5th Air Division (Germany)

5. Flieger Division (5th Air Division) was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed on 1 August 1938 in Braunschweig 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 on 11 October 1939 and reformed again on 19 December 1944.

Commanding officers

Flag of a commander of an Air Division

• General Ludwig Wolff, 1 August 1938 – 31 January 1939
• Generalfeldmarschall Robert Ritter von Greim, 1 September 1939 – 11 October 1939
• Oberst Dr. Ernst Kühl, 19 December 1944 – 31 January 1945
• Generalmajor Walter Storp, 31 January 1945 – 8 May 1945

References

• 5. Flieger-Division 1938–1939 @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• 5. Flieger-Division 1943–1945 @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• 5. Flieger-Division 1938–1939 @ The Luftwaffe, 1933-45
• 5. Flieger-Division 1943–1945 @ The Luftwaffe, 1933-45