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2nd Fighter Corps (Germany)

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II. Jagdkorps
German 2nd Fighter Corps
Active15 September 1943 – 26 January 1945
Country Germany
BranchTemplate:Luftwaffe
TypeCorps
Decorationsreference in the Wehrmachtbericht 5 October 1944
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Dietrich Peltz

II. Jagdkorps[1] (2nd Fighter Corps) was formed 15 September 1943 in Chantilly from Höherer Jagdfliegerführer West. II. Jagdkorps was subordinated to Luftflotte 3, and from 26 September 1944 on to Luftwaffenkommando West. On 26 January 1945 the Corps was disbanded, and used to form the 14. Flieger-Divisionen and 15. Flieger-Divisionen. The headquarters was located at Chantilly and from August 1944 in Rochefort, from 10 September 1944 at Flammersfeld near Koblenz.

Commanding officers

Subordinated units

Jagdfliegerführer Bretagne5th Fighter Division (Germany)4th Fighter Division (Germany)

References

  1. ^ For more details see Luftwaffe Organization