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IV. Fliegerkorps
German 4th Air Corps
Flag of a commanding general of a Fliegerkorps
Active11 October 1939 – 16 September 1944
Country Nazi Germany
BranchLuftwaffe
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Alfred Keller
Military unit

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 its Stab formed the Kommandierenden General der Deutschen Luftwaffe in Dänemark (commanding general of the German Luftwaffe in Denmark).

Commanding officers

  • Generaloberst Alfred Keller, 11 October 1939 – 19 August 1940
  • General der Flieger Kurt Pflugbeil, 20 August 1940 – 24 August 1943
  • General der Flieger Rudolf Meister, 4 September 1943 – 16 September 1944

Chiefs of staff

  • Oberst Alexander Holle, 11 October 1939 – 19 December 1939
  • Oberst Josef Kammhuber, 19 December 1939 – 27 December 1939
  • Oberst Alexander Holle, 27 December 1939 – 31 January 1940
  • Oberst Hans-Detlef Herhudt von Rohden, 20 February 1941 – 30 September 1941
  • Oberst Torsten Christ, ? – 23 February 1943
  • Oberst Anselm Brasser, 23 February 1943 – 30 November 1943
  • Oberst Walter Storp, 1 December 1943 – 31 May 1944

References

Notes
  1. For more details see Luftwaffe Organization
Luftwaffe Corps of the Wehrmacht
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Fliegerkorps
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VIII – XIV
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