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5th Air Corps (Germany)

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Country
  
Nazi Germany

Size
  
Corps

Branch
  
Luftwaffe

5th Air Corps (Germany)

Active
  
11 October 1939 – April 1942

Notable commanders
  
Robert Ritter von Greim

V. Fliegerkorps (5th Air Corps) was formed 11 October 1939 in Gersthofen from the 5. Flieger-Division. The Corps was transferred to Brussels on 30 November 1941 with the intention to transform it into a mine laying corps. The plan was disbanded and half of the Stab was transferred to Mariupol in December 1941 and was renamed Sonderstab Krim (Special Stab Crimea). The other half was transferred to Smolensk and formed the Luftwaffenkommando Ost in April 1942.

Commanding officers

  • Generalfeldmarschall Robert Ritter von Greim, 11 October 1939 – 31 March 1942
  • References

    5th Air Corps (Germany) Wikipedia