8th Air Corps (Germany)

8th Air Corps VIII. Fliegerkorps
Flag of a commanding general of a Fliegerkorps
Active	19 July 1939 – 26 January 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Luftwaffe
Size	Corps
Commanders
Notable commanders	Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen

8th Air Corps (VIII. Fliegerkorps) was formed 19 July 1939 in Oppeln as Fliegerführer z.b.V. ("for special purposes"). It was renamed to the 8th Air Corps on 10 November 1939. The Corps was also known as Luftwaffenkommando Schlesien between 25 January 1945 and 2 February 1945 and was merged with Luftgau-Kommando VIII on 28 April 1945 and redesignated Luftwaffenkommando VIII.

Commanding officers[]

• Generaloberst Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen, 19 July 1939 – 30 June 1942
• General der Flieger Martin Fiebig, 1 July 1942 – 21 May 1943
• General der Flieger Hans Seidemann, 21 May 1943 – 28 April 1945

See also[]

• Luftwaffe Organization

References[]

• Caldwell, Donald L.; Muller, Richard R. (2007). The Luftwaffe over Germany: Defense of the Reich. London, UK: Greenhill Books. ISBN 978-1-85367-712-0.