V. Fliegerkorps

Kommandierender General:

• GenFeldm Robert Ritter von Greim, 11 Oct 1939 - 31 Mar 1942

Chef des Stabes:

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• GenMaj Josef Kammhuber, 27 Dec 1939 - 12 Jan 1940
• Oberst Hermann Plocher, 12 Jan 1940 - 31 Mar 1942

Formed 11 Oct 1939 in Gersthofen from 5. Flieger-Division.

On 30 Nov 1941 transferred to Brüssels (was to become a minelayer-korps). This plan was later cancelled. Half of the Stab was transferred to Mariupol in Dec 1941, and was renamed Sonderstab Krim. The other half moved to Smolensk, and was renamed Luftwaffenkommando Ost on 1 Apr 1942.

HQ at:

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Oct 1939 - May 1940	Gersthofen, near Augsburg (there 10 May 1940)
1 Jul 1940 - 16 Jun 1941	Villacoublay
16 Jun 1941 - Jul 1941	Lipsko, near Zamosz
Nov 1941	to Mariupol

Subordinated to:

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Oct 1939 - Jun 1941	Luftflotte 3
Jun 1941 - Dec 1941	Luftflotte 4
Dec 1941 - Mar 1942	ObdL

Controlled the following units during the war:

• Luftnachrichten-Regiment 35
• Flugbereitschaft/V. Fliegerkorps (Bf 108, Bf 110), Nov 1939 - Apr 1942