4th Air Division (Germany)

4. Flieger Division
Air Division commander's pennant
Country	Germany
Branch	Luftwaffe
Role	Air Operations
Size	Division
Commanders
Notable commanders	Generalmajor Hellmuth Bieneck, 1 August 1938 – 31 January 1939 General der Flieger Alfred Keller, 1 February 1939 – 11 October 1939 Generalmajor Josef Punzert, June 1943 – 30 June 1943 Generalleutnant Hermann Plocher, 1 July 1943 – 25 August 1943 Oberst Franz Reuß, 25 August 1943 – 5 April 1945 Generalmajor Klaus Uebe (acting), 25 December 1944 – 24 January 1945

4. Flieger Division^[1] (4th Air Division) was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed on 1 August 1938 in Munich from the Höheren Fliegerkommandeur 5. The Division was redesignated 21. Flieger-Division on 1 November 1938 and relocated to Braunschweig and again renamed to 4. Flieger Division on 1 February 1939. The unit was relocated to Düsseldorf on 1 October 1939 and redesignated IV. Fliegerkorps on 11 October 1939 and reformed again in June 1943 in Smolensk.

Notes

1. For an explanation of the meaning of Luftwaffe unit designation see Luftwaffe Organisation

References

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