Jagdfliegerführer 3
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Jagdfliegerführer 3 was formed December 21, 1939 in Wiesbaden
. On September 6, 1943 redesignated Jagdfliegerführer 5
, reformed again on December 27, 1943, but was disbanded in January 1944. The headquarter was located at Wiesbaden and from July 1940 in Deauville
, from February 21, 1942 at Brest
-Guipavas
and from March 1942 again at Deauville.
Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden is a city in southwest Germany and the capital of the federal state of Hesse. It has about 275,400 inhabitants, plus approximately 10,000 United States citizens...
. On September 6, 1943 redesignated Jagdfliegerführer 5
Jagdfliegerführer 5
Jagdfliegerführer 5 was formed September 6, 1943 in Bernay from Jagdfliegerführer 3, subordinated to 5. Jagd-Division. The headquarter was located at Bernay. The unit was disbanded on July 1, 1944-References:NotesReferences* *...
, reformed again on December 27, 1943, but was disbanded in January 1944. The headquarter was located at Wiesbaden and from July 1940 in Deauville
Deauville
Deauville is a commune in the Calvados département in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.With its racecourse, harbour, international film festival, marinas, conference centre, villas, Grand Casino and sumptuous hotels, Deauville is regarded as the "queen of the Norman beaches" and...
, from February 21, 1942 at Brest
Brest, France
Brest is a city in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France. Located in a sheltered position not far from the western tip of the Breton peninsula, and the western extremity of metropolitan France, Brest is an important harbour and the second French military port after Toulon...
-Guipavas
Guipavas
Guipavas is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.The city is divided into two major parts: the west, known as the dynamic core of the city and surburban area of Brest, where a new commercial centre opened in 2007, and the east, which is more traditional and...
and from March 1942 again at Deauville.
Fliegerführer
- Generalmajor Dipl.Ing. Hans Klein, 21 December 1939 – 7 March 1940
- Oberst Gerd von Massow, 8 March 1940 – 5 June 1940
- Oberst Werner JunckWerner JunckWerner Junck was a German World War II Luftwaffe Generalleutnant and the one time commander of Fliegerführer Irak...
, 5 June 1940 – 30 April 1941 - Generalmajor Max IbelMax IbelMax Ibel is credited among others as one of the creators of the Luftwaffe. Ibel organized JG 27 and led it successfully during the Battle of France. He received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross August 22, 1940, three months later he was given a staff position...
, 6 June 1941 – 31 December 1941 - Major Karl Hentschel, December 1941 – October 1942
- Major Gordon GollobGordon GollobGordon M. Gollob was an Austrian-born German fighter pilot and flying ace in the Luftwaffe from 1938 to 1945 during World War II. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat...
, 15 October 1942 – 6 September 1943