8th Air Corps (Germany) (redirect from Fliegerkorps VIII)
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...
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Luftflotte 4 (Air Fleet 4) was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed on 18 March 1939, from Luftwaffenkommando...
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Alfred Keller's Fliegerkorps IV, based in Brittany, Richthofen's Fliegerkorps VIII in the Cherbourg region, and Greim's Fliegerkorps V in the Seine area—precise...
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planned attacks upon Paris and on 22 May he ordered Fliegerkorps II (Air Corps II) and Fliegerkorps V (Air Corps V) with Kampfgeschwader 77 (Bomber Wing...
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were allocated to Generalmajor Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen's VIII. Fliegerkorps. Stab and I./JG 27 were based at Mönchengladbach with I./JG 27. I...
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I Fliegerkorps II Fliegerkorps III Fliegerkorps IV Fliegerkorps V Fliegerkorps VI Fliegerkorps VII Fliegerkorps VIII Fliegerkorps IX Fliegerkorps X Fliegerkorps...
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heavily mauled by Richthofen's VIII. Fliegerkorps while retreating. In the 11 days of Operation Bustard Hunt, Fliegerkorps VIII lost 37 aircraft. At the same...
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Fliegerkorps (1st Air Corps under Ulrich Grauert), II. Fliegerkorps (under Bruno Loerzer), V. Fliegerkorps (under Robert Ritter von Greim), and VIII....
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2 and the headquarters of Fliegerkorps I were moved to the Mediterranean Theatre. This left Richthofen's Fliegerkorps VIII in control of all Axis aviation...
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Headquarters VIII. Fliegerkorps - General der Flieger Freiherr Wolfram von Richthofen Unit Commander Equipment/remarks Kampfgeschwader 2 General-Major...
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