Luftwaffe North (Ostland) detachment (Luftflotte 1, Baltic Area)

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This Luftwaffe detachment served in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Immola, Finland for air support of Axis forces in area; with command offices in Malpils, Latvia, (June 26,1944), Eastern front.

Contents 1 Strategic Reconnaissance 2 Maritime Reconnaissance 3 Transports 4 Transports (special works) 5 Bombers 6 3.Fliegerdivision (3°Air Division) Petseri 7 Tactical Reconnaissance 8 Land Air Strike 9 Night land strike 10 Jagdabschnittfuhrer Ostland (Fighter direction in Ostland)Riga-Spilve 11 Fighters 12 Gefechtsverband Kulmey (Kulmey Combat Unit)Immola 13 Tactical Reconnaissance 14 Fighters 15 Land Air Strike 16 Abbreviations

[edit] Strategic Reconnaissance

• Stab/FAGr.1 (Riga-Spilve)
• 3.(F)/22 (Riga-Spilve)
• 5.(F)/122 (Mitau)
• NASt.3 (Riga-Spilve)

[edit] Maritime Reconnaissance

• 1./SAGr.127 (Reval-Uleministe)

[edit] Transports

• 1.St. Tr.10(Ital) (Riga-Spilve)

[edit] Transports (special works)

This unit was branch of KG.zbV 200 with bases in East Prussia, Kurland and Baltic areas, stay equipped with:

• Junkers Ju 252A-1
• Junkers Ju 352A-0/1 "Herkules"
• Arado Ar 232B-0 "Tausendfussler"

for transport special commandos, weapons, vehicles or dropping by parachute secret agents in clandestine missions behind enemy lines.

• I.(TGr.)/KG.zbV 200 (Riga)

[edit] Bombers

• 14.(Eis)/KG.55 (Jakobstadt)

[edit] 3.Fliegerdivision (3°Air Division) Petseri

[edit] Tactical Reconnaissance

• Stab//NAGr.5 (Petseri)
• 1./NAGr.5 (Idriza)
• 1./NAGr.31 (Wesemberg)

[edit] Land Air Strike

• I/SG.3 (Jakobstadt)

[edit] Night land strike

• Stab/NSGr.1 (Idriza)
• 3./NSGr.1 (Idriza)
• 1./NSGr.1 (Kovno)
• 2./NSGr.1 (Kovno)
• Stab/NSGr.3 (Vecuci)
• 1./NSGr.3 (Vecuci)
• 2./NSGr.3 (Vecuci)
• 1./NSGr.12 (Vecuci)
• 1./(Detach)NSGr.12(Riga-Spilve)
• Stab/NSGr.11(Rahkla)
• 1./NSGr.11 (Rahkla)
• 2./NSGr.11 (Rahkla)
• 2./NSG.12 (Libau)

[edit] Jagdabschnittfuhrer Ostland (Fighter direction in Ostland)Riga-Spilve

[edit] Fighters

• Stab/JG.54 (Dorpat)
• I./JG.54 (Turku)(Finland)
• 2./JG.54 (Reval-Laksberg)
• 3./JG.54 (Reval-Laksberg)

[edit] Gefechtsverband Kulmey (Kulmey Combat Unit)Immola

[edit] Tactical Reconnaissance

• 1./NAGr.5 (Immola)

[edit] Fighters

• II./JG.54 (Immola)

[edit] Land Air Strike

• Stab/SG.3 (Immola)
• 1./SG.3 (Immola)
• 2./SG.3 (Immola)
• 3./SG.3 (Immola)

[edit] Abbreviations

• FAGr = Fernaufklärungsgruppe = Reconnaissance aircraft.
  • Gruppe = equivalent to a RAF Wing.
• JG = Jagdgeschwader = Fighters.
  • Geschwader = equivalent to a Royal Air Force Group.
• KG = Kampfgeschwader = Bombers.
• KG zbV = Kampfgeschwader zur besonderen Verwendung = Transport aircraft, later TG.
• NAGr = Nahaufklärungsgruppe = Observation aircraft.
• NASt = Nahaufklärungsstaffel = Observation aircraft.
  • Staffel = equivalent to a RAF Squadron.
• NSGr = Nachtschlachtgruppe = Night Figter Bombers.
• SAGr = Seeaufklärungsgruppe = Maritime Patrol aircraft
• SG = Schlachtgeschwader = Fighter bombers.
• TG = Transportgeschwader= Transport aircraft.