# Idflieg

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Imperial German military aviation bureau

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The **Idflieg** (*Inspektion der Fliegertruppen* - "Inspectorate of Flying Troops") was the bureau of the [German Empire](/source/German_Empire) that oversaw [German](/source/Germany) [military aviation](/source/Military_aviation) prior to and during [World War I](/source/World_War_I).[1]

Founded in 1911, the Idflieg was part of the [*Fliegertruppen des deutschen Kaiserreiches*](/source/Luftstreitkr%C3%A4fte) (Imperial German Flying Corps) which became the *Luftstreitkräfte* in 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

- Colonel [Walter von Eberhardt](/source/Walter_von_Eberhardt) (1913–1914)

- Major [Richard Roethe](/source/Richard_Roethe) (1914–1916)

- Major, later Lieutenant-Colonel [Wilhelm Siegert](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wilhelm_Siegert&action=edit&redlink=1) (1916–1918)

- Captain [Wilhelm Haehnelt](/source/Wilhelm_Haehnelt) (1918–1919)

## See also

- [Idflieg aircraft designation system](/source/Idflieg_aircraft_designation_system)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Hugill, Peter J. (3 July 2015). ["Closing the Atlantic gap: the symbiotic development of civil and military aviation technology through the 1930s"](https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Peter-Hugill/publication/283449109_Closing_the_Atlantic_gap_the_symbiotic_development_of_civil_and_military_aviation_technology_through_the_1930s/links/5703aaeb08aedbac1270850c/Closing-the-Atlantic-gap-the-symbiotic-development-of-civil-and-military-aviation-technology-through-the-1930s.pdf) (PDF). *Journal of Transatlantic Studies*. **13** (3): 235–250. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1080/14794012.2015.1058566](https://doi.org/10.1080%2F14794012.2015.1058566). Retrieved 24 November 2024.

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