1st Air Division (Germany)

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1st Air Division (1. Flieger-Division) was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "1. Flieger-Division". Lexikon Der Wehrmacht. Retrieved February 20, 2018.