Idflieg

TheIdflieg(Inspektion der Fliegertruppen- "Inspectorate of Flying Troops" ) was the bureau of theGerman Empirethat oversawGermanmilitary aviationprior to and duringWorld War I.

Founded in 1911, the Idflieg was part of theFliegertruppen des deutschen Kaiserreiches(Imperial German Flying Corps) which became theLuftstreitkräftein 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

• ColonelWalter von Eberhardt(1913–1914)
• MajorRichard Roethe(1914–1916)
• Major, later Lieutenant-ColonelWilhelm Siegert(1916–1918)
• CaptainWilhelm Haehnelt(1918–1919)

See also

• Idflieg aircraft designation system