Generalnachrichtenführer der Luftwaffe (L.In. 7)

Generalnachrichtenführer der Luftwaffe (L.In. 7)

(Chief Signal Officer of the Air Force) (AF Inspectorate 7))

(FpN: L 37878)

Generalnachrichtenführer

Gen.d.Luftnachrichtentruppe Dr. Ing. Wolfgang Martini (1 Oct 34 - 8 May 45)

History

As Chef des Nachrichtenverbindungswesens d.Lw. (Chief of AF Signal Communications) - established prewar, and in February 1939 was subordinate to the Gen.Inspekteur d.Lw.

2 Oct 39: reassigned under Generalstab d.Lw.

12 Apr 44: renamed as above (Gen.Nachr.Führer d.Lw.) - the chief signal officer of the Luftwaffe was also the chief inspector for this branch until 1 April 1944, and had a number of inspectorates under his authority:

• Fernsprech- (Telephone),
• Funk- (Radio),
• Funkaufklärungs- (Radio Intercept),
• Flugsicherungs- (Flight Safety),
• Flugmelde- (Aircraft Warning),
• Funkmess- (Radar),
• Nachrichtengeräte- (Signal Equipment), and
• Ln.-Ausbau- (Signal Construction and Installation).

From 1 April 1944, these inspectorates came under the Chef der Luftnachrichteninspektion (see below).

Nov 44: this very large and technically diversified Stab had 127 officers and some 403 others assigned (excluding those assigned to the inspectorates) - responsible for all matters concerning Luftwaffe signal services and signal units.

Inspekteur der Luftnachrichtentruppe

Gen.d.Luftnachrichtentruppe Dr. Ing. Wolfgang Martini (1 Feb 39 - 10 Mar 44)

Chef der Luftnachrichteninspektion

Gen.Maj. Walter Gosewisch (2 Apr 44 - 10 Apr 45)

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