10th Air Corps (redirect from X Fliegerkorps)
X. Fliegerkorps (10th Air Corps) was a formation of the German Luftwaffe in World War II, which specialised in coastal operations. It was formed 2 October...
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For its campaign against Norway and Denmark during World War II, the German Luftwaffe had the following order of battle on 9 April 1940. Commanded by Generalleutnant...
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Luftflotte 3 (Air Fleet 3) was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed on 1 February 1939 from Luftwaffengruppenkommando...
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Fliegerkorps under Generaloberst Ulrich Grauert at Cologne, the II. Fliegerkorps under Generaloberst Bruno Loerzer at Frankfurt, and V. Fliegerkorps under...
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invasion of Poland, and later was the chief of staff for Luftflotte 1 and X Fliegerkorps. In 1944 Kessler was recalled to Berlin for training to be an air attaché...
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Spain. Harlinghausen was appointed chief of staff of the anti-shipping Fliegerkorps X in 1939. During World War II Harlinghausen flew combat missions even...
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the war's inception until December 1941. In January 1941, the German X. Fliegerkorps arrived in Sicily as the Afrika Korps arrived in Libya. Over the next...
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the French campaign reveals all but one of the Luftwaffe's Fliegerkorps (I. Fliegerkorps) contained Ju 88s in the combat role. The mixed bomber units...
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to be effective and in April it had been disbanded and merged into Fliegerkorps X (10th Flying Corps). Throughout its existence, Kampfgeschwader 40 was...
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complete halt. The dogged resistance of the Royal Guard gave King Christian X and his ministers time to confer with the Danish commander-in-chief General...
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Fliegerkorps II (Air Corps II), which controlled Luftwaffe operations in Africa, as part of Luftflotte 2 (Air Fleet 2). Subordinate to Fliegerkorps II...
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1940. In the next few days, two groups—80 Stukas—were deployed under X. Fliegerkorps. The first task of the Korps was to attack British shipping passing...
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ships in the region. The Luftwaffe had 1,068 aircraft in the II and X. Fliegerkorps, the Regia had 285 aircraft in Sardinia of which 115 were torpedo-bombers...
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Saettas on patrol. With the arrival towards the end of December 1940 of X Fliegerkorps in Sicily, the C.200s were assigned escort duty for I/StG.1 and II/StG...
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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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(Libyen-Tunesien) Fliegerführer Tunis Fliegerkorps Tunis Verbindungsstaffel und Flugbereitschaft der Fliegerkorps Tunis Fliegerführer 1 (Nord) Fliegerführer...
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Unit (Gruppe/Staffel) Aircraft Type Unit Airfield Commanding Officer I. Fliegerkorps (Generaloberst Ulrich Grauert), Beauvais Kampfgeschwader 1 (Major General...
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Merchant Fleets, 1939. London: Chatham Publishing. p. 482. ISBN 1-86176-023-X. Forde, Frank (2000). The Long Watch. New Island. p. 73. ISBN 1-902602-42-0...
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maritime attack unit: at the start of October 1939 it was attached to X. Fliegerkorps. On 16 October 1939 it attacked naval ships anchored off Rosyth Dockyard...
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the war's inception until December 1941. In January 1941, the German X. Fliegerkorps arrived in Sicily as the Afrika Korps arrived in Libya. Over the next...
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Only sixty survivors were rescued and the operation was called off. Fliegerkorps X had sent several signals to the naval Marinegruppe West with information...
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Preceded by General der Flieger Otto Hoffmann von Waldau Commander of X. Fliegerkorps 1 January 1943 – 22 May 1943 Succeeded by General der Flieger Martin...
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Luftwaffe Years of service 1915–43 Rank General der Flieger Commands held X Fliegerkorps Battles/wars World War II Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross...
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111th motorized infantry Panzer Abteilung z.b.V 40 The Luftwaffe's X Fliegerkorps was commanded by Generalleutnant Hans Ferdinand Geisler; it had operational...
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Class (Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse) on 19 September 1941. JG 77 supported X. Fliegerkorps (under Luftflotte 5) in operations against Britain from bases in Norway...
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losses. That changed in 1941, when the Germans sent the Luftwaffe's X. Fliegerkorps to Sicily; its bombers took a high toll of both warships and merchantmen...
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Merchant Fleets, 1939. London: Chatham Publishing. p. 494. ISBN 1-86176-023-X. "SS Floride (+1939)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 30 November 2011. "Floride". dkepaves...
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spelled Otto Kislenko. According to Scherzer as Ia (operations officer)/X. Fliegerkorps. According to Scherzer as commander of SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 3...
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Generalstab (in the General Staff) Chief of the Generalstab of the X. Fliegerkorps 4 May 1940 Awarded 8th Oak Leaves 30 January 1941 — Heinz Harmel+ Waffen-SS...
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