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X. Fliegerkorps〔For more details see Luftwaffe Organization〕 (10th Air Corps) was a formation of the German Luftwaffe in World War II, which specialised in coastal operations. It was formed 2 October 1939, in Hamburg from the 10. Flieger-Division. ==Operational history== Generalleutnant Hans Ferdinand Geisler was put in command of the newly formed ''Flieger-Division'' on 3 September 1939, based at Blankenese. Initially its force was the Heinkel 111 bombers of ''Kampfgeschwader'' 26. Geisler's Division was allocated the new Junkers Ju 88 bombers which were still being brought into service with ''Kampfgeschwader'' 25, on 7 September this was redesignated ''Kampfgeschwader'' 30. The Corps was stationed in north Germany in February 1940 when some of its aircraft were involved in a disastrous friendly fire incident that terminated the Kriegsmarine's Operation ''Wikinger''. In early 1941, X. Fliegerkorps was transferred from Norway to Sicily to support the build-up of the Afrika Korps in Libya. On 12 January 1941, it had 80 Ju 88A-4 bombers of LG 1 and 12 Ju 88D-5 reconnaissance planes at Catania, 80 Ju 87R-1 ("Stuka") dive-bombers of StG 1 and StG 2 at Trapani, 27 He 111H-6 torpedo bombers of KG 26 at Comiso and 34 Bf 110C-4 fighters of ZG 26 at Palermo.〔Wood, Tony & Gunston, Bill ''Hitler's Luftwaffe'' Crescent Books p.33〕 It was prominent in the axis effort to suppress Royal Navy interference with the supply routes from Italy by reducing Malta's effectiveness as a forward base. On 10 and 11 January 1941 X. Fliegerkorps planes sank and heavily damaged during Operation Excess.〔Greene, Jack & Massignani, Alessandro ''The Naval War in the Mediterranean 1940-1943'' Chatham Publishing (1998) ISBN 1-86176-057-4 pp.133-136〕 Bf 109E-7 fighters of JG 26 and JG 27 joined the offensive on Malta during February and March 1941.〔Wood, Tony & Gunston, Bill ''Hitler's Luftwaffe'' Crescent Books p.33〕 The Corps was moved out of Sicily in April 1941 for the Invasion of Yugoslavia and Greece.〔Wood, Tony & Gunston, Bill ''Hitler's Luftwaffe'' Crescent Books p.33〕 Maritime float planes replaced fighters and dive bombers while the Corps was stationed in Greece. Strength on 10 May 1942 was 74 Ju 88 at Eleusis and Heraklion, 25 He 111 at Kalamaki, and 53 Ar 196A-3, He 60c, Fokker T.VIII and Bv 138C-1 at Skaramagas and Kavalla.〔Wood, Tony & Gunston, Bill ''Hitler's Luftwaffe'' Crescent Books p.50〕 The Corps was crucial in securing air superiority and German victory during the 1943 Dodecanese Campaign. The Corps was renamed to ''Kommandierender General der Deutschen Luftwaffe in Griechenland'' (commanding general of the German Luftwaffe in Greece) in March 1944 and disbanded on 5 September 1944 with the withdrawal of German forces from the country. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「10th Air Corps (Germany)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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