Luftflotte 4^[1] (Air Fleet 4) was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed March 18, 1939 from Luftwaffenkommando Österreich in Vienna. The Luftflotte was redesignated on April 21, 1945 to Luftwaffenkommando 4, and became subordinated to Luftflotte 6.   (German IPA: ) is a generic German term for an air force. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... is the 77th day of the year (78th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Vienna (disambiguation). ... is the 111th day of the year (112th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ...

Commanding Officers

• Generaloberst Alexander Löhr, 18 March 1939 - 20 July 1942
• Generalfeldmarschall Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen, 20 July 1942 - 4 September 1943
• Generaloberst Otto Deßloch, 4 September 1943 - 17 February 1944
• Generalleutnant Alexander Holle, 25 February 1944 - 27 September 1944
• Generaloberst Otto Deßloch, 28 September 1944 - 21 April 1945

Alexander Löhr (May 20, 1885–February 26, 1947) was an Austrian Air Force commander during the 1930s before the Anschluss and, later on, a Luftwaffe Commander during the Second World War. ... Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen (10 October 1895 - 12 July 1945) He was born in Barzdorf. ...

Chief of staff

• Oberst Günther Korten, 18 March 1939 - 19 December 1939
• Oberst Herbert Olbrich, 19 December 1939 - 21 July 1940
• Obstlt Andreas Nielsen, 21 July 1940 - 3 November 1940
• Oberst Richard Schimpf, 4 November 1940 - 15 January 1941
• Generalleutnant Günther Korten, 15 January 1941 - 12 August 1942
• Oberst Hans-Detlef Herhudt von Rohden, 24 August 1942 - 23 February 1943
• Oberst Karl-Heinrich Schulz, 1 March 1943 - 25 March 1943
• General Otto Deßloch, 26 March 1943 - 3 September 1943
• Generalmajor Karl-Heinrich Schulz, 3 September 1943 - 21 April 1945

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References

• Luftflotte 4 @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Luftflotte 4 @ The Luftwaffe, 1933-45