Luftflotte 6For 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 6) 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. It was formed on May 5, 1943 from Luftwaffenkommando Ost in Central Russia (

Smolensk Smolensk ( rus, Смоленск, p=smɐˈlʲensk, a=smolensk_ru.ogg) is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River, west-southwest of Moscow. First mentioned in 863, it is one of the oldes ...

). The Luftwaffe units listed here were detached in

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...

, East Poland,

East Prussia East Prussia ; german: Ostpreißen, label= Low Prussian; pl, Prusy Wschodnie; lt, Rytų Prūsija was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1773 to 1829 and again from 1878 (with the Kingdom itself being part of the German Empire from 1 ...

, Ukraine,

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to th ...

and in Russian-occupied lands for air support of Axis forces in the sector; with command offices in

Pryluky Pryluky ( uk, Прилу́ки ) is a city and municipality located on the Udai River in Chernihiv Oblast, north-central Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Pryluky Raion (district). Located nearby is the Pryluky air base, a ...

and Belarus during June 26, 1944 within the Eastern front.

Strategical reconnaissance

*Stab/FAGr.2 (

Baranovichi Baranavichy ( ; be, Бара́навічы, Łacinka: , ; russian: Бара́новичи; yi, באַראַנאָוויטש; pl, Baranowicze) is a city in the Brest Region of western Belarus, with a population (as of 2019) of 179,000. It is no ...

) *1.(F)/11 (Baranovichi) *1.(F)/14 (Baranovichi) *NSt.4 (

Bobruisk Babruysk, Babrujsk or Bobruisk ( be, Бабруйск , Łacinka: , rus, Бобруйск, Bobrujsk, bɐˈbruɪ̯s̪k, yi, באָברויסק ) is a city in the Mogilev Region of eastern Belarus on the Berezina River. , its population was 209 ...

)

Bombers (Medium/Heavy)

*14.(Eis)/KG.3 ( Puchivichi) *Stab/KG.1 Hindenburg ( Prohwehren) *II./KG.1 Hindenburg (Prohwehren)

IV.Fliegerkorps (IV.Air Corps) Brest-Litovsk

Strategical reconnaissance

*1(F)/100 (

Pinsk Pinsk ( be, Пі́нск; russian: Пи́нск ; Polish: Pińsk; ) is a city located in the Brest Region of Belarus, in the Polesia region, at the confluence of the Pina River and the Pripyat River. The region was known as the Marsh of Pinsk a ...

)

Tactical reconnaissance

*Stab/NAGr.4 (

Biała Podlaska Biała Podlaska ( la, Alba Ducalis) is a city in eastern Poland with 56,498 inhabitants as of December 2021. It is situated in the Lublin Voivodeship (since 1999), having previously been the capital of Biała Podlaska Voivodeship (1975–1998). ...

) *3/NAGr.4 (

Kobryn Kobryn ( be, Кобрын; russian: Кобрин; pl, Kobryń; lt, Kobrynas; uk, Кобринь, Kobryn'; yi, קאָברין) is a city in the Brest Region of Belarus and the center of the Kobryn District. The city is located in the southwes ...

) *12/NAGr.4 (Brest-Litovsk)

Bombers (Medium)

*10.(Kroat)KG.3 (

) *Stab/KG.4 (

Białystok Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area. Białystok is located in the Białystok U ...

) *II./KG.4 (Baranovichi) *III./KG.4 (Baranovichi) *Stab/KG.27 (

Krosno Krosno (in full ''The Royal Free City of Krosno'', pl, Królewskie Wolne Miasto Krosno) is a historical town and county in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in southeastern Poland. The estimated population of the town is 47,140 inhabitants as o ...

) *I./KG.27 (Krosno) *II./KG.27 (Krosno) *III./KG.27 (

Mielec Mielec ( yi, מעליץ-Melitz) is the largest city and seat of Mielec County. Mielec is located in south-eastern Poland (Lesser Poland), in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (Województwo Podkarpackie). The population of Mielec in December 2021 was ...

) *Stab./KG.53 (

Radom Radom is a city in east-central Poland, located approximately south of the capital, Warsaw. It is situated on the Mleczna River in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), having previously been the seat of a separate Radom Voivodeship (1975– ...

) *I./KG.53 (Radom) *II./KG.53 ( Piastov) *III./KG.53 (Radom) *Stab./KG.55 (

Dęblin Dęblin is a town at the confluence of Vistula and Wieprz rivers, in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. Dęblin is the part of the agglomeration with adjacent towns of Ryki and Puławy, which altogether has over 100 000 inhabitants. The popula ...

- Irena) *I./KG.55 (Dęblin- Ułęż) *II./KG.55 (Dęblin-Irena) *III./KG.55 ( Groyek)

1.Fliegerdivision (1° Air Division) Orscha

Tactical reconnaissance

*Stab/NAGr.10 ( Toloschin) *2/NAGr.4 ( Orscha) *13/NaGr.14 (Toloschin)

Tactical support

*III./St. G.77 (Smolensk) *I.(Kroat)ST.G. 1 ( Eichwalde)

Land air strike

*I/SG.1 (Toloschin) *II/SG.1 ( Vinla) *10(Pz)/SG.1 ( Boyari) *10(Pz)/SG.3 (Toloschin) *Stab/SG.9 ( Schippenbeil) *Stab/SG.10 ( Dokudovo) *III/SG.10 (Dokudovo)

Fliegerführer 1 (Flight Director 1) Minsk

Tactical reconnaissance

*12./NAGr.12 (

Mogilev Mogilev (russian: Могилёв, Mogilyov, ; yi, מאָלעוו, Molev, ) or Mahilyow ( be, Магілёў, Mahilioŭ, ) is a city in eastern Belarus, on the Dnieper River, about from the border with Russia's Smolensk Oblast and from the bo ...

) *2./NAGr.5 ( Budslav) *4./NAGr.31 (Budslav)

Night land attack

*Stab/NSGr.2 (

Lida Lida ( be, Лі́да ; russian: Ли́да ; lt, Lyda; lv, Ļida; pl, Lida ; yi, לידע, Lyde) is a city 168 km (104 mi) west of Minsk in western Belarus in Grodno Region. Etymology The name ''Lida'' arises from its Lithuan ...

) *1./NSGr.2 (Bobruisk) *3./NSGr.2 (Lida) *4./NSGr.2 (

) *1.Ostfl. St.(Russische) (

Minsk Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the adm ...

) *1/NSGr.1 (

Kovno Kaunas (; ; also see other names) is the second-largest city in Lithuania after Vilnius and an important centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the largest city and the centre of a county in the Duchy of Tr ...

) *2/NSGr.1 (Kovno) *Stab I./Eins. Gr. Fl. Sch. Div. ( Borisov) *Russisch Lehr Fl. Div. (Borisov) *2/Eins. Gr. Fl. Sch Div. (Borisov) *3/Eins. Gr. Fl. Sch. Div. (Borisov) *1/Eins. Gr. Fl. Sch. Div. (Dubinskaya)

Jagdabschnittführer 6 (Fighter Direction 6) Pryluky

Fighters

*I.Stab/JG.51 (Orscha) *II.Stab./JG.51 (Orscha) *I/JG.51 (Orscha) *III./JG.51 (Bobruisk) *IV./JG.51 (Mogilev) *III./JG.11 (Dokudovo)

Night fighters

*I.Stab/NJG.100 (Baranovichi) *1./NJG.100 (Baranovichi) *1./NJG.100 (Biala-Podlaska) *1./NJG.100 (detach) (Baranovichi) *1./NJG.100 (Detach) (Dokudovo) *3./NJG.100 (Radom) *3./NJG.100 (Dokudovo) *4./NJG.100 (Puchivichi)

Jagdabschnittführer Ostpreussen (Fighter Direction in East Prussia) Powunden

Fighters

*Stab/JG.52 ( Königsberg) *I./JG.52(Detach) (Königsberg) *II./JG.52(Detach) (Königsberg)

Night fighters

*II./NJG.100 (Powunden) *II./NJG.100 (Detach) (Eichwalde) *II./NJG.100 (Detach) ( Prohwehren)

Luftwaffe special transport units (1944-45)

This unit was based in Muhldorf, Bavaria, which also included helicopters including: *Focke-Achgelis Fa 223 Drachen *Flettner Fl 265 *Flettner 282B Kolibri For operations on the Western and Eastern front, the airfields in France (West) and East Prussia undertook some of the special liaisons, personnel transport, rescue of wounded personnel, observation/air patrol and other similar missions in the last days of the conflict. *Transportstaffeln 40 (East area)

Commanding officers

*Generalfeldmarschall

Robert Ritter von Greim Robert ''Ritter'' von Greim (born Robert Greim; 22 June 1892 – 24 May 1945) was a German field marshal and First World War flying ace. In April 1945, in the last days of World War II, Adolf Hitler appointed Greim commander-in-chief of the ''L ...

, 5 May 1943 – 24 April 1945 *Generaloberst Otto Deßloch, 27 April 1945 – 8 May 1945

Chief of staff

*Generalmajor Friedrich Kless, 11 May 1943 – 8 May 1945

References

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Luftflotte 6 @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht

{{Luftflotten German Air Fleets in World War II Military units and formations established in 1943 Military units and formations disestablished in 1945