9th Air Corps (Germany)
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IX. FliegerkorpsFor more details see
Luftwaffe Organization 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 ...
(9th Air Corps) was formed in November 1940 in
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from the 9. Flieger-Division and was redesignated as IX. Fliegerkorps (J)—the suffix "J" stands for ''Jagd'' (fighter aircraft)—on 13 November 1944. The Corps at the time was leading numerous Kampfgeschwader which were converting to fighter aircraft. The Corps was renamed again on 26 January 1945, this time to IX. (J) Fliegerkorps.


Commanding officers

* General der Flieger
Joachim Coeler __NOTOC__ Joachim Coeler (1 June 1891 – 14 May 1955) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Awards * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 July 1940 as '' Genera ...
, 16 October 1940 – 29 December 1942 * General Stefan Fröhlich, 29 December 1942 – 3 September 1943 * Generalmajor
Dietrich Peltz Dietrich Peltz (9 June 1914 – 10 August 2001) was a Nazi Germany, German World War II Luftwaffe bomber pilot and youngest general of the Wehrmacht. As a pilot he flew approximately 320 combat missions, including roughly 130 as a bomber pilot o ...
, 4 September 1943 – 8 May 1945


References

{{Corps of the Luftwaffe A009 Military units and formations established in 1940 Military units and formations disestablished in 1945