German Air Fleets in World War II

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A list of Luftwaffe "Luftflotten" (Air Fleets), and their locations between 1939 and 1945.

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[edit] 1939

Before the invasion of Poland.
  • Luftflotte 1 (Northeast Germany)
  • Luftflotte 2 (Northwest Germany)
  • Luftflotte 3 (Southwest Germany)
  • Luftflotte 4 (Southeast Germany)

[edit] 1940

Luftwaffe Order of Battle August 1940.
  • Luftflotte 1 (Germany)
  • Luftflotte 2 (France)
  • Luftflotte 3 (France/Belgium)
  • Luftflotte 4 (Germany)
  • Luftflotte 5 (Norway/Denmark)

[edit] 1942

During operations on the Eastern and African fronts.
  • Luftflotte 1 (Baltic area)
  • Luftflotte 2 (North Africa, Southern Italy and Greece)
  • Luftflotte 3 (France, Netherlands and Belgium)
  • Luftflotte 4 (Black Sea coast, Ukraine, the Caucasus)
  • Luftflotte 5 (Norway and Finland)
  • Luftflotte 6 (Central Russian front, Belarus)

[edit] 1944

During the last stages of the Eastern front, the Balkans, North Italy and West area.

[edit] 1945

During the last period of conflict on the European front.
  • Luftflotte 1 (Lithuania)
  • Luftflotte 2 (Northern Italy)
  • Luftflotte 3 (West Germany and the Netherlands)
  • Luftflotte 4 (Hungary and Yugoslavia)
  • Luftflotte 5 (Norway and Finland)
  • Luftflotte 6 (Belarus-South Baltic area)
  • Luftflotte Reich Zentraldeutschland (Central Germany)

[edit] See also

Luftwaffe Organization

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