12th Air Corps (Germany)
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XII. Fliegerkorps was formed 1 August 1941 in Zeist
from the Stab
of the 1. Nachtjagd-Division and was redesignated as I. Jagdkorps
on 15 September 1943. The unit was subordinated to Luftwaffenbefehlshaber Mitte.
Zeist
Zeist is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands, located east of the city of Utrecht.-Population centres :*Austerlitz*Bosch en Duin*Den Dolder*Huis ter Heide*Zeist- The town of Zeist :...
from the Stab
Stab (Luftwaffe designation)
During World War II, the suffix Stab was used in the German Luftwaffe to designate a headquarters unit. This applied to subordinate units in each Gruppe or Geschwader — the equivalent units to wings and groups in other air forces.These command units used the green colour of their aircraft...
of the 1. Nachtjagd-Division and was redesignated as I. Jagdkorps
1st Fighter Corps (Germany)
I. Jagdkorps For more details see Luftwaffe Organization was formed 15 September 1943 in Zeist from the XII. Fliegerkorps and the Luftwaffenbefehlshaber Mitte, and later subordinated to the Luftflotte Reich. The Stab relocated to Brunswick-Querum in March 1944 and to Treuenbrietzen in October 1944...
on 15 September 1943. The unit was subordinated to Luftwaffenbefehlshaber Mitte.