Inspector of Fighters

Not to be confused with Inspector of Bombers or General der Flieger.

Inspector of Fighters
Inspekteur der Jagdflieger
Emblem of the Luftwaffe in silver
Longest serving officeholder
Generalleutnant Adolf Galland
5 December 1941 – 31 January 1945
 Luftwaffe
Member ofOberkommando der Luftwaffe
Reports to Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe
Formation1 August 1935 (1935-08-01)
First holderRobert Ritter von Greim
Final holderGordon Gollob
Abolished8 May 1945 (1945-05-08)
DeputySee lists

Inspector of Fighters (German: Inspekteur der Jagdflieger); redesignated to General of Fighters (German: General der Jagdflieger) was not a rank but a leading position within the High Command of the Luftwaffe (Oberkommando der Luftwaffe), the air force of Nazi Germany. The inspector was responsible for the readiness, training and tactics of the fighter force. It was not an operational command.

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