Fliegerführer Afrika

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Fliegerführer Afrika was part of Luftflotte 2 (Air Fleet 2), one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It acted in the Mediterranean and Libya in North African areas during 1941-1942. The commanders were Generalmajor Stefan Fröhlich and Generalleutnant Hoffman von Waldau, who led the German air support to the German Afrika Korps campaign during the winter of 1941-1942.

The specific aircraft in use by these commanders was one Heinkel He 111P-4 (VG+ES), fully equipped (armed with 5 MG 15 and one MG 17, capacity to load 1,000 kg of bombs in belly and another 1,000kg under the wings, also exterior fuel tanks).

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[edit] Commanding Officers

[edit] Fliegerführer

  • General Stefan Fröhlich[1], 24 February 1941 - 10 April 1942
  • Generlmajor Theo Osterkamp (acting), April 1942
  • General Otto Hoffmann von Waldau, 12 April 1942 - 30 August 1942
  • General Hans Seidemann, 30 August 1942 - 31 January 1943
  • Generalmajor Walter Hagen, 1 February 1943 - February 1943

[edit] Order of Battle(1941-42)

[edit] Luftflotte 12(MittelMeer-Afrika)

[edit] Korpskette X.Fliegerkorps Afrika

[edit] Fliegerführer Afrika(Libyen-Tunesien)

[edit] List of aircraft in use by Fliegerführer Afrika

[edit] German Aircraft

  • Fieseler Fi156C-3/Trop.
  • Focke-Wulf Fw 58 Weihe
  • Focke-Wulf Fw 189A-2/Trop.
  • Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-5/Trop.
  • Focke-Wulf Fw 190F-3/Trop.
  • Focke-Wulf Fw 190G-2/Trop.
  • Focke-Wulf Fw 190G-3/Trop.
  • Heinkel He 111H
  • Heinkel He 111P
  • Henschel Hs 126A-1
  • Henschel Hs 126B-1
  • Henschel Hs 129B-1
  • Junkers Ju 52/3m g7e
  • Junkers Ju 90B-1
  • Junkers Ju 86P-1
  • Junkers Ju 86P-2
  • Junkers Ju 87B-2/Trop.
  • Junkers Ju 87R-1
  • Junkers Ju 87R-2
  • Junkers Ju 87D-1/Trop.
  • Junkers Ju 88A-4/Trop.
  • Junkers Ju 88D-1/Trop.
  • Junkers Ju 88D-2/Trop.
  • Junkers Ju 88D-5/Trop.
  • Messerschmitt Bf 108B/C
  • Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4/Trop.
  • Messerschmitt Bf 109E-5/Trop.
  • Messerschmitt Bf 109F-2/Trop.
  • Messerschmitt Bf 109F-4/Trop.
  • Messerschmitt Bf 109G-1/Trop.
  • Messerschmitt Bf 110D-2/Trop.
  • Messerschmitt 323D Gigant

[edit] Italian Aircraft

  • Breda Ba 65.
  • Breda Ba 88 Lince
  • CANT.Z.1007 Alcione
  • Caproni Ca.133
  • Caproni-Bergamaschi Ca.310 Libeccio
  • Fiat CR.30
  • Fiat CR.32bis
  • Fiat BR.20M Cicogna
  • Fiat G.50bis Freccia
  • Fiat CR.42AS Falco
  • Macchi MC.200AS Saetta
  • Macchi MC.202AS Folgore
  • Meridionali Ro.63
  • Piaggio P.108B
  • Savoia-Marchetti S.M.79-I Sparviero
  • Savoia-Marchetti S.M.81 Pipistrello
  • Savoia-Marchetti S.M.82 Marsupiale

[edit] References

Notes
  1. ^ Oberstleutant Martin Harlinghausen had acted as Fliegerführer Afrika from January 1941 to 20 February 1941, but without any Stab.
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