''Luftflotte'' 3
[For an explanation of the meaning of Luftwaffe unit designation see ]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 3) 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-Fliegerabt ...
in World War II. It was formed on 1 February 1939 from ''Luftwaffengruppenkommando'' 3 in
Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and ...
and redesignated Luftwaffenkommando West (Air Command West) on 26 September 1944. This Luftwaffe detachment was based in German-occupied areas of Northern France, the Netherlands, Belgium, and
Vichy France
Vichy France (french: Régime de Vichy; 10 July 1940 – 9 August 1944), officially the French State ('), was the fascist French state headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II. Officially independent, but with half of its t ...
, to support the
Axis power's forces in area. Its command offices were in Paris, France (on 26 June 1944).
Strategic Reconnaissance
*
Stab
STAB or stab may refer to:
*Stabbing, penetration or contact with a sharp object
*Stab, Kentucky, US
*Stab (b-boy move), a breakdance technique
*Stab (music), an element in musical composition
*Stab (Luftwaffe designation), during World War II, a ...
/FAGr.123 (
Toussus le Noble – Buc)
*4.(F)/123 (
Saint-André-de-l'Eure)
*5.(F)/123 (
Monchy-Breton)
*1.(F)/
121 121 may refer to:
*121 (number), a natural number
*AD 121, a year in the 2nd century AD
*121 BC, a year in the 2nd century BC
*121 (Eagle) Sqn
*121 (MBTA bus)
*121 (New Jersey bus)
*Road 121, see list of highways numbered 121
*Russian cruiser Mosk ...
(Toussus le Noble – Buc)
II.Fliegerkorps (II.Air Corps) Chartres
;Fliegerführer West (Flight Director in West Area/Land Air Attack)
Tactical Reconnaissance
*
Stab
STAB or stab may refer to:
*Stabbing, penetration or contact with a sharp object
*Stab, Kentucky, US
*Stab (b-boy move), a breakdance technique
*Stab (music), an element in musical composition
*Stab (Luftwaffe designation), during World War II, a ...
/NAGr.13 (
Chartres
Chartres () is the prefecture of the Eure-et-Loir department in the Centre-Val de Loire region in France. It is located about southwest of Paris. At the 2019 census, there were 170,763 inhabitants in the metropolitan area of Chartres (as def ...
)
*1./NAGr.13 (
Chartres
Chartres () is the prefecture of the Eure-et-Loir department in the Centre-Val de Loire region in France. It is located about southwest of Paris. At the 2019 census, there were 170,763 inhabitants in the metropolitan area of Chartres (as def ...
)
*3./NAGr.13 (
Laval)
Land Air Attack
*III./
SG 4 (
Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand (, ; ; oc, label= Auvergnat, Clarmont-Ferrand or Clharmou ; la, Augustonemetum) is a city and commune of France, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, with a population of 146,734 (2018). Its metropolitan area (''aire d'attrac ...
)
*III./SG 4 (Detach) (
Avord)
IX. Fliegerkorps (IX.Air Corps) Beauvais-Lille
Strategic Reconnaissance
*3.(F)/122 (
Soesterberg
Soesterberg is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Soest, and lies about 5 km northeast of Zeist, on the road between Amersfoort and Utrecht. It was the location of Soesterberg Air Base
History ...
)
*6.(F)/123 (
Cormeilles)
Bombers(Medium)
*
Stab
STAB or stab may refer to:
*Stabbing, penetration or contact with a sharp object
*Stab, Kentucky, US
*Stab (b-boy move), a breakdance technique
*Stab (music), an element in musical composition
*Stab (Luftwaffe designation), during World War II, a ...
/
KG 2
''Kampfgeschwader'' 2 " Holzhammer " (KG 2) (Battle Wing 2) was a Luftwaffe bomber unit during the Second World War. The unit was formed in May 1939. The unit operated the Dornier Do 17 light bomber, Dornier Do 217 and Junkers Ju 188 heavy bo ...
(
Gilze en Rijen)
*I./KG 2 (
Gilze en Rijen)
*II./KG 2 (
Gilze en Rijen)
*III./KG 2 (
Hesepe)
*Stab/
KG 6 (
Melun-Villaroche)
*I./KG 6 (
Melun-Villaroche)
*II./KG 6 (
Melun-Villaroche)
*III./KG 6 (
Melun-Villaroche)
*16./KG 6(JABO/Rapid) (
Soesterberg
Soesterberg is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Soest, and lies about 5 km northeast of Zeist, on the road between Amersfoort and Utrecht. It was the location of Soesterberg Air Base
History ...
)
*
Stab
STAB or stab may refer to:
*Stabbing, penetration or contact with a sharp object
*Stab, Kentucky, US
*Stab (b-boy move), a breakdance technique
*Stab (music), an element in musical composition
*Stab (Luftwaffe designation), during World War II, a ...
/
KG 30
''Kampfgeschwader'' 30 (KG 30) was a Luftwaffe bomber wing during World War II.
Service history
Formed on 15 November 1939 in Greifswald. I Gruppe formed 1 September, II Gruppe on 23 September and III Gruppe on 1 January 1940, based in Greifswa ...
(
Zwischenhan)
*I./KG 30 (
Leck)
*4./
KG 51 (JABO/Rapid) (
Soesterberg
Soesterberg is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Soest, and lies about 5 km northeast of Zeist, on the road between Amersfoort and Utrecht. It was the location of Soesterberg Air Base
History ...
)
*5./KG 51(JABO/Rapid) (
Gilze en Rijen)
*6./KG 51(JABO/Rapid) (
Soesterberg
Soesterberg is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Soest, and lies about 5 km northeast of Zeist, on the road between Amersfoort and Utrecht. It was the location of Soesterberg Air Base
History ...
)
*
Stab
STAB or stab may refer to:
*Stabbing, penetration or contact with a sharp object
*Stab, Kentucky, US
*Stab (b-boy move), a breakdance technique
*Stab (music), an element in musical composition
*Stab (Luftwaffe designation), during World War II, a ...
/
KG 54 (
Eindhoven
Eindhoven () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of North Brabant of which it is its largest. With a population of 238,326 on 1 January 2022,[Eindhoven
Eindhoven () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of North Brabant of which it is its largest. With a population of 238,326 on 1 January 2022,][Eindhoven
Eindhoven () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of North Brabant of which it is its largest. With a population of 238,326 on 1 January 2022,][KG 66
KG, Kg, kG or kg may refer to:
Units of measurement
* kg, the kilogram, the SI base unit of mass
* kG or kGs, the kilogauss, a unit of measurement of magnetic induction
People
* KG (wrestler), ring name of Syuri (born 1989)
* K. G. Cunningham ...]
(
Montdidier)
*(Eins)St. IV./KG 101 (
Saint-Dizier
Saint-Dizier () is a subprefecture Of the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.
It has a population of 23,382 (2018 figure) and is a subprefecture of the department. Although Saint-Dizier is marginally the most populous commune in Hau ...
)
*
Stab
STAB or stab may refer to:
*Stabbing, penetration or contact with a sharp object
*Stab, Kentucky, US
*Stab (b-boy move), a breakdance technique
*Stab (music), an element in musical composition
*Stab (Luftwaffe designation), during World War II, a ...
(KG)/
LG 1
''Lehrgeschwader'' 1 (LG 1) (Training Wing 1) formerly ''Lehrgeschwader Greifswald'' was a Luftwaffe multi-purpose unit during World War II, operating fighter, bomber and dive-bomber ''Gruppen''. The unit was formed in July 1936 and operated t ...
(
Melsbroek)
*I.(KG)/LG 1 (
Le Culot)
*II.(KG)/LG 1(
Melsbroek)
JABO (Fighter-Bombers/Incursion strike groups)
*I.(Jb)/
SKG 10 (
Tours
Tours ( , ) is one of the largest cities in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the prefecture of the department of Indre-et-Loire. The commune of Tours had 136,463 inhabitants as of 2018 while the population of the whole metro ...
)
X.Fliegerkorps (X.Air Corps) Angers
Special duties/long-distance operations
*1./
KG 200 (
Mont-de-Marsan)
*1./KG 200(Detach) (
Bordeaux
Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefectu ...
–
Mérignac)
*II/KG 200 (
Biscarrosse)
Strategic/Maritime Reconnaissance (Ultra Long Range)
*
Stab
STAB or stab may refer to:
*Stabbing, penetration or contact with a sharp object
*Stab, Kentucky, US
*Stab (b-boy move), a breakdance technique
*Stab (music), an element in musical composition
*Stab (Luftwaffe designation), during World War II, a ...
/FAGr.5 (
Mont-de-Marsan)
*1.(F)/5 (
Mont-de-Marsan)
*2.(F)/5 (
Mont-de-Marsan)
*4.(F)/5 (
Nantes
Nantes (, , ; Gallo: or ; ) is a city in Loire-Atlantique on the Loire, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France, with a population of 314,138 in Nantes proper and a metropolitan area of nearly 1 million inhabita ...
)
*3.(F)/123 (
Corme-Écluse)
*1.(F)/SAGr.129 (
Biscarrosse)
*1.(F)/JG.52 "BF 109"
Bombers (Heavy) Submarine Support/Merchant Strike (Long Range)
*
Stab
STAB or stab may refer to:
*Stabbing, penetration or contact with a sharp object
*Stab, Kentucky, US
*Stab (b-boy move), a breakdance technique
*Stab (music), an element in musical composition
*Stab (Luftwaffe designation), during World War II, a ...
/
KG 40
''Kampfgeschwader'' 40 (KG 40) was a Luftwaffe medium and heavy bomber wing of World War II, and the primary maritime patrol unit of any size within the World War II Luftwaffe. It is best remembered as the unit operating a majority of the four ...
(
Bordeaux
Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefectu ...
–
Mérignac)
*1./KG 40 (
Toulouse
Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and fr ...
–
Blagnac
Blagnac (; oc, Blanhac) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. The city hosts the aviation museum Aeroscopia.
It is the third-largest suburb of the city of Toulouse, although governed by a separate council, and is ...
)
*2./KG 40 (
Bordeaux
Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefectu ...
–
Mérignac)
*II./KG 40 (
Bordeaux
Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefectu ...
–
Mérignac)
*7./KG 40 (
Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Saint-Jean-d'Angély (; Saintongeais: ''Sént-Jhan-d'Anjhéli'') is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.
The commune has its historical origins in the Abbey of Saint-Jean-d'Angély.
Royal abbey
Founded in the ...
)
*8./KG 40 (
Cognac
Cognac ( , also , ) is a variety of brandy named after the commune of Cognac, France. It is produced in the surrounding wine-growing region in the departments of Charente and Charente-Maritime.
Cognac production falls under French appella ...
)
*9./KG 40 (
Cognac
Cognac ( , also , ) is a variety of brandy named after the commune of Cognac, France. It is produced in the surrounding wine-growing region in the departments of Charente and Charente-Maritime.
Cognac production falls under French appella ...
)
2.Fliegerdivision (2.Air Division) Montfrin
Strategic/Tactical/Maritime Reconnaissance (Medium-Short Range)
*1.(F)/33 (
St.Martin)
*2./NAGr.13 (
Cuers
Cuers () is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
It was one of the locations of the 1995 Éric Borel spree killings.
Geography Climate
Cuers has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate ( ...
)
*2./SAGr.128 (
Berre)
Bombers (Medium)
*
Stab
STAB or stab may refer to:
*Stabbing, penetration or contact with a sharp object
*Stab, Kentucky, US
*Stab (b-boy move), a breakdance technique
*Stab (music), an element in musical composition
*Stab (Luftwaffe designation), during World War II, a ...
/
KG 26 (
Montpellier
Montpellier (, , ; oc, Montpelhièr ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the department of Hérault. In 2018, 290,053 people l ...
)
*II./KG 26 (LT) (
Valence)
*III./KG 26 (LT) (
Montpellier
Montpellier (, , ; oc, Montpelhièr ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the department of Hérault. In 2018, 290,053 people l ...
)
*III./KG 26 (LT)(Detach) (
Valence)
*
Stab
STAB or stab may refer to:
*Stabbing, penetration or contact with a sharp object
*Stab, Kentucky, US
*Stab (b-boy move), a breakdance technique
*Stab (music), an element in musical composition
*Stab (Luftwaffe designation), during World War II, a ...
/
KG 77
''Kampfgeschwader 77'' (KG 77) was a Luftwaffe bomber wing during World War II.
Its units participated on all of the major fronts in the European Theatre until its dissolution in 1944. It operated all three of the major German bomber types; the ...
(
Salon-de-Provence
Salon-de-Provence (, ; oc, label= Provençal Occitan, Selon de Provença/Seloun de Provènço, ), commonly known as Salon, is a commune located about northwest of Marseille in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d ...
)
*I./KG 77 (LT) (
Orange-Caritat)
*III./KG 77 (LT) (Orange-Caritat)
*6./KG 77 (
Istres
Istres (; Occitan: Istre) is a commune in southern France, some 60 km (38 mi) northwest of Marseille. It is in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, of which it is a subprefecture.
Location
...
)
*4./KG 76 (
Istres
Istres (; Occitan: Istre) is a commune in southern France, some 60 km (38 mi) northwest of Marseille. It is in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, of which it is a subprefecture.
Location
...
)
*6./KG 76 (
Istres
Istres (; Occitan: Istre) is a commune in southern France, some 60 km (38 mi) northwest of Marseille. It is in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, of which it is a subprefecture.
Location
...
)
*
Stab
STAB or stab may refer to:
*Stabbing, penetration or contact with a sharp object
*Stab, Kentucky, US
*Stab (b-boy move), a breakdance technique
*Stab (music), an element in musical composition
*Stab (Luftwaffe designation), during World War II, a ...
/
KG 100
''Kampfgeschwader'' 100 (KG 100) was a '' Luftwaffe'' medium and heavy bomber wing of World War II and the first military aviation unit to use a precision-guided munition (the Fritz X anti-ship glide bomb) in combat to sink a warship (the ...
(
Toulouse
Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and fr ...
–
Francazal)
*III./KG 100 (
Toulouse
Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and fr ...
–
Francazal)
II.Jagdkorps (II.Fighter Corps) Chantilly
4.Jagddivision (4°Fighter Division) Metz
Jagdabschnittführer 4 (Fighter Direction 4°) St Pol-Brias
Fighters
*
Stab
STAB or stab may refer to:
*Stabbing, penetration or contact with a sharp object
*Stab, Kentucky, US
*Stab (b-boy move), a breakdance technique
*Stab (music), an element in musical composition
*Stab (Luftwaffe designation), during World War II, a ...
/
JG 1 (
St.Quentin–
Clastres)
*I./
JG 3 (
St.Quentin–
Clastres)
*I./
JG 5
Jagdgeschwader 5 (JG 5) was a German Luftwaffe fighter wing during World War II. It was created to operate in the far north of Europe, namely Norway, Scandinavia and northern parts of Finland, all nearest the Arctic Ocean, with ''Luftflott ...
(
St.Quentin–
Clastres)
*II./
JG 11
''Jagdgeschwader'' 11 (JG 11) was a fighter wing (german: Jagdgeschwader) of the German Luftwaffe during World War II. Its primary role was the defense of Northern Germany against Allied day bomber raids. Formed in April 1943 as a split from ...
(
Mons en Chaussée)
*I./
JG 301 (
Épinoy
Épinoy (; pcd, Spineu) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
A farming village situated southeast of Arras at the junction of the N43 and D21 roads.
Population
Places of interest
* ...
)
*
Stab
STAB or stab may refer to:
*Stabbing, penetration or contact with a sharp object
*Stab, Kentucky, US
*Stab (b-boy move), a breakdance technique
*Stab (music), an element in musical composition
*Stab (Luftwaffe designation), during World War II, a ...
/
JG 27
''Jagdgeschwader'' 27 (JG 27) "''Afrika''" was a fighter wing of the Luftwaffe during World War II. The wing was given the name "Africa" for serving in the North African Campaign predominantly alone in the period from April 1941 to Septemb ...
(
Champfleury
Jules François Felix Fleury-Husson (17 September 1821, in Laon, Aisne – 6 December 1889, in Sèvres), who wrote under the name Champfleury (), was a French art critic and novelist, a prominent supporter of the Realist movement in painting an ...
)
*I./JG 27 (
Vertus
Vertus () is a former commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. On 1 January 2018, it was merged into the new commune of Blancs-Coteaux. The Encyclopédiste Antoine-Claude-Pierre Masson de La Motte-Conflans (1727–1801) was born ...
)
*III./JG 27 (
Connantre)
*IV./JG 27 (
Champfleury
Jules François Felix Fleury-Husson (17 September 1821, in Laon, Aisne – 6 December 1889, in Sèvres), who wrote under the name Champfleury (), was a French art critic and novelist, a prominent supporter of the Realist movement in painting an ...
)
Night Fighters
*
Stab
STAB or stab may refer to:
*Stabbing, penetration or contact with a sharp object
*Stab, Kentucky, US
*Stab (b-boy move), a breakdance technique
*Stab (music), an element in musical composition
*Stab (Luftwaffe designation), during World War II, a ...
/
NJG 4 (
Chenay)
*I./NJG 4 (
Florennes)
*III./NJG 4 (
Junvincourt)
*
Stab
STAB or stab may refer to:
*Stabbing, penetration or contact with a sharp object
*Stab, Kentucky, US
*Stab (b-boy move), a breakdance technique
*Stab (music), an element in musical composition
*Stab (Luftwaffe designation), during World War II, a ...
/NJG 5 (
Haguenau
Haguenau (; Alsatian language, Alsatian: or ; and historically in English: ''Hagenaw'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Bas-Rhin Département in France, department of France, of which it is a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture.
...
)
*I./NJG 5 (
Saint-Dizier
Saint-Dizier () is a subprefecture Of the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.
It has a population of 23,382 (2018 figure) and is a subprefecture of the department. Although Saint-Dizier is marginally the most populous commune in Hau ...
)
*III./NJG 5 (
Athies-sous-Laon
Athies-sous-Laon (, literally ''Athies under Laon'' is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.
Geography
Athies-sous-Laon is located 3 km east of Laon and 15 km west of Sissonne. It can be ...
)
5.Jagddivision (5° Fighter Division) Jouy-en-Josas
Jagdabschnittführer 5 (Fighter Director 5) Bernay
Fighters
*
Stab
STAB or stab may refer to:
*Stabbing, penetration or contact with a sharp object
*Stab, Kentucky, US
*Stab (b-boy move), a breakdance technique
*Stab (music), an element in musical composition
*Stab (Luftwaffe designation), during World War II, a ...
/
JG 2
Jagdgeschwader 2 (JG 2) "Richthofen" was a German fighter wing during World War II. JG 2 operated the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Focke-Wulf Fw 190 single-seat, single-engine interceptor aircraft.
Named after the famed World War I flying ...
(
Creil
Creil is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. The Creil station is an important railway junction.
History
Archaeological remains in the area include a Neolithic site as well as a late Iron Age necropolis, perhaps belonging ...
)
*I./JG 2 (
Creil
Creil is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. The Creil station is an important railway junction.
History
Archaeological remains in the area include a Neolithic site as well as a late Iron Age necropolis, perhaps belonging ...
)
*II./JG 2 (
Creil
Creil is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. The Creil station is an important railway junction.
History
Archaeological remains in the area include a Neolithic site as well as a late Iron Age necropolis, perhaps belonging ...
)
*III./JG 2 (
Creil
Creil is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. The Creil station is an important railway junction.
History
Archaeological remains in the area include a Neolithic site as well as a late Iron Age necropolis, perhaps belonging ...
)
*
Stab
STAB or stab may refer to:
*Stabbing, penetration or contact with a sharp object
*Stab, Kentucky, US
*Stab (b-boy move), a breakdance technique
*Stab (music), an element in musical composition
*Stab (Luftwaffe designation), during World War II, a ...
/
JG 3 (
Évreux
Évreux () is a commune in and the capital of the department of Eure, in the French region of Normandy.
Geography
The city is on the Iton river.
Climate
History
In late Antiquity, the town, attested in the fourth century CE, was named ...
)
*II./JG 3 (
Guyancourt
Guyancourt () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the south-western suburbs of Paris, from the center of Paris, in the " new town" of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.
Geo ...
)
*III./JG 3 (
Mareilly)
*
Stab
STAB or stab may refer to:
*Stabbing, penetration or contact with a sharp object
*Stab, Kentucky, US
*Stab (b-boy move), a breakdance technique
*Stab (music), an element in musical composition
*Stab (Luftwaffe designation), during World War II, a ...
/
JG 11
''Jagdgeschwader'' 11 (JG 11) was a fighter wing (german: Jagdgeschwader) of the German Luftwaffe during World War II. Its primary role was the defense of Northern Germany against Allied day bomber raids. Formed in April 1943 as a split from ...
(
Le Mans
Le Mans (, ) is a city in northwestern France on the Sarthe River where it meets the Huisne. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le ...
)
*I./
JG 11
''Jagdgeschwader'' 11 (JG 11) was a fighter wing (german: Jagdgeschwader) of the German Luftwaffe during World War II. Its primary role was the defense of Northern Germany against Allied day bomber raids. Formed in April 1943 as a split from ...
(
Le Mans
Le Mans (, ) is a city in northwestern France on the Sarthe River where it meets the Huisne. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le ...
)
*I0./JG 11 (
Le Mans
Le Mans (, ) is a city in northwestern France on the Sarthe River where it meets the Huisne. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le ...
)
*I./JG 1 (
Alençon
Alençon (, , ; nrf, Alençoun) is a commune in Normandy, France, capital of the Orne department. It is situated west of Paris. Alençon belongs to the intercommunality of Alençon (with 52,000 people).
History
The name of Alençon is fi ...
)
*II./JG 1 (
Alençon
Alençon (, , ; nrf, Alençoun) is a commune in Normandy, France, capital of the Orne department. It is situated west of Paris. Alençon belongs to the intercommunality of Alençon (with 52,000 people).
History
The name of Alençon is fi ...
)
*
Stab
STAB or stab may refer to:
*Stabbing, penetration or contact with a sharp object
*Stab, Kentucky, US
*Stab (b-boy move), a breakdance technique
*Stab (music), an element in musical composition
*Stab (Luftwaffe designation), during World War II, a ...
/
JG 26
''Jagdgeschwader'' 26 (JG 26) ''Schlageter'' was a German fighter-wing of World War II. It was named after Albert Leo Schlageter, a World War I veteran, Freikorps member, and posthumous Nazi martyr, arrested and executed by the French for ...
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Guyancourt
Guyancourt () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the south-western suburbs of Paris, from the center of Paris, in the " new town" of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.
Geo ...
)
*I./JG 26 (
Guyancourt
Guyancourt () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the south-western suburbs of Paris, from the center of Paris, in the " new town" of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.
Geo ...
)
*II./JG 26 (
Guyancourt
Guyancourt () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the south-western suburbs of Paris, from the center of Paris, in the " new town" of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.
Geo ...
)
Night Fighters
*
Stab
STAB or stab may refer to:
*Stabbing, penetration or contact with a sharp object
*Stab, Kentucky, US
*Stab (b-boy move), a breakdance technique
*Stab (music), an element in musical composition
*Stab (Luftwaffe designation), during World War II, a ...
/
NJG 2
''Nachtjagdgeschwader'' 2 (NJG 2) was a German Luftwaffe night fighter and night intruder wing during World War II.
Background
Night fighter operations did form part of Wehrmacht war games during 1935 and 1936. Luftwaffe Service Regulation No ...
(
Coulommiers)
*I./NJG 2 (
Châteaudun
Châteaudun () is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. It was the site of the Battle of Châteaudun during the Franco-Prussian War.
Geography
Châteaudun is located about 45&n ...
)
*II./NJG 2 (
Coulommiers)
*II./
NJG 4 (
Coulommiers)
Jagdabschnittführer Bretagne (Fighter Direction in Brittany) Brest
Fighters
*II./
JG 53
''Jagdgeschwader'' 53 (JG 53) was a Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II. It operated in Western Europe and in the Mediterranean.
''Jagdgeschwader'' 53 - or as it was better known, the "Pik As" ''(Ace of Spades)'' Geschwader - was one of th ...
(
Vannes
Vannes (; br, Gwened) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. It was founded over 2,000 years ago.
History Celtic Era
The name ''Vannes'' comes from the Veneti, a seafaring Celtic people who live ...
)
Jagdabschnittführer Südfrankreich (Southern France Fighter Direction) Aix
Fighters
*1./JGr 200 (
Orange-Caritat)
*2./JGr 200 (
Avignon
Avignon (, ; ; oc, Avinhon, label= Provençal or , ; la, Avenio) is the prefecture of the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. Located on the left bank of the river Rhône, the commune had ...
)
*3./JGr 200 (
Orange-Caritat)
Jagdlehrer-Gr Bordeaux (Instruction Wing in Bordeaux sector)
*Jagdabschnittführer Bordeaux (Fighter Direction in Bordeaux) Bordeaux-Mérignac
*Zerstörer (Heavy Fighters)
**
Stab
STAB or stab may refer to:
*Stabbing, penetration or contact with a sharp object
*Stab, Kentucky, US
*Stab (b-boy move), a breakdance technique
*Stab (music), an element in musical composition
*Stab (Luftwaffe designation), during World War II, a ...
/
ZG 1 (
Bordeaux
Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefectu ...
–
Mérignac)
**1./ZG 1 (
Corme-Écluse)
**3./ZG 1 (
Corme-Écluse)
**2./ZG 1 (
Châteauroux
Châteauroux (; ; oc, Chasteurós) is the capital city of the French department of Indre, central France and the second-largest town in the province of Berry, after Bourges. Its residents are called ''Castelroussins'' () in French.
Climate
...
)
**III./ZG 1 (
Cazaux
Cazaux () is a commune of the Ariège department in southwestern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Ariège department
The following is a list of the 327 communes of the Ariège department of France
France (), ...
)
Luftwaffe Special Strike Units
*Jet Bombers/Jet Fighter-Bombers
**(R)"Blitz"
KG 76 (
Istres
Istres (; Occitan: Istre) is a commune in southern France, some 60 km (38 mi) northwest of Marseille. It is in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, of which it is a subprefecture.
Location
...
)
**II.St.(JABO)/
KG 51 (
Soesterberg
Soesterberg is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Soest, and lies about 5 km northeast of Zeist, on the road between Amersfoort and Utrecht. It was the location of Soesterberg Air Base
History ...
)
*Mistel Special Section
**2. (Mistel I) /KG 101 (
Saint-Dizier
Saint-Dizier () is a subprefecture Of the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.
It has a population of 23,382 (2018 figure) and is a subprefecture of the department. Although Saint-Dizier is marginally the most populous commune in Hau ...
)
**II. (Mistel I) -(Detach)/
KG 200 (
Saint-Dizier
Saint-Dizier () is a subprefecture Of the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.
It has a population of 23,382 (2018 figure) and is a subprefecture of the department. Although Saint-Dizier is marginally the most populous commune in Hau ...
)
*Bombers with V-1 Launchers
**
Stab
STAB or stab may refer to:
*Stabbing, penetration or contact with a sharp object
*Stab, Kentucky, US
*Stab (b-boy move), a breakdance technique
*Stab (music), an element in musical composition
*Stab (Luftwaffe designation), during World War II, a ...
/
KG 3
''Kampfgeschwader'' 3 "Blitz" (KG 3) was a Luftwaffe bomber wing during World War II .
KG 3 was created in 1939 as the Luftwaffe reorganised and expanded to meet Adolf Hitler's rearmament demands. It was founded in May 1939 and by December 1939 ...
(
Venlo
Venlo () is a city and municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, close to the border with Germany. It is situated in the province of Limburg, about 50 km east of the city of Eindhoven, 65 km north east of the provincial capital Maastricht, a ...
)
**II./KG 3 (also known as I./KG.5) (
Venlo
Venlo () is a city and municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, close to the border with Germany. It is situated in the province of Limburg, about 50 km east of the city of Eindhoven, 65 km north east of the provincial capital Maastricht, a ...
)
**I./KG 53 "Legion Condor" (
Gilze en Rijen)
**III./KG 53 "Legion Condor" (
Gilze en Rijen)
*Luftwaffe V-1 fixed/mobile ramps units; operated near
Calais
Calais ( , , traditionally , ) is a port city in the Pas-de-Calais department, of which it is a subprefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's prefecture is its third-largest city of Arras. Th ...
(France), and in Belgium and the Netherlands.
**Untergruppenbezeichnung FZG (Flakzielgerät) 76 (also known as 5.Flak Division (W), later as Armeekorps zur Vergeltung)
**I./155 Artillerie Abt (W)
**II./155 Artillerie-Abt (W)
**III./155 Artillerie-Abt (W)
*Luftwaffe special transport units(1944–45); based in Muhldorf, Bavaria, and composed of Helicopters:
**Focke-Achgelis Fa 223 Drachen
**Flettner Fl 265
**Flettner 282B Kolibri
*Heer/Luftwaffe V-2 mobile ramps sections
*Division zur Vergeltung(Div.z.V.); led by Heer and SS Commanders, working along with Luftwaffe personnel and facilities. They operated in France, Belgium and the Netherlands.
*"Div.z.V." Nordgruppe
**444° Artillerie-Abt
**485° Artillerie- Abt (also known as Artillerie Regiment z. V. 902)
**2°./485° Artillerie-Abt
*"Div.z.V." Südgruppe
**500° Waffen SS Artillerie-Abt (also known as 500° SS Werfer Abt.)
**836° Artillerie-Abt (also known as Artillerie Regiment zur Vergeltung 901)
*Heer V-4 "Rheinbote" Mobile ramps units
**I./709 Artillerie Abt
*Heer V-3 Artillery group
**705° Artillerie Abt.
Abbreviations
*FAGr = ''Fernaufklärungsgruppe'' = Long-range/strategic
Reconnaissance aircraft
A reconnaissance aircraft (colloquially, a spy plane) is a military aircraft designed or adapted to perform aerial reconnaissance with roles including collection of imagery intelligence (including using photography), signals intelligence, as ...
.
**''Gruppe'' = equivalent to a
USAAF
The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF) was the major land-based aerial warfare service component of the United States Army and ''de facto'' aerial warfare service branch of the United States during and immediately after World War II ...
Group
A group is a number of persons or things that are located, gathered, or classed together.
Groups of people
* Cultural group, a group whose members share the same cultural identity
* Ethnic group, a group whose members share the same ethnic ide ...
.
*JG = ''Jagdgeschwader'' =
Fighters
Fighter(s) or The Fighter(s) may refer to:
Combat and warfare
* Combatant, an individual legally entitled to engage in hostilities during an international armed conflict
* Fighter aircraft, a warplane designed to destroy or damage enemy warplan ...
.
**''Geschwader'' = equivalent to a USAAF
Wing
A wing is a type of fin that produces lift while moving through air or some other fluid. Accordingly, wings have streamlined cross-sections that are subject to aerodynamic forces and act as airfoils. A wing's aerodynamic efficiency is e ...
.
*JGr = ''Jagdgruppe'' = Fighters.
*KG = ''Kampfgeschwader'' =
Bombers.
*LG = ''Lehrgeschwader'' = Operational Training.
*NAGr = ''Nahaufklärungsgruppe'' = Short-range/tactical
Observation aircraft
A surveillance aircraft is an aircraft used for surveillance. They are operated by military forces and other government agencies in roles such as intelligence gathering, battlefield surveillance, airspace surveillance, reconnaissance, observat ...
.
*NJG = ''Nachtjagdgeschwader'' =
Night Fighter
A night fighter (also known as all-weather fighter or all-weather interceptor for a period of time after the Second World War) is a fighter aircraft adapted for use at night or in other times of bad visibility. Night fighters began to be used i ...
s
*SAGr = ''Seeaufklärungsgruppe'' =
Maritime Patrol aircraft
A maritime patrol aircraft (MPA), also known as a patrol aircraft, maritime reconnaissance aircraft, or by the older American term patrol bomber, is a fixed-wing aircraft designed to operate for long durations over water in maritime patrol ro ...
*SKG = ''Schnellkampfgeschwader'' = Fast Bombers.
*St = ''Staffel'' = equivalent to a RAF
Squadron.
*ZG = ''Zerstörergeschwader'' = Twin engined diurnal
heavy fighters.
Commanding officers
*Generalfeldmarschall
Hugo Sperrle
Wilhelm Hugo Sperrle (7 February 1885 – 2 April 1953), also known as Hugo Sperrle, was a Nazi Germany, German military aviator in World War I and a Generalfeldmarschall in the Luftwaffe during World War II.
Sperrle joined the German Army (Germ ...
, 1 February 1939 – 23 August 1944
*Generaloberst
Otto Deßloch, 23 August 1944 – 22 September 1944
*Generalleutnant
Alexander Holle
__NOTOC__
Alexander Holle (27 February 1898 – 16 July 1978) was a German general (Generalleutnant) in the Luftwaffe's Condor Legion during the German involvement in the Spanish Civil War and World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cro ...
, 22 September 1944 – 26 September 1944
;redesignated to Luftwaffenkommando West
* Generalleutnant Alexander Holle, 28 September 1944 – 15 November 1944
* Generalleutnant
Joseph Schmid, 16 November 1944 – 27 April 1945
* Generalleutnant
Martin Harlinghausen, 28 April 1945 – 8 May 1945
Chief of staff
*Generalmajor
Maximilian Ritter von Pohl
__NOTOC__
Maximilian Ritter von Pohl (15 April 1893 – 26 July 1951) was a general in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Awards and decorations
* Knight's Cross of the ...
, 1 February 1939 – 10 June 1940
*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 ...
, 11 June 1940 – 31 December 1940
*Generalmajor
Karl Koller, 1 January 1941 – 23 August 1943
*Generalleutnant
Hermann Plocher, 1 October 1943 – 26 September 1944
;redesignated to Luftwaffenkommando West
* Oberst Hans Wolters, September 1944 – March 1945
* Oberst Heinrich Wittmer, March 1945 – May 1945
Subordinated units
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bar:1FK from:01/08/1940 till:31/05/1941
bar:2FK from:22/09/1939 till:31/07/1940 text: II. Fliegerkorps
bar:2FK from:01/12/1943 till:31/08/1944
bar:4FK from:01/07/1940 till:31/05/1941 text:IV. Fliegerkorps
bar:5FK from:01/10/1939 till:31/05/1941 text: V. Fliegerkorps
bar:8FK from:13/05/1940 till:31/08/1940 text: VIII. Fliegerkorps
bar:9FK from:01/05/1941 till:30/09/1944 text:IX. Fliegerkorps
bar:10FK from:01/04/1944 till:05/09/1944 text: X. Fliegerkorps
bar:2JK from:01/09/1943 till:30/09/1944 text: II. Jagdkorps
bar:2FD from:01/01/1944 till:31/07/1944 text:2. Flieger-Division
bar:5FD from:01/02/1939 till:31/10/1939 text:5. Flieger-Division
bar:6FD from:01/02/1939 till:31/10/1939 text:6. Flieger-Division
bar:FFA from:01/03/1941 till:01/04/1944 text:Fliegerführer Atlantik
''Fliegerführer Atlantik'' ( German: "Flyer Command Atlantic") was a World War II ''Luftwaffe'' naval air command dedicated to anti-maritime transport, anti-submarine, anti-surface enemy fleet, close air support Kriegsmarine for operations in t ...
bar:HJFW from:01/01/1942 till:30/09/1943 text:Höherer Jagdfliegerführer West
bar:JF2 from:01/05/1941 till:01/01/1942 text: Jagdfliegerführer 2
bar:JF3 from:01/01/1940 till:01/01/1942 text: Jagdfliegerführer 3
bar:JFSD from:01/02/1943 till:01/07/1943 text:Jagdfliegerführer Süddeutschland
bar:JFSF from:01/12/1942 till:30/09/1943 text:Jagdfliegerführer Südfrankreich
bar:LK7 from:01/10/1937 till:21/03/1941 text:Luftgau-Kommando VII
bar:LK12 from:01/10/1937 till:21/03/1941 text:Luftgau-Kommando XII
bar:LK13 from:01/10/1937 till:30/01/1941 text:Luftgau-Kommando XIII
bar:LKBNF from:01/05/1941 till:30/09/1944 text:Luftgau-Kommando Belgien-Nordfrankreich
bar:LKH from:01/05/1941 till:31/01/1944 text:Luftgau-Kommando Holland
bar:LKWF from:01/06/1940 till:30/09/1944 text:Luftgau-Kommando Westfrankreich
bar:LV3 from:01/04/1940 till:30/06/1940 text:Luftgaustab z.b.V. 3
bar:LV16 from:01/04/1940 till:30/06/1940 text:Luftgaustab z.b.V. 16
bar:1FKK from:01/10/1939 till:30/09/1940 text:I. Flakkorps
bar:2FKK from:01/12/1940 till:31/03/1941 text:II. Flakkorps
bar:3FKK from:01/02/1944 till:30/09/1944 text:III. Flakkorps
bar:LR3 from:start till:end text:Luftnachrichten-Regiment 3
bar:LR13 from:start till:end text:Luftnachrichten-Regiment 13
bar:LR23 from:start till:end text:Luftnachrichten-Regiment 23
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References
Notes
References
Luftflotte 3 @ 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