1st Air Corps (Germany)

Country Nazi Germany Size Corps		Branch Luftwaffe

Active 11 October 1939 – 4 April 1945 Notable commanders Helmuth Förster Günther Korten

I. Fliegerkorps (1st Air Corps) was formed 11 October 1939 in Cologne from the 1. Flieger-Division. The Corps was also known as Luftwaffenkommando Don between 26 August 1942 until 17 February 1943. It was transformed to the 18. Flieger-Division on 4 April 1945.

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Commanding officers

Generaloberst Ulrich Grauert, 11 October 1939 – 15 May 1941

General der Flieger Helmuth Förster, 3 June 1941 – 23 August 1942

General der Flieger Günther Korten, 24 August 1942 – 11 June 1943

Generalleutnant Alfred Mahnke (acting), 1 April 1943 – 25 June 1943

Generalleutnant Karl Angerstein, 26 June 1943 – 6 November 1943

General der Flieger Paul Deichmann, 7 November 1943 – 3 April 1945

Chiefs of Staff

Oberst Rudolf Meister, 18 December 1939 – 22 June 1940

Generlamajor Walter Boenicke, 22 June 1940 – 8 November 1941

Oberst Werner Kreipe, 8 November 1941 – 25 October 1942

Oberst Klaus Uebe, 25 October 1942 – 24 August 1943

Oberstleutnant Erhart Kraft von Delmensingen, 24 August 1943 – ?

References

1st Air Corps (Germany) Wikipedia

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Commanding officers

Chiefs of Staff

References