This is a list of flags of the German ''

Luftwaffe The ''Luftwaffe'' () was the aerial-warfare branch of the German ''Wehrmacht'' before and during World War II. Germany's military air arms during World War I, the ''Luftstreitkräfte'' of the Imperial Army and the '' Marine-Fliegerabtei ...

'' which were used in the years between 1933 and 1945. Most were based on the Prussian infantry regimental flags.

Supreme Commander of the ''Luftwaffe''

Since the beginning of the ''Luftwaffe'',

Hermann Göring Hermann Wilhelm Göring (or Goering; ; 12 January 1893 – 15 October 1946) was a German politician, military leader and convicted war criminal. He was one of the most powerful figures in the Nazi Party, which ruled Germany from 1933 to 1 ...

was its designated head. In 1933 he was called ''Reichsminister der Luftfahrt'' ( Reich Minister for Aviation), when on 26 February 1935, he was instituted as Commander-in-Chief of the ''Luftwaffe''. He held this title until April 1945, when he was dismissed by

Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 188930 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Nazi Germany, Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his death in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the le ...

and replaced by

Robert Ritter von Greim Robert ''Ritter'' von Greim (born Robert Greim; 22 June 1892 – 24 May 1945) was a German field marshal and First World War flying ace. In April 1945, in the last days of World War II, Adolf Hitler appointed Greim commander-in-chief of the ''L ...

Other rank and command flags

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