Air War School Klotzsche

The Air War School Klotzsche (German: Luftkriegsschule Klotzsche) also known as Luftkriegsschule 1 (LKS 1) is a former Luftwaffe school in the Dresden borough of Klotzsche. The Air War School Klotzsche was built in 1935, designed by Ernst Sagebiel and architect Walter and John Krüger. The school was used during the Third Reich. Pilot training ended in October 1944, and the school was disbanded on 5 March 1945.^[1]

Commanding officers

Generalmajor Oskar Kriegbaum, 1 April 1936 – 30 April 1942^[2]
Generalmajor Josef Brunner, 1 May 1942 – 9 June 1944^[2]
Oberst Lutz, June 1944 – August 1944^[2]
Oberst Erich Kaufmann, 16 August 1944 – 16 April 1945^[2]

Notable graduates

Hans-Karl Stepp (1914–2006), pilot^[3]
Hans-Joachim Pancherz (1914–2008), test pilot.^[4]
Friedrich-Wilhelm Strakeljahn (1914–1944), fighter ace
Gustav Rödel (1915–1995) fighter ace^[5]
Ludwig Meister (1919–2011), fighter ace
Gerhard Barkhorn (1919–1983), fighter ace^[6]
Joachim Müncheberg (1918–1943), fighter ace^[7]
Joachim Kirschner (1920–1943), fighter ace^[8]^[9]

Notes

^ Franz Spur, Dresdner Fliegerschmiede 1935–1945. Geschichte der Luftkriegsschule 1 Dresden in Klotzsche (Dresden, Germany: Arbeitskreis Sächsische Militärgeschichte, 2004, ISBN 3-9809520-1-0)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Michael Holm, "Luftkriegsschule 1", The Luftwaffe, 1933–45, we2.dk, accessed 18 January 2026
^ H. L. de Zeng, D. G. Stankey, E. J. Creek, Dive-Bomber and Ground-Attack Units of the Luftwaffe, 1933–1945: A Reference Source, Vol. 1 (Ian Allan Publishing, 2009, ISBN 978-1-9065-3708-1), p. 116
^ "Flyghistorisk profil, Flugkapitän Hans J Pancherz", Svensk Flyghistorisk Tidskrift, Issue 2 (1995)
^ Peter Stockert, Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Vol. 3 (Bad Friedrichshall: Friedrichshaller Rundblick, 1997), p. 221
^ Bernd Barbas, Das vergessene As: Der Jagdflieger Gerhard Barkhorn ("The Forgotten Ace: The Fighter Pilot Gerhard Barkhorn) (Bad Zwischenahn: Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2014, ISBN 978-3-941437-22-7), p. 6
^ Hans-Joachim Röll, Major Joachim Müncheberg: Vom König der Malta-Jäger zum legendären Jäger-Ass von Tunis (Würzburg, Germany: Flechsig, 2010, ISBN 978-3-8035-0014-4, pp. 59–60
^ Christer Bergström, Vlad Antipov, Claes Sundin, Graf & Grislawski – A Pair of Aces (Hamilton MT: Eagle Editions, 2003), p. 17
^ Stockert (1997), p. 284

External links

Media related to Luftkriegsschule Klotzsche at Wikimedia Commons
"Luftkriegsschule Klotzsche". das Neue Dresden (in German). Retrieved 2 March 2014.

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[1] Franz Spur, Dresdner Fliegerschmiede 1935–1945. Geschichte der Luftkriegsschule 1 Dresden in Klotzsche (Dresden, Germany: Arbeitskreis Sächsische Militärgeschichte, 2004, ISBN 3-9809520-1-0)

[Holm-2] Michael Holm, "Luftkriegsschule 1", The Luftwaffe, 1933–45, we2.dk, accessed 18 January 2026

[3] H. L. de Zeng, D. G. Stankey, E. J. Creek, Dive-Bomber and Ground-Attack Units of the Luftwaffe, 1933–1945: A Reference Source, Vol. 1 (Ian Allan Publishing, 2009, ISBN 978-1-9065-3708-1), p. 116

[4] "Flyghistorisk profil, Flugkapitän Hans J Pancherz", Svensk Flyghistorisk Tidskrift, Issue 2 (1995)

[5] Peter Stockert, Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Vol. 3 (Bad Friedrichshall: Friedrichshaller Rundblick, 1997), p. 221

[6] Bernd Barbas, Das vergessene As: Der Jagdflieger Gerhard Barkhorn ("The Forgotten Ace: The Fighter Pilot Gerhard Barkhorn) (Bad Zwischenahn: Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2014, ISBN 978-3-941437-22-7), p. 6

[7] Hans-Joachim Röll, Major Joachim Müncheberg: Vom König der Malta-Jäger zum legendären Jäger-Ass von Tunis (Würzburg, Germany: Flechsig, 2010, ISBN 978-3-8035-0014-4, pp. 59–60

[8] Christer Bergström, Vlad Antipov, Claes Sundin, Graf & Grislawski – A Pair of Aces (Hamilton MT: Eagle Editions, 2003), p. 17

[9] Stockert (1997), p. 284

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