Himmelkorps

The k.p.k. Himmelkorps (Zusian: ᚦ᛫ᛈ᛫ᚦ ᚻᛁᛘᛘᛂᛚᚦᚬᛡᛈᛊ), usually known simply as the Himmelkorps, is the principal aerial warfare force of Zusea. It is the third-largest branch of the Vahrmacht in terms of manpower, behind the Räichsheer and Marinakorps, and is commanded by the Sky Marshal and the Zusian Basilikar. The Himmelkorps is tasked with protecting Zusian airspace and undertake airspace missions abroad; to this end it carries out combat patrols of Zusian airspace and maintains a network of early-warning radar systems. Currently the Himmelkorps is among the largest air forces in the world, containing 237,889 personnel and fielding more than 2,200 aircraft.

Strategic
The current commander of the Himmelkorps is Sky Marshal Alixander von Curtza. The Inspector of the Sky Corps (Inspektor där Himmelkorps) is the principal civilian chief of the air force and head of the Court Office of the Sky Corps (Hofamt där Himmelkorps). The chief commands of the Himmelkorps are the Imperial Air Office (Räichsluftamt), the Imperial Air Staff (Räichsluftführungsstab), and the operational Sky Corps Command (Kommando Himmelkorps).

The Kommando Himmelkorps contains three main subordinate geographical commands called Air Fleets (Luftflotten), which are coterminous with the army Inspectorates:


 * First Air Fleet (Ersta Luftflotta), coterminous with the 14th Inspectorate
 * Second Air Fleet (Zweita Luftflotta), coterminous with the 15th Inspectorate
 * Eighteenth Air Fleet (Achtzehnta Luftflotta), coterminous with the 18th Inspectorate

Operational
Each air fleet itself maintains two primary commands:


 * Air Operations Command (Luftoperationenkommando), responsible for providing command and control to air operations
 * Air Forces Command (Lufttruppenkommando)

Individual units within each fleet are assigned to the Forces Command, under either its respective Operational Forces Command (Einsatzkräftenkommando) or Support Forces Command (Unterstützungskräftenkommando). They only fall under the command of the Air Operations Command when on deployment or attached to joint operations of the Amphian Compact.

Each Lufttruppenkommando in turn is divided into many air districts (Luftbezirka) and air wings (Jagdstaffeln) (Jasta). The commander of each air fleet is responsible for all fighter as well as support operations within his designated region. A fighter commandant (Jagdkommandant) (Jako) is responsible for fighter operations within a region and reports to the Air Forces Commander. Each Jasta has a number of smaller units under its command.

There are also two independent units (Eigenständiga-Einheiten) which operate autonomously and are not bound to any particular air fleet:


 * Strategic Long-Range Strike Armada (Strategischa Langstreckenstossarmada) (L-Starma)
 * Atomic Aviation division (Atomfliegendivision)