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4th Fighter Division (Germany)
__NOTOC__ 4th Fighter Division (''4. Jagd-Division'') was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed in August 1942 in Döberitz from the sub units of the 2nd Air Corps. The Division was redesignated 1st Fighter Division on 15 September 1943 and reformed 15 September 1943 in Metz from 3rd Fighter Division of the 2nd Fighter Corps. The unit was disbanded on 8 September 1944. Commanding officers *Generalleutnant Joachim-Friedrich Huth, 17 August 1942 – 15 September 1943 *Generalmajor Werner Junck, 15 September 1943 – 30 September 1943 *Oberst Carl Vieck, October 1943 – September 1944 See also *Luftwaffe Organisation The ''Luftwaffe'' () was the aerial-warfare branch of the German ''Wehrmacht'' before and during World War II. Germany's military air arms during World War I, the ''Luftstreitkräfte'' of the Imperial Army and the '' Marine-Fliegerabtei ... {{Divisions of the Luftwaffe Air divisions of the Wehr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luftwaffe
The ''Luftwaffe'' () was the aerial-warfare branch of the German ''Wehrmacht'' before and during World War II. Germany's military air arms during World War I, the ''Luftstreitkräfte'' of the Imperial Army and the '' Marine-Fliegerabteilung'' of the Imperial Navy, had been disbanded in May 1920 in accordance with the terms of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles which banned Germany from having any air force. During the interwar period, German pilots were trained secretly in violation of the treaty at Lipetsk Air Base in the Soviet Union. With the rise of the Nazi Party and the repudiation of the Versailles Treaty, the ''Luftwaffe''s existence was publicly acknowledged on 26 February 1935, just over two weeks before open defiance of the Versailles Treaty through German rearmament and conscription would be announced on 16 March. The Condor Legion, a ''Luftwaffe'' detachment sent to aid Nationalist forces in the Spanish Civil War, provided the force with a valuable testing grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
