2nd Air Corps
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2nd Air Corps (Germany)
| II. Fliegerkorps German 2nd Air Corps |
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 Flag of a commanding general of a Fliegerkorps |
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| Active | 11 October 1939 – April 1945 |
| Country |  Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Air Force |
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| Notable commanders |
Bruno Loerzer |
II. Fliegerkorps[Notes 1] (2nd Air Corps) was formed 11 October 1939 in Frankfurt am Main from the 2. Flieger-Division. The Corps was relocated to the Mediterranean theatre of operations on 15 November 1941. The Coprs was merged with the Feldluftgau XXX on 29 August 1944 and renamed Kommandierender General der Deutschen Luftwaffe Nordbalkan (commanding general of the German Luftwaffe northern Balkans). In November 1944 the corps was again renamed II. Fliegerkorps and redesignated Luftwaffenkommando Nordost on 2 April 1945.
Commanding officers
- Generaloberst Bruno Loerzer, 11 October 1939 – 23 February 1943
- Generalleutnant Martin Harlinghausen, 23 February 1943 – 12 June 1943
- General Alfred Bülowius, 26 June 1943 – 30 June 1944
- Generalleutant Kurt Kleinrath, 1 July 1944 – 31 August 1944[Notes 2]
- General Johannes Fink, 1 December 1944 – January 1945
- General Stefan Fröhlich, January 1945 – 1 February 1945
- General Martin Fiebig, 1 February 1945 – 12 April 1945
References
- Notes
- ^ For more details see Luftwaffe Organization
- ^ Referred to as Kommandierender General der Deutschen Luftwaffe Nordbalkan, 29 August 1944 – November 1944
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