The Idflieg (''Inspektion der Fliegertruppen'' - "Inspectorate of Flying Troops") was the bureau of the
German Empire
The German Empire (),; ; World Book, Inc. ''The World Book dictionary, Volume 1''. World Book, Inc., 2003. p. 572. States that Deutsches Reich translates as "German Realm" and was a former official name of Germany. also referred to as Imperia ...
that oversaw
German military aviation
Military aviation is the design, development and use of military aircraft and other flying machines for the purposes of conducting or enabling aerial warfare, including national airlift (air cargo) capacity to provide military logistics, logist ...
prior to and during
World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
.
Founded in 1911, the Idflieg was part of the
''Fliegertruppen des deutschen Kaiserreiches'' (Imperial German Flying Corps) which became the ''Luftstreitkräfte'' in 1916, handling administration, including regulation of service names applied to aircraft produced by domestic companies, characterised according to the armament, wing configuration, crew and role which was intended for the aircraft.
Inspectors of Flying Troops
* Colonel
Walter von Eberhardt (1913–1914)
* Major
Richard Roethe (1914–1916)
* Major, later Lieutenant-Colonel
Wilhelm Siegert (1916–1918)
* Captain
Wilhelm Haehnelt (1918–1919)
See also
*
Idflieg aircraft designation system
The '' Idflieg'' (Inspektion der Fliegertruppen/Inspectorate of Flying Troops) designation system was used to classify German heavier-than-air military (as opposed to naval) aircraft from the early days of the ''Fliegertruppe/Luftstreitkräfte'' ...
References
Imperial German Army Air Service
1911 establishments in Germany
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