Date Commander September 9, 1938 Generalleutnant Kurt Student May 16, 1940 Generalleutnant Richard Putzier October 1, 1940 Generalleutnant Wilhelm Süssmann May 20, 1941 Generalmajor Alfred Sturm October 1, 1941 Generalleutnant Erich Petersen August 1, 1942 General der Fallschirmtruppe Richard Heidrich January 4, 1944 Generalmajor Hans Korte February 21, 1944 General der Fallschirmtruppe Richard Heidrich November 18, 1944 Generalmajor Karl-Lothar Schulz