"Luftflotte 4" flew 1,000 sorties per day on average from 23 August to 22 November, the bulk of which were directed at Stalingrad.Luftwaffe General Martin Fiebig's "Fliegerkorps VIII" was tasked in July 1942 with providing air support for the German 6th Army and 4th Panzer Army as they captured Stalingrad and secured the northern flank of the German advance to the Caucasus oilfields.