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4th Fighter Division (Germany)

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4th Fighter Division (4. Jagd-Division) was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe[1] in World War II.[2] It was formed in August 1942 in Döberitz[3] from the sub units of the 2nd Air Corps. The Division was redesignated 1st Fighter Division on 15 September 1943 and reformed 15 September 1943 in Metz[4] from 3rd Fighter Division of the 2nd Fighter Corps. The unit was disbanded on 8 September 1944.

Commanding officers

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  • Generalleutnant Joachim-Friedrich Huth, 17 August 1942 – 15 September 1943
  • Generalmajor Werner Junck, 15 September 1943 – 30 September 1943
  • Oberst Carl Vieck, October 1943 – September 1944

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Lemke, Bernd (2006-12-31), "Konzeption und Aufbau der Luftwaffe", Die Luftwaffe 1950 bis 1970, OLDENBOURG WISSENSCHAFTSVERLAG, pp. 71–484, doi:10.1524/9783486711882.71, ISBN 978-3-486-57973-4, retrieved 2023-10-10
  2. ^ "World War II 1939–1945". World History of Design: 833–916. 2015. doi:10.5040/9781474246217.ch-018. ISBN 978-1-4742-4621-7.
  3. ^ Bartz, H; Knebel-Döberitz, M. von (April 2009). "Impfstoffe: Akzeptanz und Sicherheit". Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift. 134 (S 02): S71–S76. doi:10.1055/s-0029-1220213. ISSN 0012-0472.
  4. ^ Gaudreault, André; Metz, Christian (2017-11-15), "Christian Metz", Conversations with Christian Metz, Amsterdam University Press, pp. 275–282, doi:10.2307/j.ctt1zkjxzm.18, retrieved 2023-10-10