Inspector of Fighters

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Inspector of Fighters (German language: Inspekteur der Jagdflieger redesignated to General der Jagdflieger (General of Fighters)) was not a rank but a leading position within the High Command of the German Luftwaffe in Nazi Germany. The inspector was responsible for the readiness, training and tactics of the fighter force. It was not an operational command.[1]

Inspector of Fighters
Inspekteur der Jagdflieger
Longest serving officeholder
Generalleutnant Adolf Galland
5 December 1941 – 31 January 1945
 Luftwaffe
Member ofOberkommando der Luftwaffe
Reports toSupreme Commander of the Luftwaffe
Formation1 August 1935
First holderRobert Ritter von Greim
Final holderGordon Gollob
Abolished8 May 1945
DeputySee lists

Inspectors

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No. Portrait Inspector Took office Left office Time in office
Inspekteur der Jagdflieger
1Greim, RobertOberstleutnant
Robert Ritter von Greim
(1892–1945)
1 August 193520 April 1936263 days
2Loerzer, BrunoGeneralmajor
Bruno Loerzer
(1891–1960)
1 April 193831 January 1939305 days
3Junck, WernerOberst
Werner Junck
(1895–1976)
1 February 19394 June 19401 year, 124 days
4Döring, KurtGeneralmajor
Kurt-Bertram von Döring
(1889–1960)
19 December 19405 August 1941229 days
General der Jagdflieger
5Mölders, WernerOberst
Werner Mölders
(1913–1941)
7 August 194122 November 1941 †107 days
6Galland, AdolfGeneralleutnant
Adolf Galland
(1912–1996)
5 December 194131 January 19453 years, 57 days
7Gollob, GordonOberst
Gordon Gollob
(1912–1987)
31 January 19458 May 194597 days

Subordinated inspectors

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Inspector of the Day Fighters

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No. Portrait Inspekteur der Tagjäger Took office Left office Time in office
1Lützow, GüntherOberstleutnant
Günther Lützow
(1912–1945)
11 August 194217 December 19431 year, 128 days
2Trautloft, HannesOberst
Hannes Trautloft
(1912–1995)
17 December 194326 January 19451 year, 40 days
3Dahl, WaltherOberst
Walther Dahl
(1916–1985)
26 January 19458 May 1945102 days

Inspector of the Day Fighters, East

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No. Portrait Inspekteur der Tagjäger Ost Took office Left office Time in office
1Trautloft, HannesOberstleutnant
Hannes Trautloft
(1912–1995)
6 July 194317 December 1943164 days
2Nordmann, KarlOberst
Karl-Gottfried Nordmann
(1915–1982)
9 February 19458 May 194588 days

Inspector of the Day Fighters, West

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No. Portrait Inspekteur der Tagjäger West Took office Left office Time in office
1Lützow, GüntherOberst
Günther Lützow
(1912–1945)
Inspekteur der Tagjäger West und Süd
6 July 194317 December 1943164 days
2Priller, JosefOberst
Josef Priller
(1915–1961)
Inspekteur der Tagjäger West
9 February 19458 May 194588 days

Inspector of the Night Fighters

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No. Portrait Inspekteur der Nachtjagd Took office Left office Time in office
1Kammhuber, JosefOberst
Josef Kammhuber
(1896–1986)
August 194120 November 19432 years, 3 months
2Priller, JosefOberst
Werner Streib
(1911–1986)
March 19448 May 19451 year, 2 months

Notes

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  1. ^ Isby 1998, p. 18.

References

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  • Isby, David C. (1998). The Luftwaffe Fighter Force—The View from the Cockpit. London: Greenhill Books. ISBN 978-1-85367-327-6.