Sola Air Station became an important...

Bär, a native of Saxony, joined the Reichswehr in 1934 and transferred to the Luftwaffe in 1935. Serving first as a mechanic, then as a pilot on transport...

service in March 1916. He first flew with Flieger-Abteilung (Artillerie): Flier Detachment (Artillery) 5 and Flieger-Abteilung (Artillerie) 6 on artillery...

Wehrmacht, of Nazi Germany in 1934. Initially serving in the Heer (Army), he transferred to the Luftwaffe (Air Force) in 1935. He flew combat missions over...

an enlisted soldier of private rank. Grenadier/Schütze/Soldat/Matrose/Flieger/Sanitäter – private (enlisted personnel) For additional comparisons, see...

subordinated to the V. Fliegerkorps (5th Air Corps), under command of General der Flieger Robert Ritter von Greim, which was part of Luftflotte 4 (4th Air Fleet)...

Sugarman 2002, p. 183-200. "Namhafte Persönlichkeiten". Gemeinschaft der Flieger deutscher Streitkräfte e.V. (in German). Retrieved 7 February 2014. Baker...

Cavalry Division. Maltzahn transferred to the newly formed Luftwaffe on 1 April 1935. There, he was promoted to Oberleutnant (first lieutenant) on 1 October...