Fliegerführer Irak

Fliegerführer Irak
Iraqi aircraft marking, 1941
Active2–29 May 1941
Disbanded30th May
Country Kingdom of Iraq
BranchAir force
TypeAir wing
Size2 squadrons
Part of Luftwaffe
Garrison/HQBerlin
EngagementsAnglo-Iraqi War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Generaloberst Hans Jeschonnek and Generalleutnant Werner Junck
Aircraft flown
BomberHeinkel He 111
FighterMesserschmitt Bf 110
TransportJunkers Ju 90 and Junkers Ju 52/3m

Flyer Command Iraq (German: Fliegerführer Irak) was a unit of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) dispatched to Iraq in May 1941 as part of a German mission to support the regime of Rashid Ali during the Anglo-Iraqi War. The mission was part of a larger effort to gain support in the Middle East for the Axis powers against the United Kingdom and its allies during the World War II.