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''Luftflotte'' 4For an explanation of the meaning of Luftwaffe unit designation see
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Luftflotte 4 @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht
{{Luftflotten German Air Fleets in World War II Military units and formations established in 1939 Military units and formations disestablished in 1945
Luftwaffe Organisation
The ''Luftwaffe'' () was the aerial-warfare branch of the German ''Wehrmacht'' before and during World War II. Germany's military air arms during World War I, the ''Luftstreitkräfte'' of the Imperial Army and the '' Marine-Fliegerabtei ...
(Air Fleet 4) was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe
The ''Luftwaffe'' () was the aerial-warfare branch of the German ''Wehrmacht'' before and during World War II. Germany's military air arms during World War I, the ''Luftstreitkräfte'' of the Imperial Army and the '' Marine-Fliegerabtei ...
in World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
. It was formed on March 18, 1939, from Luftwaffenkommando Österreich in Vienna
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. The ''Luftflotte'' was redesignated on 21 April 1945, to ''Luftwaffenkommando'' 4, and became subordinated to Luftflotte 6 Luftflotte 6For an explanation of the meaning of Luftwaffe unit designation see Luftwaffe Organisation (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 Ost ...
. It was the Luftflotte 4, that was responsible for the bombing campaign of Stalingrad, where ca. 40,000 civilians died. This Luftwaffe detachment was based in Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...
, Bulgaria
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, Southeast Poland
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, Hungary
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, Ukraine
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and Russia
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n occupied territories, for supporting Axis forces
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; with command offices in Morczyn, Hungary, during 26 June 1944, Eastern Front.
See Organization of the Luftwaffe (1933–1945)
Between 1933 and 1945, the organization of the Luftwaffe underwent several changes. Originally, the German military high command, for their air warfare forces, decided to use an organizational structure similar to the army and navy, treating the ...
for explanation of abbreviations used below.
Strategic reconnaissance
*2.(F)/11 ( Jasionka) *2.(F)/22 ( Focşani) *2.(F)/100 (Lublin
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)
Transports (special duties)
*14 St./Transportgeschwader 4 (Odessa
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)
I. Fliegerkorps (I. Air Corps) Focşani
Strategic reconnaissance
*3.(F)/ 121 (Ziliştea) *NSt.1 ( Focşani)Tactical reconnaissance
*Stab/NAGr.1( Chişinău) *2/NAGr.16 ( Chişinău) *Stab/NAGr.14(Comrat
Comrat ( ro, Comrat, ; gag, Komrat, Russian and bg, Комрат, Komrat) is a city and municipality in Moldova and the capital of the autonomous region of Gagauzia. It is located in the south of the country, on the Ialpug River. In 2014, Comr ...
)
*1./NAGr.14 (Comrat
Comrat ( ro, Comrat, ; gag, Komrat, Russian and bg, Комрат, Komrat) is a city and municipality in Moldova and the capital of the autonomous region of Gagauzia. It is located in the south of the country, on the Ialpug River. In 2014, Comr ...
)
*2./NAGr.14 (Bacău
Bacău ( , , ; hu, Bákó; la, Bacovia) is the main city in Bacău County, Romania. At the 2016 national estimation it had a population of 196,883, making it the 12th largest city in Romania. The city is situated in the historical region of ...
)
Maritime reconnaissance
*Stab/FAGr.125(See) ( Constanţa) *1.(F)/125 (See) (Varna, Bulgaria
Varna ( bg, Варна, ) is the third-largest List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, city in Bulgaria and the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and in the Northern Bulgaria region. Situated strategically in the ...
)
*3.(F)/125 (See) (Mamaia
Mamaia () is a resort on the Romanian Black Sea shore and a district of Constanța.
Considered to be Romania's most popular resort,Robert Reid, Leif Pettersen, ''Romania & Moldova'', Lonely Planet, 2007, p. 294 Mamaia is situated immediately nort ...
)
*(Rum)A.St.22/1 ( Ciocârlia, Romania)
*(Rum)101.A.St. (Mamaia
Mamaia () is a resort on the Romanian Black Sea shore and a district of Constanța.
Considered to be Romania's most popular resort,Robert Reid, Leif Pettersen, ''Romania & Moldova'', Lonely Planet, 2007, p. 294 Mamaia is situated immediately nort ...
)
*(Bulg)See. A.St.(Varna, Bulgaria
Varna ( bg, Варна, ) is the third-largest List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, city in Bulgaria and the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and in the Northern Bulgaria region. Situated strategically in the ...
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Fighters
*Stab/JG 52
''Jagdgeschwader'' 52 (JG 52) was a German World War II fighter ''Geschwader'' (wing) that exclusively used the Messerschmitt Bf 109 throughout the war. The unit originally formed near Munich in November 1938, then moved to a base near Stuttga ...
(Manzar)
*I./JG 52 (Leipzig
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, Romania)
*II./JG 52 (Manzar)
*III./JG 52 (Roman
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
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*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...
)
*15(Kroat.)/JG 52 (Ziliştea)
Land air strike
*Stab/SG 2
''Schlachtgeschwader'' 2 (SG 2) ''Immelmann'' was a Luftwaffe dive-bomber wing of World War II. It was named after Max Immelmann, the first German pilot to earn the Pour le Mérite.
This close-support ''Stuka'' unit fought principally in the so ...
( Huşi)
*I./SG 2 ( Huşi)
*II./SG 2 (Ziliştea)
*III./SG 2 ( Huşi)
*II./ SG 10 ( Culm)
*10.(Pz)/SG 2 ( Trotuş)
*14.(Pz)/SG 2 ( Trotuş)
Night land attack
*Stab/NSGr.5 (Manzar) *1./NSGr.5 (Roman
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...
)
*2./NSGr.5 ( Chişinău)
*3./NSGr.5 ( Chişinău)
Bombers (medium)
*I./KG.4 ( Focşani)VIII.Fliegerkorps (VIII Air Corps) Lubien
Poland
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Strategic reconnaissance
*2.(F)/11 ( Jasionka) *2.(F)/100 (Lubin
Lubin (; german: Lüben, szl, Lubin) is a city in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is the administrative seat of Lubin County, and also of the rural district called Gmina Lubin, although it is not part of the territory of ...
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Tactical reconnaissance
*Stab/NAGr.2( Strunybaby) *1./NAGr.2( Strunybaby) *2./NAGr.2( Strunybaby)Land air strike
*Stab IV(Pz)/SG.9 ( Lisiatycze) *12.(Pz)/SG.9 ( Strunybaby) *13.(Pz)/SG.9( Lisiatycze) *Stab./SG.77 ( Jasionka) *I./SG.77 ( Jasionka) *II./SG.77(Lemberg
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*III./SG.77( Cuniov)
*10.(Pz)/SG.77( Starzava)
*(Ung)S.St. G.102/1( Cuniov)
*(Ung)(101 C.O.)St. G.101( Borgond- Balaton)
Night land attack
*Stab/NSGr.4 ( Hordinia) *1./NSGr.4 ( Hordinia)Bombers
*14.(Eis.)KG.27 (Krosno
Krosno (in full ''The Royal Free City of Krosno'', pl, Królewskie Wolne Miasto Krosno) is a historical town and Krosno County, county in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in southeastern Poland. The estimated population of the town is 47,140 inha ...
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Fliegerführer 102 Ungarn (102 Air Direction in Hungary)
Łabunie
Łabunie is a village in Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in southeastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Łabunie. It lies some southeast of Zamość and southeast of the regional capital, Lublin. ...
Tactical reconnaissance
*(Ung)N.A.St.102/1 (Łabunie
Łabunie is a village in Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in southeastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Łabunie. It lies some southeast of Zamość and southeast of the regional capital, Lublin. ...
)
*7./NAGr.32 (Łabunie
Łabunie is a village in Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in southeastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Łabunie. It lies some southeast of Zamość and southeast of the regional capital, Lublin. ...
)
Fighters
*(Ung)J.St.102/1 (Zamość
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Bombers
*(Ung)K.St.102/1 ( Klemensova)Rapid bombers
*(Ung)SK.St.102/1 ( Klemensova)Romanien I Fliegerkorps (I Romanian Air Corps)
Tecuci
Tecuci () is a city in Galați County, Romania, in the historical region of Western Moldavia. It is situated among wooded hills, on the right bank of the Bârlad River, and at the junction of railways from Galați, Bârlad, and Mărășești.
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Strategic/tactical reconnaissance
*(Rum)2.(F) A.St. (Iveşti) *(Rum)102 A.St. ( Vilkov) *(Rum)(C.A.1)1A.St.(Bacău
Bacău ( , , ; hu, Bákó; la, Bacovia) is the main city in Bacău County, Romania. At the 2016 national estimation it had a population of 196,883, making it the 12th largest city in Romania. The city is situated in the historical region of ...
)
Fighters
*(Rum)II./JG.3 (Bacău
Bacău ( , , ; hu, Bákó; la, Bacovia) is the main city in Bacău County, Romania. At the 2016 national estimation it had a population of 196,883, making it the 12th largest city in Romania. The city is situated in the historical region of ...
)
*(Rum)65./J.St. (Bacău
Bacău ( , , ; hu, Bákó; la, Bacovia) is the main city in Bacău County, Romania. At the 2016 national estimation it had a population of 196,883, making it the 12th largest city in Romania. The city is situated in the historical region of ...
)
*(Rum)66./J.St. (Bacău
Bacău ( , , ; hu, Bákó; la, Bacovia) is the main city in Bacău County, Romania. At the 2016 national estimation it had a population of 196,883, making it the 12th largest city in Romania. The city is situated in the historical region of ...
)
*(Rum)67./J.St. (Bacău
Bacău ( , , ; hu, Bákó; la, Bacovia) is the main city in Bacău County, Romania. At the 2016 national estimation it had a population of 196,883, making it the 12th largest city in Romania. The city is situated in the historical region of ...
)
*Stab(Rum) IV.JGr.45 (Ianca
Ianca () is a town in Brăila County, Muntenia, Romania. At the 2002 census, the town had a population of 12,886 people, making it Brăila County's second-largest urban locality.
History
The first mention of the town dates to 1834. It official ...
)
*(Rum).45 J.St. (Ianca
Ianca () is a town in Brăila County, Muntenia, Romania. At the 2002 census, the town had a population of 12,886 people, making it Brăila County's second-largest urban locality.
History
The first mention of the town dates to 1834. It official ...
)
*(Rum).46 J.St. (Ianca
Ianca () is a town in Brăila County, Muntenia, Romania. At the 2002 census, the town had a population of 12,886 people, making it Brăila County's second-largest urban locality.
History
The first mention of the town dates to 1834. It official ...
)
*(Rum).49 J.St. (Ianca
Ianca () is a town in Brăila County, Muntenia, Romania. At the 2002 census, the town had a population of 12,886 people, making it Brăila County's second-largest urban locality.
History
The first mention of the town dates to 1834. It official ...
)
*(Rum).IX JGr. (Tecuci
Tecuci () is a city in Galați County, Romania, in the historical region of Western Moldavia. It is situated among wooded hills, on the right bank of the Bârlad River, and at the junction of railways from Galați, Bârlad, and Mărășești.
...
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*(Rum).47 J.St.(Tecuci
Tecuci () is a city in Galați County, Romania, in the historical region of Western Moldavia. It is situated among wooded hills, on the right bank of the Bârlad River, and at the junction of railways from Galați, Bârlad, and Mărășești.
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*(Rum).48 J.St.(Tecuci
Tecuci () is a city in Galați County, Romania, in the historical region of Western Moldavia. It is situated among wooded hills, on the right bank of the Bârlad River, and at the junction of railways from Galați, Bârlad, and Mărășești.
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*(Rum).56 J.St.(Tecuci
Tecuci () is a city in Galați County, Romania, in the historical region of Western Moldavia. It is situated among wooded hills, on the right bank of the Bârlad River, and at the junction of railways from Galați, Bârlad, and Mărășești.
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Tactical support (dive bombers)
*(Rum)StG.3 (Călimănești
Călimănești, often known as Călimănești-Căciulata, is a town in Vâlcea County, southern Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Oltenia and the northern part of the county, on the traditional route connecting the region to Tr ...
?) StG is ''Sturzkampfgeschwader'', dive bomber
A dive bomber is a bomber aircraft that dives directly at its targets in order to provide greater accuracy for the bomb it drops. Diving towards the target simplifies the bomb's trajectory and allows the pilot to keep visual contact througho ...
s
*(Rum)StG.4 ( Huşi)
*(Rum)StG.8 (Matca
Matca is a commune in Galați County, Western Moldavia, Romania
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*(Rum)(G.P.)StG.3(Detach) (Odessa
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*(Rum)(G.P.)StG.3 ( Cioara-Dolcești)
Bombers
*(Rum)KG.2 (Țăndărei
Țăndărei () is a town in Ialomița County, Muntenia, Romania, with a population of 12,000. The town is located on the Bărăgan Plain, on the left bank of the Ialomița River. It was declared a town in 1968. It is crossed by the national road D ...
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*(Rum)KG.4 (Țăndărei
Țăndărei () is a town in Ialomița County, Muntenia, Romania, with a population of 12,000. The town is located on the Bărăgan Plain, on the left bank of the Ialomița River. It was declared a town in 1968. It is crossed by the national road D ...
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*(Rum)76 K.St.(Ianca
Ianca () is a town in Brăila County, Muntenia, Romania. At the 2002 census, the town had a population of 12,886 people, making it Brăila County's second-largest urban locality.
History
The first mention of the town dates to 1834. It official ...
)
*(Rum)78 K.St.(Ianca
Ianca () is a town in Brăila County, Muntenia, Romania. At the 2002 census, the town had a population of 12,886 people, making it Brăila County's second-largest urban locality.
History
The first mention of the town dates to 1834. It official ...
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*(Rum)V KGr. ( Iveşti)
*(Rum)K.St.1/3 (Ciocârlia)
Kom. Gen.d.dtsch. Lw.i. Rum (general in chief of German Air Force in Romania)
Bucharest
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Jagdabschnittsführer Rum. (chief of sector fighters of Romania)
Bucharest
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Fighters
*I./JG.53 ( Târgşorul-Nou) *III./JG.77 (Mizil
Mizil () is a town in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. Located in the southeastern part of the county, it lies along the road between the cities of Ploiești and Buzău, and to the northeast of the national capital, Bucharest. Its position led i ...
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*(Rum)I./JG.2 ( Roşiori)
*(Rum)43. J.St.( Roşiori)
*(Rum)63.J.St.( Roşiori)
*(Rum)64.J.St.( Roşiori)
*(Rum)VII JGr.(Popești-Leordeni
Popești-Leordeni () is a town in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, south of downtown Bucharest, although from the northern edge of the town to the southern edge of Bucharest the distance is less than . Most of its inhabitants commute to Buchares ...
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*(Rum)59./VII JGr.(Popești-Leordeni
Popești-Leordeni () is a town in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, south of downtown Bucharest, although from the northern edge of the town to the southern edge of Bucharest the distance is less than . Most of its inhabitants commute to Buchares ...
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*(Rum)61./VII JGr.(Popești-Leordeni
Popești-Leordeni () is a town in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, south of downtown Bucharest, although from the northern edge of the town to the southern edge of Bucharest the distance is less than . Most of its inhabitants commute to Buchares ...
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*(Rum)62./VII JGr.(Popești-Leordeni
Popești-Leordeni () is a town in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, south of downtown Bucharest, although from the northern edge of the town to the southern edge of Bucharest the distance is less than . Most of its inhabitants commute to Buchares ...
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*(Rum)VII.JGr. ( Boteni)
*(Rum)53./VII.J.St ( Boteni)
*(Rum)57./VII.J.St.( Boteni)
*(Rum)51.J.St. (Ţepeş Vodă)
*(Rum)52.J.St. (Mamaia
Mamaia () is a resort on the Romanian Black Sea shore and a district of Constanța.
Considered to be Romania's most popular resort,Robert Reid, Leif Pettersen, ''Romania & Moldova'', Lonely Planet, 2007, p. 294 Mamaia is situated immediately nort ...
)
*(Rum)58.J.St. (Pipera
Pipera village is a neighborhood in Voluntari, Ilfov County, at the northern edge of the city of Bucharest, Romania.
Development
Until 1995, Pipera was an ordinary village. After that, an "El Dorado" of land transactions began. Plots of land th ...
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Night fighters
*10./NJG.6 (Otopeni
Otopeni () is a town in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, some north of Bucharest along the DN1 road to Ploiești. It has 15,850 inhabitants, of which 99.0% are ethnic Romanians. One village, Odăile, is administered by the city.
Henri Coandă ...
-Bucharest
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*12./NJG.6 (Otopeni
Otopeni () is a town in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, some north of Bucharest along the DN1 road to Ploiești. It has 15,850 inhabitants, of which 99.0% are ethnic Romanians. One village, Odăile, is administered by the city.
Henri Coandă ...
-Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...
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*11./(Detach)NJG.100 (Otopeni
Otopeni () is a town in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, some north of Bucharest along the DN1 road to Ploiești. It has 15,850 inhabitants, of which 99.0% are ethnic Romanians. One village, Odăile, is administered by the city.
Henri Coandă ...
-Bucharest
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*4./(N)JG.301 (Mizil
Mizil () is a town in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. Located in the southeastern part of the county, it lies along the road between the cities of Ploiești and Buzău, and to the northeast of the national capital, Bucharest. Its position led i ...
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*6./(N)JG.301 ( Târgşorul-Nou)
*(Rum)1./NJ.St. (Otopeni
Otopeni () is a town in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, some north of Bucharest along the DN1 road to Ploiești. It has 15,850 inhabitants, of which 99.0% are ethnic Romanians. One village, Odăile, is administered by the city.
Henri Coandă ...
-Bucharest
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Commanding officers
*Generaloberst Alexander Löhr
Alexander Löhr (20 May 1885 – 26 February 1947) was an Austrian Air Force commander during the 1930s and, after the annexation of Austria, he was a Luftwaffe commander. Löhr served in the Luftwaffe during World War II, rising to commander o ...
, 18 March 1939 – 20 July 1942
*Generalfeldmarschall Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen
Wolfram Karl Ludwig Moritz Hermann Freiherr von Richthofen (10 October 1895 – 12 July 1945) was a German World War I flying ace who rose to the rank of ''Generalfeldmarschall'' in the Luftwaffe during World War II.
Born in 1895 into a fa ...
, 20 July 1942 – 4 September 1943
*Generaloberst Otto Deßloch
Otto Dessloch (11 June 1889 – 13 May 1977) was a German Luftwaffe general during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
Career
Dessloch was born in Bamberg, he joined the Bavarian A ...
, 4 September 1943 – 17 August 1944
*Generalleutnant Alexander Holle, 25 August 1944 – 27 September 1944
*Generaloberst Otto Deßloch
Otto Dessloch (11 June 1889 – 13 May 1977) was a German Luftwaffe general during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
Career
Dessloch was born in Bamberg, he joined the Bavarian A ...
, 28 September 1944 – 21 April 1945
Chief of staff
*Oberst Günther Korten
Günther Korten (26 July 1898 – 22 July 1944) was a German Colonel General and Chief of the General Staff of the Luftwaffe in World War II. He died from injuries suffered in the assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler on 20 July 1944.
Biography ...
, 18 March 1939 – 19 December 1939
*Oberst Herbert Olbrich, 19 December 1939 – 21 July 1940
*Obstlt Andreas Nielsen, 21 July 1940 – 3 November 1940
*Oberst Richard Schimpf, 4 November 1940 – 15 January 1941
*Generalleutnant Günther Korten
Günther Korten (26 July 1898 – 22 July 1944) was a German Colonel General and Chief of the General Staff of the Luftwaffe in World War II. He died from injuries suffered in the assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler on 20 July 1944.
Biography ...
, 15 January 1941 – 12 August 1942
*Oberst Hans-Detlef Herhudt von Rohden, 24 August 1942 – 23 February 1943
*Oberst Karl-Heinrich Schulz, 1 March 1943 – 25 March 1943
*General Otto Deßloch
Otto Dessloch (11 June 1889 – 13 May 1977) was a German Luftwaffe general during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
Career
Dessloch was born in Bamberg, he joined the Bavarian A ...
, 26 March 1943 – 3 September 1943
*Generalmajor Karl-Heinrich Schulz, 3 September 1943 – 21 April 1945
References
;Notes ;ReferencesLuftflotte 4 @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht
{{Luftflotten German Air Fleets in World War II Military units and formations established in 1939 Military units and formations disestablished in 1945