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II. Jagdkorps
German 2nd Fighter Corps
Active 15 September 1943 – 26 January 1945
Country Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
Branch Air Force
Decorations reference in the Wehrmachtbericht 5 October 1944
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Dietrich Peltz

II. Jagdkorps[1] (2nd Fighter Corps) was formed September 15, 1943 in Chantilly from Höherer Jagdfliegerführer West. II. Jagdkorps was subordinated to Luftflotte 3, and from September 26, 1944 on to Luftwaffenkommando West. On January 26, 1945 the Corps was disbanded, and used to form the 14. Flieger-Divisionen and 15. Flieger-Divisionen. The headquarter was located at Chantilly and from August 1944 in Rochefort, from September 10, 1944 at Flammersfeld near Koblenz.

Commanding officers[]

  • Generleutnant Werner Junck, 15 September 1943 – 30 June 1944
  • General Alfred Bülowius, 1 July 1944 – 15 October 1944
  • Generalmajor Dietrich Peltz, 15 October 1944 – 26 January 1945
  • Generalmajor Karl-Eduard Wilke (acting), 12 January 1945 – 26 January 1945

Subordinated units[]

Jagdfliegerführer Bretagne5th Fighter Division (Germany)4th Fighter Division (Germany)

References[]

Notes
  1. For more details see Luftwaffe Organization
References


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