Fliegerführer Eismeer
The Fliegerführer Eismeer was a senior position in the Air Force in the Second World War in the area of Air Fleet 5 .
history
It was budgeted on March 1, 1944 from the staff of the Fliegerführer Nord (East) , which had been set up in December 1941 . The command post was initially Rovaniemi , later Kirkenes . In June 1944, the name of the agency was renamed Fliegerführer 3 and in August 1944 it was subordinated to the commanding general of the German Air Force in Finland . In December 1944 the office went out.
The Aviation Leader Eismeer was responsible for the operational and tactical command of the Luftwaffe squadrons stationed in his area of the Eismeer and Murmansk . In 1942 these included the parts of Kampfgeschwader 26 with He 111 , Kampfgeschwader 30 with Ju 88 and Lehrgeschwader 1 with Ju 87 .
Pilot leader
| Rank | Surname | date |
|---|---|---|
| Colonel | Hermann Busch | December 1941 to February 28, 1943 |
| Major general | Alexander Holle | March 1, 1943 to July 30, 1943 |
| Colonel | Ernst Cool | August 8, 1943 to February 28, 1944 |
| Colonel | Hermann Busch | March 1, 1944 to June 1944 |
literature
- John Pimlott: The Air Force - The history of the German Air Force in World War II. Neuer Kaiser Verlag, 2010, ISBN 978-3704360403
