''Jagdfliegerführer'' 4A 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 before and during World War II. Germany's military air arms during World War I, the of the Imperial Army and the of the Imperial Navy, had been disbanded in May 1920 in accordance w ...

was formed April 1, 1943 in

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subordinated to the

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. On September 6, 1943 the unit redesignated

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and reformed again on September 6, 1943 in Saint-Pol-

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from

Jagdfliegerführer 2 ''Jagdfliegerführer'' 2A Jagdfliegerführer, or Jafü, was the commander of the Fighter forces of a ''Luftflotte''. For more details see Luftwaffe Organization (Chief of Fighter Aviation, Air Fleet 2) was part of Luftflotte 2 (Air Fleet 2), one o ...

, subordinated to 4. Jagd-Division. The headquarters was located at Rennes and from 6 September 1943 in Saint-Pol-Brias. The unit was disbanded on August 31, 1944

Commanding officers

Fliegerführer

*Oberstleutnant Walter Oesau, 1 July 1943 - 6 September 1943 *Oberst

Josef Priller Josef "Pips" Priller (; 27 July 1915 – 20 May 1961) was a German military aviator and wing commander in the Luftwaffe during World War II. As a fighter ace, he was credited with 101 enemy aircraft shot down in 307 combat missions. All of his ...

, 6 September 1943 - 1 April 1944 *Oberst Hilmer von Bülow-Bothkamp, 1 April 1944 - 31 August 1944

References

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