The Air War School Klotzsche () also known as Luftkriegsschule 1 (LKS 1) is a former Luftwaffe school in the Dresden borough of Klotzsche. The Air War School Klotzsche was built in 1935, designed by Ernst Sagebiel and architect Walter and John Krüger. The school was used during the Third Reich. Pilot training ended in October 1944, and the school was disbanded on 5 March 1945.Franz Spur, Dresdner Fliegerschmiede 1935–1945. Geschichte der Luftkriegsschule 1 Dresden in Klotzsche (Dresden, Germany: Arbeitskreis Sächsische Militärgeschichte, 2004, )
Commanding officers Generalmajor Oskar Kriegbaum, 1 April 1936 – 30 April 1942Michael Holm, "Luftkriegsschule 1", The Luftwaffe, 1933–45, we2.dk, accessed 18 January 2026 Generalmajor Josef Brunner, 1 May 1942 – 9 June 1944 Oberst Lutz, June 1944 – August 1944 Oberst Erich Kaufmann, 16 August 1944 – 16 April 1945
Notable graduates Hans-Karl Stepp (1914–2006), pilotH. L. de Zeng, D. G. Stankey, E. J. Creek, Dive-Bomber and Ground-Attack Units of the Luftwaffe, 1933–1945: A Reference Source, Vol. 1 (Ian Allan Publishing, 2009, ), p. 116 Hans-Joachim Pancherz (1914–2008), test pilot."Flyghistorisk profil, Flugkapitän Hans J Pancherz", Svensk Flyghistorisk Tidskrift, Issue 2 (1995) Friedrich-Wilhelm Strakeljahn (1914–1944), fighter ace Gustav Rödel (1915–1995) fighter acePeter Stockert, Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Vol. 3 (Bad Friedrichshall: Friedrichshaller Rundblick, 1997), p. 221 Ludwig Meister (1919–2011), fighter ace Gerhard Barkhorn (1919–1983), fighter aceBernd Barbas, Das vergessene As: Der Jagdflieger Gerhard Barkhorn ("The Forgotten Ace: The Fighter Pilot Gerhard Barkhorn) (Bad Zwischenahn: Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2014, ), p. 6 Joachim Müncheberg (1918–1943), fighter aceHans-Joachim Röll, Major Joachim Müncheberg: Vom König der Malta-Jäger zum legendären Jäger-Ass von Tunis (Würzburg, Germany: Flechsig, 2010, , pp. 59–60 Joachim Kirschner (1920–1943), fighter aceChrister Bergström, Vlad Antipov, Claes Sundin, Graf & Grislawski – A Pair of Aces (Hamilton MT: Eagle Editions, 2003), p. 17Stockert (1997), p. 284
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