Luftkriegsschule 4

Kommandeure:

• GenMaj Hermann Ritter von Mann, Edler v. Tiechler, 1 Oct 1937 - 6 Mar 1940
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• GenMaj Herbert Sonnenburg, 1 Oct 1940 - 16 Sep 1943
• GenMaj Otto Höhne, 17 Sep 1943 - 16 Apr 1945

Formed 1 Oct 1937 in Furstenfeldbruck as Luftkriegsschule Furstenfeldbruck.

On 15 Jan 1940 redesignated Luftkriegsschule 4 (LKS 4).

Pilot training ended early 1945. From 1 Apr 1945 assigned to the 10. and 11. Fallschirm-Jäger-Divisionen.

Used the following aircraft: Ar 66, Ar 96, Bf 108, Bu 131, Bu 181, C.445, Fw 44, Fw 56, Fw 58, Grunau Baby, He 46, He 51, Kl 25, Kl 35, Kranich, W.33 and W.34

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
1 Oct 1937 - Nov 1939	Furstenfeldbruck*		Ar 66, Ar 96, Bf 108, Bu 131, Bu 181, C.445, Fw 44, Fw 56, Fw 58, Grunau Baby, He 46, He 51, Kl 25, Kl 35, Kranich, W.33 and W.34
Nov 1939 - 13 Aug 1940	Konigsberg-Neuhausen**		Ar 66, Ar 96, Bf 108, Bu 131, Bu 181, C.445, Fw 44, Fw 56, Fw 58, Grunau Baby, He 46, He 51, Kl 25, Kl 35, Kranich, W.33 and W.34
13 Aug 1940 - 16 Apr 1945	Furstenfeldbruck*		Ar 66, Ar 96, Bf 108, Bu 131, Bu 181, C.445, Fw 44, Fw 56, Fw 58, Grunau Baby, He 46, He 51, Kl 25, Kl 35, Kranich, W.33 and W.34

* satellite airfields: München-Oberwiesenfeld, Puchhof, Schongau, Bad Wörishofen, Kempten-Durach, Leipheim, Neu-Ulm, Landsberg/Lech (segel)

** satellite airfields: Schippenbeil, Gutenfeld, Eichwalde