Battle of the Heligoland Bight (1939) but it produced co-operation difficulties. A solution to the problem was twofold. Fighter units defending the North Sea coast were subordinated to "Luftgaukommando" XI (Air District Command 9) in Hanover. These fighter units would function as an autonomous fighter command, or "Jagdfliegerführer" (Fighter Flyer Leaders). The command of Fighter Command unit was given to "Oberstleutnant" Carl-August Schumacher, a former commander of II./"Jagdgeschwader" 77. Schumacher had served in the "Kaiserliche Marine" (Imperial German Navy) during the First World War and as an officer cadet had seen combat at the Battle of Jutland. It was hoped with his naval background and easy
Order of battle of the Battle of Xuzhou its headquarters at Sian and supported the 1st and 2nd War Zones in Honan and Hupei. [5] Order of battle of the Battle of Xuzhou The Battle of Xuzhou was fought in May 1938 as part of the Second Sino-Japanese War. The Japanese Order of battle Field Marshal Count Hisaichi Terauchi Gen. Toshizō Nishio Field Marshal Shunroku Hata Notes IJA Air Forces North China Central China IJN Air Forces[4] Station: Daikojo (12/37 – 06/38), Anqing (06/38 – autumn/38) Station: Daikojo (12/37 – 03/38), Shanghai (04/38 – 11/40) (Formed during April 1938.) Station: Sanqzao Island (04/38 – ?) [1] Hsu Long-hsuen