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Ulrich Otto Eduard Kessler (3 November 1894 – 27 March 1983) was a German general ( General der Flieger) in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, awarded by Nazi Germany to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
La otra parte fue trasladada a Angers, en el oeste de Francia, y absorbió al Fliegerführer Atlantik el 1 de abril. En agosto de 1944 se trasladó a Alemania, y fue disuelto el 5 de septiembre. Comandantes
Martin Harlinghausen and his recently established command— Fliegerführer Atlantik —contributed small numbers of aircraft to the Battle of the Atlantic from 1941 onwards. These were primarily Fw 200 Condors.
En outre, des commandements régionaux connus sous le nom de Fliegerführer (commandant aérien) sont instaurés, comme les Fliegerführer Atlantik, Fliegerführer Afrika, etc.
Vzhledem k ukončení bojů v severní Africe se velitelství Luftwaffe rozhodlo přemístit zbylé čtyři BV 222 na pobřeží Atlantského oceánu, kde operovaly v rámci Fliegerführer Atlantik.
In 1941 the Germans created Fliegerführer Atlantik (Flying Command Atlantic) at Merignac near Bordeaux and Lorient to attack Allied shipping. [citation needed] In 1943, fighting over the area intensified and the RAF and Luftwaffe saw increased losses. This meant increased danger for BOAC aircraft flying between Lisbon and Whitchurch.
Jeschonnek ordered Walter Junck, commanding Jagdfliegerführer 3 (Jafü 3—Fighter Flying Leader) in France, to Iraq to form Fliegerführer Irak (Flying Command Iraq). The operation was a disaster an ended on 1 June 1941 with the loss of 19 aircraft.
