V. Fliegerkorps

Kommandierender General:

  • GenFeldm Robert Ritter von Greim, 11 Oct 1939 - 31 Mar 1942

Chef des Stabes:

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  • GenMaj Josef Kammhuber, 27 Dec 1939 - 12 Jan 1940
  • Oberst Hermann Plocher, 12 Jan 1940 - 31 Mar 1942

Formed 11 Oct 1939 in Gersthofen from

On 30 Nov 1941 transferred to Brüssels (was to become a minelayer-korps). This plan was later cancelled. Half of the Stab was transferred to Mariupol in Dec 1941, and was renamed Sonderstab Krim. The other half moved to Smolensk, and was renamed on 1 Apr 1942.

HQ at:

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date Location Gruppe Aircraft Used
Oct 1939 - May 1940 Gersthofen, near Augsburg (there 10 May 1940)   Bf 108, Bf 110
1 Jul 1940 - 16 Jun 1941 Villacoublay   Bf 108, Bf 110
16 Jun 1941 - Jul 1941 Lipsko, near Zamosz   Bf 108, Bf 110
Nov 1941 to Mariupol   Bf 108, Bf 110

Subordinated to:

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date Location Gruppe Aircraft Used
Oct 1939 - Jun 1941   Bf 108, Bf 110
Jun 1941 - Dec 1941   Bf 108, Bf 110
Dec 1941 - Mar 1942   ObdL Bf 108, Bf 110

Controlled the following units during the war:

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