Inspector of Fighters

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Inspector of Fighters
Inspekteur der Jagdflieger
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Longest serving officeholder
Generalleutnant Adolf Galland
5 December 1941 – 31 January 1945
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Member of Oberkommando der Luftwaffe
Reports to Supreme Commander of the Luftwaffe
Formation1 August 1935
First holder Robert Ritter von Greim
Final holder Gordon Gollob
Abolished8 May 1945
Deputy See lists

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]

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Inspectors

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

Subordinated inspectors

Inspector of the Day Fighters

No.PortraitInspekteur der TagjägerTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
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Lützow, Günther Oberstleutnant
Günther Lützow
(1912–1945)
11 August 194217 December 19431 year, 128 days
2
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Trautloft, Hannes Oberst
Hannes Trautloft
(1912–1995)
17 December 194326 January 19451 year, 40 days
3
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Dahl, Walther Oberst
Walther Dahl
(1916–1985)
26 January 19458 May 1945102 days

Inspector of the Day Fighters, East

No.PortraitInspekteur der Tagjäger OstTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
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Trautloft, Hannes Oberstleutnant
Hannes Trautloft
(1912–1995)
6 July 194317 December 1943164 days
2
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Nordmann, Karl Oberst
Karl-Gottfried Nordmann
(1915–1982)
9 February 19458 May 194588 days

Inspector of the Day Fighters, West

No.PortraitInspekteur der Tagjäger WestTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
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Lützow, Günther Oberst
Günther Lützow
(1912–1945)
Inspekteur der Tagjäger West und Süd
6 July 194317 December 1943164 days
2
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Priller, Josef Oberst
Josef Priller
(1915–1961)
Inspekteur der Tagjäger West
9 February 19458 May 194588 days

Inspector of the Night Fighters

No.PortraitInspekteur der NachtjagdTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
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Kammhuber, Josef Oberst
Josef Kammhuber
(1896–1986)
August 194120 November 19432 years, 3 months
2
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Priller, Josef Oberst
Werner Streib
(1911–1986)
March 19448 May 19451 year, 2 months

Notes

  1. Isby 1998, p. 18.

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