title: Inspector of Bombers
text: # Inspector of Bombers
  
  Inspector of Bombers (German language: Inspekteur der Kampfflieger) was not a rank but a leading position within the High Command of the German Luftwaffe (Oberkommando der Luftwaffe) in Nazi Germany. The inspector was responsible for the readiness, training and tactics of the German bomber force. It was not an operational command. The senior commander position of this unit was renamed to General of Bombers (General der Kampfflieger) in 1942.
  
  ## Inspectors
  
  | No. | Inspector | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Inspekteur der Kampfflieger ||||||
  | 1 | Schultheiss, PaulOberst Paul Schultheiss [de] (1893–1944) | January 1940 | October 1940 | 9 months |
  | 2 | Fink, JohannesGeneralleutnant Johannes Fink (1895–1981) | 21 October 1940 | 31 October 1942 | 2 years |
  | General der Kampfflieger ||||||
  | 3 | Peltz, DietrichGeneralmajor Dietrich Peltz (1914–2001) | 1 January 1943 | 3 September 1943 | 8 months |
  | - | Helbig, JoachimOberstleutnant Joachim Helbig (1915–1985) Acting | March 1943 | August 1943 | 5 months |
  | 4 | Marienfeld, WalterOberst Walter Marienfeld | February 1944 | 1 October 1944 | 8 months |
  | 5 | Storp, WalterGeneralmajor Walter Storp (1910–1981) | 1 October 1944 | 31 January 1945 | 3 months |
  | - | Baumbach, WernerOberst Werner Baumbach (1916–1953) Acting | November 1944 | January 1945 | 2 months |
  | - | Beust, HansOberst Hans-Henning von Beust Acting | February 1945 | May 1945 | 3 months |
  