1st Air Corps (Germany)

I. Fliegerkorps German 1st Air Corps
Flag of a commanding general of a Fliegerkorps
Active	11 October 1939 – 4 April 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Luftwaffe
Commanders
Notable commanders	Helmuth Förster Günther Korten

I. Fliegerkorps^{[Notes 1]} (1st Air Corps) was formed 11 October 1939 in Cologne from the 1. Flieger-Division. The Corps was also known as Luftwaffenkommando Don between 26 August 1942 until 17 February 1943. It was transformed to the 18. Flieger-Division on 4 April 1945.

Commanding officers

• Generaloberst Ulrich Grauert, 11 October 1939 – 15 May 1941
• General der Flieger Helmuth Förster, 3 June 1941 – 23 August 1942
• General der Flieger Günther Korten, 24 August 1942 – 11 June 1943
• Generalleutnant Alfred Mahnke (acting), 1 April 1943 – 25 June 1943
• Generalleutnant Karl Angerstein, 26 June 1943 – 6 November 1943
• General der Flieger Paul Deichmann, 7 November 1943 – 3 April 1945

Chiefs of Staff

• Oberst Rudolf Meister, 18 December 1939 – 22 June 1940
• Generlamajor Walter Boenicke, 22 June 1940 – 8 November 1941
• Oberst Werner Kreipe, 8 November 1941 – 25 October 1942
• Oberst Klaus Uebe, 25 October 1942 – 24 August 1943
• Oberstleutnant Erhart Kraft von Delmensingen, 24 August 1943 – ?

References

Notes

1. For more details see Luftwaffe Organization

References

• I. Fliegerkorps @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• I. Fliegerkorps @ The Luftwaffe, 1933-45