A list of Luftwaffe "Luftflotten" (Air Fleets) and their locations between 1939 and 1945.
Timeline
1939
Before the invasion of Poland.
1940
Luftwaffe Order of Battle August 1940.
- Luftflotte 1 (Poland)
- Luftflotte 2 (The Netherlands, Belgium, Northern Germany)
- Luftflotte 3 (France, Luxembourg, Middle Germany)
- Luftflotte 4 (Austria and Czech Republic)
- Luftflotte 5 (Norway and Denmark)
1942
During operations on the Eastern and African fronts.
- Luftflotte 1 (Russian Northern front)
- Luftflotte 2 (North Africa, Southern Italy and Greece)
- Luftflotte 3 (France, the Netherlands and Belgium)
- Luftflotte 4 (Black Sea coast, Ukraine, the Caucasus)
- Luftflotte 5 (Norway and Finland)
- Luftflotte 6 (Central Russian front, Belarus)
1944
During the last stages of the Eastern front, the Balkans, North Italy and West area.
1945
During the last period of conflict on the European front.
- Luftflotte 1 (Lithuania)
- Luftflotte 2 (Northern Italy)
- Luftflotte 3 (West Germany and the Netherlands)
- Luftflotte 4 (Hungary and Yugoslavia)
- Luftflotte 5 (Norway and Finland)
- Luftflotte 6 (East Germany)
- Luftflotte Reich (Central Germany)
- Luftflotte 10 (Berlin)
See also
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