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[1].
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[edit] 1939
- Luftflotte 1 (Northeast Germany)
- Luftflotte 2 (Northwest Germany)
- Luftflotte 3 (Southwest Germany)
- Luftflotte 4 (Southeast Germany and Austria)
[edit] 1940
- Luftflotte 1 (Poland)
- Luftflotte 2 (The Netherlands and Belgium)
- Luftflotte 3 (France)
- Luftflotte 4 (Austria and Czech Republic)
- Luftflotte 5 (Norway and Denmark)
[edit] 1942
- During operations on the Eastern and African fronts.
- Luftflotte 1 (Russian Northern front)
- Luftflotte 2 (North Africa, Southern Italy and Greece)
- Luftflotte 3 (France, the 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.
- Luftflotte 1 (Baltic coasts)
- Luftflotte 2 (Northern Italy)
- Luftflotte 3 (France, Belgium and the Netherlands)
- Luftflotte 4 (Hungary, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and Romania)
- Luftflotte 5 (Norway and Finland)
- Luftflotte 6 (Russian Central front, Belarus)
- Luftflotte Reich Deutschland (Germany)
- Luftflotte 10 (Ergänzungs- und Ausbildungseinheiten; replacement and training units) (Berlin)
[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 (East Germany)
- Luftflotte Reich (Central Germany)
- Luftflotte 10 (Berlin)
[edit] See also
Luftwaffe Organization