Inspector of Bombers
(Redirected from General der Kampfflieger)
| Inspector of Bombers | |
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| Inspekteur der Kampfflieger | |
| File:COA Luftwaffe eagle gold (looking sinister).svg Emblem of the Luftwaffe in gold | |
| File:War ensign of Germany (1938–1945).svg Luftwaffe | |
| Member of | Oberkommando der Luftwaffe |
| Reports to | File:OKLw2 links.svg Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe |
| Formation | January 1940 |
| Abolished | 8 May 1945 |
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Inspector of Bombers (German: Inspekteur der Kampfflieger) was not a rank but a leading position within the High Command of the Luftwaffe (Oberkommando der Luftwaffe), the air force of Nazi Germany. The inspector was responsible for the readiness, training and tactics of the bomber force. It was not an operational command. The senior commander position of this unit was redesignated to General of Bombers (German: General der Kampfflieger) in 1942.
Inspectors
[edit | edit source]| No. | Portrait | Inspector | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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| Inspekteur der Kampfflieger | |||||
| 1 | Oberst Paul Schultheiss (1893–1944) | January 1940 | October 1940 | 9 months | |
| 2 | Generalleutnant Johannes Fink (1895–1981) | 21 October 1940 | 31 October 1942 | 2 years | |
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| 3 | Generalmajor Dietrich Peltz (1914–2001) | 1 January 1943 | 3 September 1943 | 8 months | |
| - | Oberstleutnant Joachim Helbig (1915–1985) Acting | March 1943 | August 1943 | 5 months | |
| 4 | Oberst Walter Marienfeld | February 1944 | 1 October 1944 | 8 months | |
| 5 | Generalmajor Walter Storp (1910–1981) | 1 October 1944 | 31 January 1945 | 3 months | |
| - | Oberst Werner Baumbach (1916–1953) Acting | November 1944 | January 1945 | 2 months | |
| - | Oberst Hans-Henning von Beust Acting | February 1945 | May 1945 | 3 months | |
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References
[edit | edit source]- Rohde, Jens (2001). Auf Gedeih und Verderb - Eine deutsche Flugzeugbesatzung im 2. Weltkrieg. BoD – Books on Demand. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
