Chief of the Luftwaffe Personnel Office

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Chief of the Luftwaffe Personnel Office
Chef des Luftwaffen-Personalamtes (German)
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Longest serving officeholder
General der Flieger Gustav Kastner-Kirdorf
31 January 1939 – 23 March 1943
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Member of Oberkommando der Luftwaffe
Reports to Commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe
AppointerCommander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe
Formation1 September 1933 (1933-09-01)
First holder Hans-Jürgen Stumpff
Final holder Rudolf Meister
Abolished8 May 1945 (1945-05-08)

Chief of the Luftwaffe Personnel Office (German : Chef des Luftwaffen-Personalamtes) was a leading position within the German Luftwaffe High Command in Nazi Germany, charged with the personnel matters of all officers and cadets of the Luftwaffe.

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List of chiefs

No.PictureChiefTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef.
1
Hans Jurgen Stumpff.jpg
Stumpff, Hans Oberstleutnant
Hans-Jürgen Stumpff
(1889–1968)
1 September 193331 May 19373 years, 272 days [1]
2
Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-401-0204-25, Robert Ritter v. Greim.jpg
Greim, Robert Generalmajor
Robert Ritter von Greim
(1892–1945)
1 June 193731 January 19391 year, 244 days [2]
3
Gustav Kastner-Kirdorf.jpg
Kastner, Gustav General der Flieger
Gustav Kastner-Kirdorf
(1881–1945)
31 January 193923 March 19434 years, 51 days [3]
4
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Loerzer, Bruno Generaloberst
Bruno Loerzer
(1891–1960)
23 March 194322 December 19441 year, 274 days [4]
5
Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1975-050-28A, Rudolf Meister.jpg
Meister, RudolfGeneral der Flieger
Rudolf Meister
(1897–1958)
22 December 19448 May 1945137 days [5]

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