Fliegerführer Afrika

Fliegerführer Afrika
Active	1941–43
Country	Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Branch	Luftwaffe
Type	Luftflotte
Size	Air Fleet
Engagements	World War II
Commanders
Notable commanders	Stefan Fröhlich Otto Hoffmann von Waldau

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 Otto Hoffmann 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 He 111 P-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 1,000 kg under the wings, also exterior fuel tanks).

Commanding officers

Fliegerführer

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

Order of battle

Korpskette X.Fliegerkorps Afrika

JagdKommando Kreta

Fliegerführer Afrika(Ägyptenfeldzug)

Ramcke Brigade
Brigade Hermann Göring
Kampfgruppe Schmid

Luftwaffe Kommando Sudost

Luftgau Afrika
Koluft Libyen
2.(H)/14

II Seenot Dienstfuhrer

15 Seenotkommando (Bengasi)
16 Seenotkommando (Derna)
Seenotkommando (Tripoli)

Fliegerkorps Tunis

Verbindungsstaffel und Flugbereitschaft der Fliegerkorps Tunis
Fliegerfuhrer 1 (Nord)
Fliegerfuhrer 2 (Mitte)
Fliegerfuhrer 3 (Sud)
Fliegerfuhrer Gabes

V Squadra Aerea (Italian 5th Air Fleet)

Bataglione Paracadutisti Libiche Fanti dell'Aria
Bataglione Paracadutisti Folgore
Commando Aeronautica Tripolitana
Settore Centrale Cirenaica
Settore Est Fuka (Egypt)

List of aircraft in use by Fliegerführer Afrika

German Aircraft

Fighter-interceptors

Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-3 trop.
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-4 trop.
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-5 trop.
Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-3 trop.
Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-4 trop.
Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-7 trop
Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-2 trop.
Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-4 trop.
Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-1 trop.
Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-2 trop.
Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-4 trop.

Night fighters

Messerschmitt Bf 110 E-3
Junkers Ju 88 C-6

Aerial convoy Escorts

Arado Ar 196 A-3
Blohm & Voss BV 138 C-1
Heinkel He 115B/C
Junkers Ju 88 C-6
Messerschmitt Bf 110 C-4
Messerschmitt Bf 110 D-3

Fighter-bombers

Focke-Wulf Fw 190 G-2 trop.
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 G-3 trop.
Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-4/R3
Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-4/B
Messerschmitt Bf 110 E-2 trop.
Messerschmitt Bf 110 D-2 trop.

Dive-bombers/land support

Focke-Wulf Fw 190F-3/Trop.

Henschel Hs 129 B-1
Junkers Ju 87 B-2
Junkers Ju 87 B-2 trop.
Junkers Ju 87 R-1
Junkers Ju 87 R-2
Junkers Ju 87 R-4
Junkers Ju 87 D-1 trop.
Junkers Ju 87 D-3 trop.

Bombers

Dornier Do 17 M-1 trop.
Dornier Do 17 P-1 trop.
Dornier Do 17 Z-10
Heinkel He 111 H-2
Heinkel He 111 H-3
Heinkel He 111 H-6
Heinkel He 111 P-4
Junkers Ju 88 A-1 trop.
Junkers Ju 88 A-4 trop.
Junkers Ju 88 A-5 trop.

Seaplanes

Reconnaissance

Focke-Wulf Fw 189 A-2 trop.
Henschel Hs 126 A-1
Henschel Hs 126 B-1
Fieseler Fi156 C-3 trop.
Fieseler Fi156 C-5 trop.
Junkers Ju 86 P-1
Junkers Ju 86 P-2
Junkers Ju 88 C-4 trop.¨
Junkers Ju 88 D-1
Junkers Ju 88 D-1 trop.
Junkers Ju 88 D-2 trop.
Junkers Ju 88 D-5 trop.
Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-5 trop.
Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-6
Messerschmitt Bf 110 E-3
Messerschmitt Bf 110 F-3 trop.
Messerschmitt 210 A-1
Messerschmitt 210 C-1

Liaison

Fieseler Fi156 C-3 trop.
Fieseler Fi156 C-5 trop.
Messerschmitt Bf 108B/C

Transports

Blohm & Voss BV 222 Wiking
DFS 230 B-1
Focke-Wulf Fw 58 Weihe
Gotha Go 242 A-1
Gotha Go 244 B-1
Junkers Ju 52/3m g7e
Junkers Ju 252 A-1
Junkers Ju 90 B-1
Junkers Ju 290A
Messerschmitt 323D Gigant

Italian Aircraft