4th hunting division
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4th hunting division |
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| active | October 1, 1942 to September 8, 1944 |
| Country |
.svg){kind=small} German Empire
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| Armed forces | Wehrmacht |
| Armed forces | air force |
The 4th Jagddivision was an association of the Luftwaffe of the Wehrmacht during World War II .
Lineup
The 4th Jagddivision was set up on October 1, 1942 from the Jagdfliegerführer Mitteldeutschland by renaming it to Döberitz . The division was subordinate to the XII. Air Corps . The night fighter squadron 5 and the air intelligence regiments 214 and 224 were subordinated to units. In May 1943 the division became the associations of
- Night hunting room guide 10 Parchim
- Night hunting guide 11 Stendal
- Night hunting room guide 12 Völkenrode
- Night Hunting Guide 104 Stettin and Koenigsberg
- Night hunting guide 105 Berlin
assumed. On September 15, 1943, the division was renamed the 1st Jagddivision .
Realignment
On the day the “old” 4th Hunting Division was renamed the 1st Hunting Division , September 15, 1943, a (new) 4th Hunting Division was set up by renaming the 3rd Hunting Division in Metz . The new division was subordinate to the 2nd Fighter Corps of Air Fleet 3 . Her area of responsibility encompassed eastern France, Belgium and the Channel coast in the area between Blankenberge - Dieppe . In February 1944 the division was structured as follows:
In the fighting after the Allied landing in Normandy in June 1944, the 4th Fighter Division was strengthened and, in addition to the above-mentioned associations, comprised Fighter Squadron 1 (only parts) and Night Fighter Squadron 5 as of July 26, 1944 .
On September 5, 1944, the divisional headquarters were still in Metz. At this point in time only Jagdgeschwader 26 in Krefeld was subordinate to I. Group of Jagdgeschwader 77 . On September 8, 1944, the 4th Hunting Division was disbanded and not re-established.
Commanders
| Rank | Surname | date |
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| Colonel | Joachim-Friedrich Huth | October 1, 1942 until unknown |
| Major general | Werner Junck | until September 15, 1943 |
| Colonel | Carl Vieck | until September 8, 1944 |
literature
- Georg Tessin : Associations and troops of the German Wehrmacht and Waffen SS in World War II 1939–1945. Volume 14: Flying Forms. Biblio-Verlag, 1998, ISBN 3-7648-1111-0 .
- Kai Biermann, Erhard Cielewicz: Döberitz airfield - birthplace of military aviation in Germany. Links-Verlag , 2005, ISBN 3-86153-371-5 .
