5. Flieger Division was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe

Luftwaffe

Luftwaffe is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1935 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956....

 in World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

. It was formed on 1 August 1938 in Braunschweig

Braunschweig

Braunschweig , is a city of 247,400 people, located in the federal-state of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river, which connects to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser....

 from the Höheren Fliegerkommandeur 7. The Division was redesignated 31. Flieger-Division on 1 November 1938 and was renamed to 5. Flieger Division again on 1 February 1939. The division was redesignated to V. Fliegerkorps

5th Air Corps (Germany)

V. FliegerkorpsFor more details see Luftwaffe Organization was formed 11 October 1939 in Gersthofen from the 5. Flieger-Division. The Corps was transferred to Brussels on 30 November 1941 with the intention to transform it into a mine laying corps...

 on 11 October 1939 and reformed again on 19 December 1944.

Commanding officers

• General Ludwig Wolff, 1 August 1938 – 31 January 1939
• Generalfeldmarschall Robert Ritter von Greim
  Robert Ritter von Greim
  Robert Ritter von Greim was a German Field Marshal, pilot, army officer, and the last commander of the Luftwaffe during the Second World War.-Early years:...
  
  , 1 September 1939 – 11 October 1939
• Oberst Dr. Ernst Kühl
  Ernst Kühl
  Dr. jur. Ernst Kühl was a highly decorated Oberst der Reserves in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme...
  
  , 19 December 1944 – 31 January 1945
• Generalmajor Walter Storp
  Walter Storp
  Walter Storp was a German World War II Luftwaffe bomber pilot and commander of various bomber wings. Walter Storp was the twenty-second recipient of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves on 14 July 1941...
  
  , 31 January 1945 – 8 May 1945