The 5th Air Force Division (german: 5. Luftwaffendivision, 5. LWD) was a

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of the

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's German Air Force. It was located from 1963 to 1971 in Birkenfeld and from 1990 to 1994 in Strausberg (Eggersdorf). It was the successor of the

Kommando LSK/LV The Kommando Luftstreitkräfte/Luftverteidigung (Kdo LSK/LV) was the Air Force Staff - and simultaneously the Air Force Command of the National People's Army (NPA), the Air Force of the former German Democratic Republic. The main task of the K ...

Overview

The 5th Air Division was formed in April 1963, after the creation in

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of ''Fliegerführer Süd'' in 1959, which became Fliegerdivision Süd (Air Division South) in Karlsruhe in 1961. The division headquarters was located in Birkenfeld; up to the time of the first division were also assigned to ground-based air defense forces. From 1971 the division's units fell under the command of the 2nd Air Division. The division was reformed after German reunification. On 3 October 1990 the existence of the

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(NVA) ended. A preparation staff for the 5th Air Division was created on 3 October 1990 at Eggersdorf / Strausberg, headed by

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Bernhard Mende. At that time some of the former NVA establishments existed with the existing personnel structures, including the LSK/LV command continued. The command over the forces of the former LSK/LV, however, was from 3 October 1990 with the leadership of the armed forces. This transitional period ended on 1 April 1991 with the creation of the 5th Air Division. In 1994 the 5th Air Division was disbanded and its units transferred to the 3rd Air Division, which was itself disbanded in 2006.

Commanders from 1990 to 1994

The commanders of the 5th Air Force from 1990 to 1994 were:

Commanders from 1963 to 1971

The commanders of the 5. Luftwaffendivision from 1963 to 1971 were:

Units of the 5th Air Force

*Radarführungskommando 3, Fürstenwalde * Jagdgeschwader 73, Rostock-Laage Airport *FlakRak Geschwaders 51 and 52 *LTG 65,

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* Nachrichtenregiment 14, Waldsieversdorf

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