Inspector of Fighters

Not to be confused with Inspector of Bombers or General der Flieger.

Inspector of Fighters
Inspekteur der Jagdflieger
Emblem of the Luftwaffe in silver
Longest serving officeholder Generalleutnant Adolf Galland 5 December 1941 – 31 January 1945
Luftwaffe
Member of	Oberkommando der Luftwaffe
Reports to	Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe
Formation	1 August 1935;89 years ago (1935-08-01)
First holder	Robert Ritter von Greim
Final holder	Gordon Gollob
Abolished	8 May 1945;80 years ago (1945-05-08)
Deputy	See lists

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

Inspectors

No.	Portrait	Inspector	Took office	Left office	Time in office
Inspekteur der Jagdflieger
1		Greim, Robert Oberstleutnant Robert Ritter von Greim (1892–1945)	1 August 1935	20 April 1936	263 days
2		Loerzer, Bruno Generalmajor Bruno Loerzer (1891–1960)	1 April 1938	31 January 1939	305 days
3		Junck, Werner Oberst Werner Junck (1895–1976)	1 February 1939	4 June 1940	1 year, 124 days
4		Döring, Kurt Generalmajor Kurt-Bertram von Döring (1889–1960)	19 December 1940	5 August 1941	229 days
General der Jagdflieger
5		Mölders, Werner Oberst Werner Mölders (1913–1941)	7 August 1941	22 November 1941  †	107 days
6		Galland, Adolf Generalleutnant Adolf Galland (1912–1996)	5 December 1941	31 January 1945	3 years, 57 days
7		Gollob, Gordon Oberst Gordon Gollob (1912–1987)	31 January 1945	8 May 1945	97 days

Subordinated inspectors

Inspector of the Day Fighters

No.	Portrait	Inspekteur der Tagjäger	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Lützow, Günther Oberstleutnant Günther Lützow (1912–1945)	11 August 1942	17 December 1943	1 year, 128 days
2		Trautloft, Hannes Oberst Hannes Trautloft (1912–1995)	17 December 1943	26 January 1945	1 year, 40 days
3		Dahl, Walther Oberst Walther Dahl (1916–1985)	26 January 1945	8 May 1945	102 days

Inspector of the Day Fighters

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office				No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office
			Took office	Left office	Time in office					Took office	Left office	Time in office
Inspector of the Day Fighters, East							Inspector of the Day Fighters, West
1		Oberstleutnant Hannes Trautloft (1912–1995)	6 July 1943	17 December 1943	164 days		1		Oberst Günther Lützow (1912–1945) Inspekteur der Tagjäger West und Süd	6 July 1943	17 December 1943	164 days
2		Oberst Karl-Gottfried Nordmann (1915–1982)	9 February 1945	8 May 1945	88 days		2		Oberst Josef Priller (1915–1961) Inspekteur der Tagjäger West	9 February 1945	8 May 1945	88 days

Inspector of the Night Fighters

No.	Portrait	Inspekteur der Nachtjagd	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Kammhuber, Josef Oberst Josef Kammhuber (1896–1986)	August 1941	20 November 1943	2 years, 3 months
2		Priller, Josef Oberst Werner Streib (1911–1986)	March 1944	8 May 1945	1 year, 2 months

Notes

1. Isby 1998, p. 18.

References

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