Luftflotte 1

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Luftflotte 1[1] (Air Fleet 1) was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed February 1 1939 from Luftwaffengruppenkommando 1 in Berlin.

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[edit] Commanding Officers

  • Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring, 1 February 1939 - 11 January 1940
  • Generaloberst Hans-Jürgen Stumpff, 12 January 1940 - 10 May 1940
  • General Wilhelm Wimmer, 11 May 1940 - 19 August 1940
  • Generaloberst Alfred Keller, 20 August 1940 - 12 June 1943
  • Generaloberst Günther Korten, 12 June 1943 - 23 August 1943
  • General Kurt Pflugbeil, 24 August 1943 - 16 April 1945

[edit] Chief of staff

  • Generalmajor Wilhelm Speidel, 1 February 1939 - 19 December 1939
  • Generalleutnant Ulrich Kessler, 19 December 1939 - 25 April 1940
  • Oberst Heinz-Hellmuth von Wühlisch, 1 May 1940 - 9 May 1940
  • Generalmajor Dr. Robert Knauss, 9 May 1940 - 4 October 1940
  • Generalmajor Otto Schöbel, 5 October 1940 - 16 January 1941
  • Generalmajor Heinz-Hellmuth von Wühlisch, 16 January 1941 - 13 October 1941
  • Generalmajor Herbert Rieckhoff, 13 October 1941 - 23 February 1943
  • Generalmajor Hans Detlef Herhudt von Rohden, 23 February 1943 - 24 August 1943
  • Generalmajor Klaus Siegfried Uebe, 25 August 1943 - 24 December 1944
  • Oberstleutnant Paul-Werner Hozzel, 25 December 1944 - 16 April 1945

[edit] Subordinated units

  • 2(F) Ob.d.L. (Do 215B)
  • 5(F) 122 (Ju 88D)
  • eleven squadrons of (Hs 126)
  • SAGr 125 (Ar 95, Ar 196, He 114)
  • one transport squadron (Ju 52)
  • five liaison squadrons (Fi 156)
  • IV. Flakkorps (anti-aircraft artillery)
    • 2. Flak-Division
    • 6. Flak-Division

[edit] References

Notes
  1. ^ For an explanation of the meaning of Luftwaffe unit designation see Luftwaffe Organisation
References