Inspector of Fighters
# Inspector of Fighters

Inspector of Fighters (German language: Inspekteur der Jagdflieger redesignated to General der Jagdflieger (General of Fighters)) was not a rank but a leading position within the High Command of the German Luftwaffe in Nazi Germany. The inspector was responsible for the readiness, training and tactics of the fighter force. It was not an operational command.

## Inspectors

| No. | Inspector | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Inspekteur der Jagdflieger ||||||
| 1 | Greim, RobertOberstleutnant Robert Ritter von Greim (1892–1945) | 1 August 1935 | 20 April 1936 | 263 days |
| 2 | Loerzer, BrunoGeneralmajor Bruno Loerzer (1891–1960) | 1 April 1938 | 31 January 1939 | 305 days |
| 3 | Junck, WernerOberst Werner Junck (1895–1976) | 1 February 1939 | 4 June 1940 | 1 year, 124 days |
| 4 | Döring, KurtGeneralmajor Kurt-Bertram von Döring (1889–1960) | 19 December 1940 | 5 August 1941 | 229 days |
| General der Jagdflieger ||||||
| 5 | Mölders, WernerOberst Werner Mölders (1913–1941) | 7 August 1941 | 22 November 1941 † | 107 days |
| 6 | Galland, AdolfGeneralleutnant Adolf Galland (1912–1996) | 5 December 1941 | 31 January 1945 | 3 years, 57 days |
| 7 | Gollob, GordonOberst Gordon Gollob (1912–1987) | 31 January 1945 | 8 May 1945 | 97 days |

## Subordinated inspectors

### Inspector of the Day Fighters

| No. | Inspekteur der Tagjäger | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Lützow, GüntherOberstleutnant Günther Lützow (1912–1945) | 11 August 1942 | 17 December 1943 | 1 year, 128 days |
| 2 | Trautloft, HannesOberst Hannes Trautloft (1912–1995) | 17 December 1943 | 26 January 1945 | 1 year, 40 days |
| 3 | Dahl, WaltherOberst Walther Dahl (1916–1985) | 26 January 1945 | 8 May 1945 | 102 days |
| Inspector of the Day Fighters, East No. Portrait Inspekteur der Tagjäger OstTook officeLeft officeTime in office 1 Trautloft, HannesOberstleutnant Hannes Trautloft (1912–1995)6 July 194317 December 1943164 days 2 Nordmann, KarlOberst Karl-Gottfried Nordmann (1915–1982)9 February 19458 May 194588 days | Inspector of the Day Fighters, West No. Portrait Inspekteur der Tagjäger WestTook officeLeft officeTime in office 1 Lützow, GüntherOberst Günther Lützow (1912–1945) Inspekteur der Tagjäger West und Süd6 July 194317 December 1943164 days 2 Priller, JosefOberst Josef Priller (1915–1961) Inspekteur der Tagjäger West9 February 19458 May 194588 days |

### Inspector of the Night Fighters

| No. | Portrait | Inspekteur der Nachtjagd | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | | Kammhuber, JosefOberst Josef Kammhuber (1896–1986) | August 1941 | 20 November 1943 | 2 years, 3 months |
| 2 | | Priller, JosefOberst Werner Streib (1911–1986) | March 1944 | 8 May 1945 | 1 year, 2 months |
