8th Fighter Division (Germany)
Military formation of the Luftwaffe From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 8th Fighter Division[1] (German: 8. Jagd-Division) was a military formation of the German Luftwaffe in World War II.
The 8th Fighter Division was formed 15 June 1944 in Wien-Kobenzel from the Jagdfliegerführer Ostmark and subordinated to the I. Jagdkorps. The Division was subordinated to the IX. (J) Fliegerkorps in April 1945 and transferred to Wolfsleithen and put under the command of Luftwaffenkommando 4.
- Oberst Gotthard Handrick, 15 June 1943 – May 1945
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
