Inspector of Fighters

Inspector of Fighters (German language: Inspekteur der Jagdflieger redesignated to General der Jagdflieger (General of Fighters)) was not a rank but a leading position within the High Command of the German Luftwaffe in Nazi Germany. The inspector was responsible for the readiness, training and tactics of the fighter force. It was not an operational command.[1]

Not to be confused with Inspector of Combat Flight or General der Flieger.
Inspector of Fighters
Inspekteur der Jagdflieger
Longest serving officeholder
Generalleutnant Adolf Galland
5 December 1941 – 31 January 1945
 Luftwaffe
Member ofOberkommando der Luftwaffe
Reports toSupreme Commander of the Luftwaffe
Formation1 August 1935
First holderRobert Ritter von Greim
Final holderGordon Gollob
Abolished8 May 1945
DeputySee lists

Inspectors
No. InspectorTook officeLeft officeTime in office
Inspekteur der Jagdflieger
1
Greim, RobertOberstleutnant
Robert Ritter von Greim
(1892–1945)		1 August 193520 April 1936263 days
2
Loerzer, BrunoGeneralmajor
Bruno Loerzer
(1891–1960)		1 April 193831 January 1939305 days
3
Junck, WernerOberst
Werner Junck
(1895–1976)		1 February 19394 June 19401 year, 124 days
4
Döring, KurtGeneralmajor
Kurt-Bertram von Döring
(1889–1960)		19 December 19405 August 1941229 days
General der Jagdflieger
5
Mölders, WernerOberst
Werner Mölders
(1913–1941)		7 August 194122 November 1941 †107 days
6
Galland, AdolfGeneralleutnant
Adolf Galland
(1912–1996)		5 December 194131 January 19453 years, 57 days
7
Gollob, GordonOberst
Gordon Gollob
(1912–1987)		31 January 19458 May 194597 days

Subordinated inspectors

Inspector of the Day Fighters
No. Inspekteur der TagjägerTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Lützow, GüntherOberstleutnant
Günther Lützow
(1912–1945)		11 August 194217 December 19431 year, 128 days
2
Trautloft, HannesOberst
Hannes Trautloft
(1912–1995)		17 December 194326 January 19451 year, 40 days
3
Dahl, WaltherOberst
Walther Dahl
(1916–1985)		26 January 19458 May 1945102 days

Inspector of the Day Fighters, East

No. Inspekteur der Tagjäger OstTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Trautloft, HannesOberstleutnant
Hannes Trautloft
(1912–1995)		6 July 194317 December 1943164 days
2
Nordmann, KarlOberst
Karl-Gottfried Nordmann
(1915–1982)		9 February 19458 May 194588 days

Inspector of the Day Fighters, West

No. Inspekteur der Tagjäger WestTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Lützow, GüntherOberst
Günther Lützow
(1912–1945)
Inspekteur der Tagjäger West und Süd		6 July 194317 December 1943164 days
2
Priller, JosefOberst
Josef Priller
(1915–1961)
Inspekteur der Tagjäger West		9 February 19458 May 194588 days

Inspector of the Night Fighters
No. Inspekteur der NachtjagdTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Kammhuber, JosefOberst
Josef Kammhuber
(1896–1986)		August 194120 November 19432 years, 3 months
2
Priller, JosefOberst
Werner Streib
(1911–1986)		March 19448 May 19451 year, 2 months

Notes
  1. Isby 1998, p. 18.

References
  • Isby, David C. (1998). The Luftwaffe Fighter Force—The View from the Cockpit. London: Greenhill Books. ISBN 978-1-85367-327-6.
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