Luftflotte 3

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Luftflotte 3^[1] (Air Fleet 3) was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed on February 1, 1939 from Luftwaffengruppenkommando 3 in Munich and redesignated Luftwaffenkommando West on September 26, 1944.

Contents 1 Commanding Officers 1.1 Chief of staff 2 Subordinated units 3 References

[edit] Commanding Officers

• Generalfeldmarschall Hugo Sperrle, 1 February 1939 - 23 August 1944
• Generaloberst Otto Deßloch, 23 August 1944 - 22 September 1944
• Generalleutnant Alexander Holle, 22 September 1944 - 26 September 1944

[edit] Chief of staff

• Generalmajor Maximilian Ritter von Pohl, 1 February 1939 - 10.6.40
• Oberst Günther Korten, 11 June 1940 - 31 December 1940
• Generalmajor Karl Koller, 1 January 1941 - 23 August 1943
• Generalleutnant Hermann Plocher, 1 October 1943 - 26 September 44

[edit] Subordinated units

[edit] References

Notes

References

• Luftflotte 3 @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Luftflotte 3 @ The Luftwaffe, 1933-45