Rüstungsabteilung der Gen.St.d.Lw. (6. Abt.)

Rüstungsabteilung der Gen.St.der Lw. (6. Abteilung)

(Armaments Branch of the General Staff of the Air Force (6th Branch))

Chef

Oberst Wolfgang Vorwald (1 Jul 38 - 31 Oct 41)

Gen.Maj. Kurt Kleinrath (1 Oct 41 - 31 May 44)

Oberst i.G. Artur Eschenauer (1 Jun 44 - c. 28 Apr 45)

History

Generally, the branch had 5 large subdivisions during the war years. In November 1944 the branch had 38 officers and 112 others - responsible for overseeing the state of readiness of Luftwaffe units in terms of personnel, equipment, fuel and planning for equipment needs and the procurement of same. Managed and processed all personnel and material casualty reports that were received daily from Luftwaffe units in all theaters of operation.^[1]