come from Hitler to him, who would pass them on to Luftwaffe leaders, bypassing the OKW. On 5 February 1944, through the efforts of Günther Korten and Karl Koller, the Luftwaffe High Command () (OKL), was formed. Colonel General () Hans Jeschonnek was appointed Chief of Staff of the OKL. This created a military command out of the all encompassing Reich Air Ministry (RLM), controlling all aspects of aviation. The OKL covered general as well as operational staff of the Luftwaffe. The following parts of the Luftwaffe were under its command: The General Staff Operational Staff Weapons Inspectorates Inspector of Fighters () Supply and equipment A Signals Division The other components, such as armament and aircraft manufacturing remained under the control of the RLM. The OKL was led by the Chief of the General Staff. It was strategically divided into eight directorates () numbered consecutively. The directorates were: Operations Directorate Organization Directorate Training Directorate Troop Movement Directorate Intelligence Directorate Equipment and Supply Directorate Historical Archives Directorate Personnel Management Directorate There were also 17 Inspectorates (): Luftwaffen Inspektion 1 – Reconnaissance Luftwaffen Inspektion 2 – Bombers and Dive Bombers (General der Kampfflieger) Luftwaffen Inspektion 3 – Fighter, Destroyer, Ground Support and Weaponry (General der Jagdflieger) Luftwaffen Inspektion 5 – Air safety and equipment Luftwaffen Inspektion 6 – Motor vehicles Luftwaffen Inspektion 7 – Signal communications (General der Nachrichtentruppe) Luftwaffen Inspektion 8 – Naval aircraft (Disbanded in 1942) Luftwaffen Inspektion 9 – Pilot training schools Luftwaffen Inspektion 10 – Troop service and training Luftwaffen Inspektion 11 – Parachute and air-landing forces Luftwaffen Inspektion 12 – Navigation Luftwaffen Inspektion 13 – Air Defense (Under the control of the Secretary of State for Aviation) Luftwaffen Inspektion 14 – Medical Luftwaffen Inspektion 15 – Air Defense zones Luftwaffen Inspektion 16 – Air sea rescue services under the umbrella of Sea Rescue Service . Luftwaffen Inspektion 17 – Construction troops and prisoners of war (Under the control of the Secretary of State for Aviation) Luftwaffen Inspektion 18 – Luftwaffe field units Operational level Six Luftkreise (Air Service Commands) were established on 1 April 1934. These were each the size of an Air Corps and were basic territorial units of the Luftwaffe following its geographical organization. Their headquarters were as given in the table: In addition, Luftkreis VII was established on 12 October 1937 with its headquarters at Braunschweig, and is shown incorporated into the above-mentioned table