Inspector of Bombers
{{distinguish|Inspector of Fighters|General der Flieger}}
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| body = Bombers
| native_name = Inspekteur der Kampfflieger
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| imagecaption = Longest serving officeholder
Generalleutnant Johannes Fink
21 October 1940 – 31 October 1942
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| department = {{air force|Nazi Germany}}
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| member_of = Oberkommando der Luftwaffe
| reports_to = Supreme Commander of the Luftwaffe
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| formation = January 1940
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| abolished = 8 May 1945
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Inspector of Bombers (German language: Inspekteur der Kampfflieger) was not a rank but a leading position within the High Command of the German Luftwaffe (Oberkommando der Luftwaffe) in Nazi Germany. The inspector was responsible for the readiness, training and tactics of the German bomber force. It was not an operational command. The senior commander position of this unit was renamed to General of Bombers (General der Kampfflieger) in 1942.
Inspectors
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| colspan=6| Inspekteur der Kampfflieger
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| order = 1
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| military_rank = Oberst
| officeholder = {{ill|Paul Schultheiss|de}}
| officeholder_sort = Schultheiss, Paul
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| born_year = 1893
| died_year = 1944
| term_start = January 1940
| term_end = October 1940
| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|1940|01|1|1940|10|1}}
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| order = 2
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| military_rank = Generalleutnant
| officeholder = Johannes Fink
| officeholder_sort = Fink, Johannes
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| born_year = 1895
| died_year = 1981
| term_start = 21 October 1940
| term_end = 31 October 1942
| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|1940|10|21|1942|10|31}}
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| colspan=6| General der Kampfflieger
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| order = 3
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| military_rank = Generalmajor
| officeholder = Dietrich Peltz
| officeholder_sort = Peltz, Dietrich
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| born_year = 1914
| died_year = 2001
| term_start = 1 January 1943
| term_end = 3 September 1943
| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|1943|01|01|1943|09|03}}
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| military_rank = Oberstleutnant
| officeholder = Joachim Helbig
| officeholder_sort = Helbig, Joachim
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| born_year = 1915
| died_year = 1985
| term_start = March 1943
| term_end = August 1943
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| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|1943|03|1|1943|08|1}}
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| military_rank = Oberst
| officeholder = Walter Marienfeld
| officeholder_sort = Marienfeld, Walter
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| term_start = February 1944
| term_end = 1 October 1944
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| order = 5
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| military_rank = Generalmajor
| officeholder = Walter Storp
| officeholder_sort = Storp, Walter
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| born_year = 1910
| died_year = 1981
| term_start = 1 October 1944
| term_end = 31 January 1945
| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|1944|10|01|1945|01|31}}
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| image = German squadron of the air force squadron with crew (cropped).jpg
| military_rank = Oberst
| officeholder = Werner Baumbach
| officeholder_sort = Baumbach, Werner
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| born_year = 1916
| died_year = 1953
| term_start = November 1944
| term_end = January 1945
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| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|1944|11|1|1945|01|1}}
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| military_rank = Oberst
| officeholder = Hans-Henning von Beust
| officeholder_sort = Beust, Hans
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| term_start = February 1945
| term_end = May 1945
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| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|1945|02|1|1945|05|1}}
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References
- Rohde, Jens (2001). Auf Gedeih und Verderb - Eine deutsche Flugzeugbesatzung im 2. Weltkrieg. BoD – Books on Demand. {{ISBN|3-8311-1552-4}}.
Category:Military ranks of Germany
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