Jagdfliegerführer Ostmark
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Jagdfliegerführer Ostmark (Fighter Leader Austria
) was formed September 6, 1943 in Vienna
, subordinated to 7. Jagd-Division. The headquarter was located at Wien-Kobenzl. The unit was redesignated 8. Jagd-Division
on June 15, 1944.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
) was formed September 6, 1943 in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, subordinated to 7. Jagd-Division. The headquarter was located at Wien-Kobenzl. The unit was redesignated 8. Jagd-Division
8th Fighter Division (Germany)
8. Jagd Division was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed 15 June 1944 in Wien-Kobenzel from the Jagdfliegerführer Ostmark and subordinated to the I. Jagdkorps. The Division was subordinated to the IX...
on June 15, 1944.