Fliegerführer Afrika

Fliegerfuhrer Africa was the name of a service position or authority of a command to brigade level, the German Luftwaffe during World War II. It was (DAK ) established in February 1941, shortly after the German Africa Corps in Luftgau VII for use in the African campaign and led the parts used by African soil from the X Air Corps and from the end of 1941, the 2nd Air Fleet, the main task of the tactical air support ground battles of the Afrika Korps and Panzer Group and later Panzer Army Africa was. The airmen leaders were placed under each different squadron or individual groups of different weapons classes and the corresponding support units. The counterpart on the British side was this, the so-called Desert Air Force. During the Tunisia campaign of Staff of the flyer Guide Africa was converted to Tunis Air Corps in February 1943.

Imputed associations

Fliegerfuhrer

• Lieutenant General Stefan Fröhlich - February 1941 to April 1942 ( until the arrival of Frohlich and his staff practiced Lieutenant Colonel Martin Harlinghausen the function temporarily off)
• Lieutenant General Otto Hoffmann von Waldau - APRIL 12 bis August 31, 1942
• Major General Hans Seidemann - August 1942 to February 1943 ( then Commanding General of the Air Corps Tunis )