Luftflotte 1[1] (Air Fleet 1) was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed 1 February 1939 from Luftwaffengruppenkommando 1 in Berlin. 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, (26 June 1944), Eastern front.
^For an explanation of the meaning of Luftwaffe unit designation see Luftwaffe Organisation
Luftflotte1 (Air Fleet 1) was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed 1 February 1939 from Luftwaffengruppenkommando...
sorties. Luftflotte1 flew 1,126 operations on 10 August, claiming ten tanks, 200 motor vehicles and 15 artillery pieces. KG 77, on Luftflotte1's order...
Luftflotte 2 (Air Fleet 2) was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed 1 February 1939 in Braunschweig and...
Vienna. The Luftflotte was redesignated on 21 April 1945, to Luftwaffenkommando 4, and became subordinated to Luftflotte 6. It was the Luftflotte 4, that...
further north in France. Luftflotte 5 targeted the north of England and Scotland, from bases in Norway. Luftflotte1 and Luftflotte 4 were based in Germany...
was promoted to General der Flieger in 1937, and became commander of Luftflotte1' in 1938, until January 1940. In the area of aerial doctrine, Kesselring...
Luftflotte Reich (Air Fleet Reich) was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed on February 5, 1944 in Berlin-Wannsee...
summer, 1939. KG 1, with only one full Gruppe active in September 1939, remained at Kolberg. Stab./KG 1 was assigned to Luftflotte 4, commanded by Alexander...
Luftflotte 5 (Air Fleet 5) was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed 12 April 1940 in Hamburg for the invasion...
Luftflotte 6 (Air Fleet 6) was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed on May 5, 1943 from Luftwaffenkommando...
Luftflotte 3 (Air Fleet 3) was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed on 1 February 1939 from Luftwaffengruppenkommando...
North was supported by Luftflotte1, and Luftflotte 5. Luftflotte 5 conducted operations in the Arctic near Murmansk. Luftflotte1 supported operations...
with its daily requirement of 300 short tons (270 t) of supplies by Luftflotte1, Hitler ordered that the surrounded divisions hold their positions until...
and three motorized infantry divisions. Air support was provided by Luftflotte1 (1st Air Fleet). The Soviet military administrative control over the...
in the Luftwaffe during World War II who commanded 4th Air Corps and Luftflotte1. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak...
Luftwaffengruppenkommando 3 (Air Force Group Command 3) the forerunner of Luftflotte 3 (Air Fleet 3) in February 1938. Sperrle was used during the Anschluss...
army groups) that supported the army groups: Luftflotte1 for North, Luftflotte 2 for Centre and Luftflotte 4 for South. Army Norway was to operate in far...
Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during the Second World War who commanded the Luftflotte1. His career in the Imperial German Armed Forces began in 1897; he served...
the commander of Kampfgeschwader 1 during the invasion of Poland, and later was the chief of staff for Luftflotte1 and X Fliegerkorps. In 1944 Kessler...
example, Luftflotte 5 was created in 1940 to direct operations in Norway and Denmark, and other Luftflotten were created as necessary. Each Luftflotte would...
the Auxiliary Staffel was created. By mid-1943, Luftflotte1 was given four Staffeln while Luftflotte 4 and Luftwaffe Kommando Ost (Luftwaffe Command...
Panzer Group, and elements of the 3rd Panzer Group, supported by the Luftflotte1. On 22 June, the Soviet 8th Army was positioned in northern Lithuania...
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