Inspector of Fighters
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Inspector of Fighters was not a rank but a leading position within the High Command of the German Luftwaffe
in Nazi Germany
. The inspector was responsible for the readiness, training and tactics of the fighter force. It was not an operational command.
Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1935 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956....
in Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
. The inspector was responsible for the readiness, training and tactics of the fighter force. It was not an operational command.
Inspectors
| 1 August 1935 | – | 20 April 1936 | Inspekteur der Jagdflieger Oberstleutnant Oberstleutnant Oberstleutnant is a German Army and Air Force rank equal to Lieutenant Colonel, above Major, and below Oberst.There are two paygrade associated to the rank of Oberstleutnant... Robert Ritter von Greim Robert Ritter von Greim Robert Ritter von Greim was a German Field Marshal, pilot, army officer, and the last commander of the Luftwaffe during the Second World War.-Early years:... |
| 1 April 1938 | – | 31 January 1939 | Inspekteur der Jagdflieger Generalmajor Bruno Loerzer Bruno Loerzer Bruno Loerzer was an officer in the German Luftstreitkräfte during World War I and Luftwaffe during World War II.... |
| 1 February 1939 | – | 4 June 1940 | Inspekteur der Jagdflieger Oberst Oberst Oberst is a military rank in several German-speaking and Scandinavian countries, equivalent to Colonel. It is currently used by both the ground and air forces of Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark and Norway. The Swedish rank överste is a direct translation, as are the Finnish rank eversti... Werner Junck Werner Junck Werner Junck was a German World War II Luftwaffe Generalleutnant and the one time commander of Fliegerführer Irak... |
| 19 December 1940 | – | 5 August 1941 | Inspekteur der Jagdflieger Generalmajor Kurt-Bertram von Döring Kurt-Bertram von Döring Generalleutnant Kurt-Bertram von Döring was a German World War II Luftwaffe Generalleutnant... |
| 7 August 1941 | – | 22 November 1941 | General der Jagdflieger Oberst Oberst Oberst is a military rank in several German-speaking and Scandinavian countries, equivalent to Colonel. It is currently used by both the ground and air forces of Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark and Norway. The Swedish rank överste is a direct translation, as are the Finnish rank eversti... Werner Mölders Werner Mölders Werner Mölders was a World War II German Luftwaffe pilot and the leading German fighter ace in the Spanish Civil War. Mölders became the first pilot in aviation history to claim 100 aerial victories—that is, 100 aerial combat encounters resulting in the destruction of the enemy aircraft, and was... |
| 5 December 1941 | – | 31 January 1945 | General der Jagdflieger Generalleutnant Adolf Galland Adolf Galland Adolf "Dolfo" Joseph Ferdinand Galland was a German Luftwaffe General and flying ace who served throughout World War II in Europe. He flew 705 combat missions, and fought on the Western and the Defence of the Reich fronts... |
| 31 January 1945 | – | 8 May 1945 | General der Jagdflieger Oberst Oberst Oberst is a military rank in several German-speaking and Scandinavian countries, equivalent to Colonel. It is currently used by both the ground and air forces of Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark and Norway. The Swedish rank överste is a direct translation, as are the Finnish rank eversti... Gordon Gollob Gordon Gollob Gordon M. Gollob was an Austrian-born German fighter pilot and flying ace in the Luftwaffe from 1938 to 1945 during World War II. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat... |