''Jagdfliegerführer'' 5 (Jafü 5)
[A Jagdfliegerführer, or Jafü, was the commander of the Fighter forces of a ''Luftflotte''. For 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 ...
was formed September 6, 1943 in
Bernay from
Jagdfliegerführer 3
''Jagdfliegerführer'' 3 (Jafü 3)A Jagdfliegerführer, or Jafü, was the commander of the Fighter forces of a ''Luftflotte''. For more details see Luftwaffe Organization
was formed December 21, 1939 in Wiesbaden. On September 6, 1943 redesignated ...
, subordinated to
5. Jagd-Division. The headquarters was located at Bernay (
fr). The unit was disbanded on July 1, 1944.
Commanding officers
Fliegerführer
*Oberst
Gordon Gollob
Gordon Gollob (16 June 1912 – 7 September 1987) was an Austrian fighter pilot during World War II. A fighter ace, he was credited with 150 enemy aircraft shot down in over 340 combat missions. Gollob claimed the majority of his victories ...
, September 1943 - May 1944
*unknown
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Jagdfliegerführer 5 @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht
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Luftwaffe Fliegerführer
Military units and formations established in 1943
Military units and formations disestablished in 1944