4th Air Division (Germany)

4. Flieger Division
Air Division commander's pennant
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Luftwaffe
Role	Air Operations
Size	Division

4. Flieger Division^[1] (4th Air Division) was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed on 1 August 1938 in Munich from the . The Division was redesignated on 1 November 1938 and relocated to Braunschweig and again renamed to 4. Flieger Division on 1 February 1939. The unit was relocated to Düsseldorf on 1 October 1939 and redesignated IV. Fliegerkorps on 11 October 1939 and reformed again in June 1943 in Smolensk.

Commanders[]

• Generalmajor Hellmuth Bieneck, 1 August 1938 – 31 January 1939
• General der Flieger Alfred Keller, 1 February 1939 – 11 October 1939
• Generalmajor Josef Punzert, June 1943 – 30 June 1943
• Generalleutnant Hermann Plocher, 1 July 1943 – 25 August 1943
• Oberst Franz Reuß, 25 August 1943 – 5 April 1945
• Generalmajor Klaus Uebe (acting), 25 December 1944 – 24 January 1945

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