Inspector of Bombers

Inspector of Bombers (German language: Inspekteur der Kampfflieger) was not a rank but a leading position within the High Command of the German Luftwaffe (Oberkommando der Luftwaffe) in Nazi Germany. The inspector was responsible for the readiness, training and tactics of the German bomber force. It was not an operational command. The senior commander position of this unit was renamed to General of Bombers (General der Kampfflieger) in 1942.

Not to be confused with Inspector of Fighters or General der Flieger.

Inspector of Bombers Inspekteur der Kampfflieger
Longest serving officeholder Generalleutnant Johannes Fink 21 October 1940 – 31 October 1942
Luftwaffe
Member of	Oberkommando der Luftwaffe
Reports to	Supreme Commander of the Luftwaffe
Formation	January 1940
Abolished	8 May 1945

Inspectors

No.		Inspector	Took office	Left office	Time in office
Inspekteur der Kampfflieger
1		Schultheiss, PaulOberst Paul Schultheiss (1893–1944)	January 1940	October 1940	9 months
2		Fink, JohannesGeneralleutnant Johannes Fink (1895–1981)	21 October 1940	31 October 1942	2 years
General der Kampfflieger
3		Peltz, DietrichGeneralmajor Dietrich Peltz (1914–2001)	1 January 1943	3 September 1943	8 months
-		Helbig, JoachimOberstleutnant Joachim Helbig (1915–1985) Acting	March 1943	August 1943	5 months
4		Marienfeld, WalterOberst Walter Marienfeld	February 1944	1 October 1944	8 months
5		Storp, WalterGeneralmajor Walter Storp (1910–1981)	1 October 1944	31 January 1945	3 months
-		Baumbach, WernerOberst Werner Baumbach (1916–1953) Acting	November 1944	January 1945	2 months
-		Beust, HansOberst Hans-Henning von Beust Acting	February 1945	May 1945	3 months

References

• Rohde, Jens (2001). Auf Gedeih und Verderb - Eine deutsche Flugzeugbesatzung im 2. Weltkrieg. BoD – Books on Demand. ISBN 3-8311-1552-4.