5th Fighter Division (Germany)
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__NOTOC__ 5th Fighter Division (''5. Jagd-Division'') was one of the primary divisions of the German
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in
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. It was formed in June 1943 and subordinated to the
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. The Division was reorganised as 7th Fighter Division on 15 September 1943 and reformed again the same day in
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and subordinated to the 2nd Fighter Corps. The unit was relocated to
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in October 1944 and subordinated to Luftwaffenkommando West. The division was redesignated to 16th Air Division on 26 January 1945.


Commanding officers

*Generalleutnant Walter Schwabedissen, July 1942 – 15 September 1943 *Oberst Harry von Bülow-Bothkamp, September 1943 – November 1943 *Generalleutnant Joachim-Friedrich Huth, 11 November 1943 – 5 February 1944 *Generalmajor Karl Hentschel, February 1944 – 26 January 1945


See also

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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 ...


References

{{Divisions of the Luftwaffe Air divisions of the Wehrmacht Luftwaffe Military units and formations established in 1942 Military units and formations disestablished in 1945