''Luftflotte'' 3For 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-Fliegerabtei ...

in World War II. It was formed on 1 February 1939 from ''Luftwaffengruppenkommando'' 3 in

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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

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, to support the

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's forces in area. Its command offices were in Paris, France (on 26 June 1944).

Strategic Reconnaissance

* Stab/FAGr.123 ( Toussus le Noble – Buc) *4.(F)/123 ( Saint-André-de-l'Eure) *5.(F)/123 (

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) *1.(F)/ 121 (Toussus le Noble – Buc)

II.Fliegerkorps (II.Air Corps) Chartres

;Fliegerführer West (Flight Director in West Area/Land Air Attack)

Tactical Reconnaissance

* Stab/NAGr.13 ( Chartres) *1./NAGr.13 ( Chartres) *3./NAGr.13 ( Laval)

Land Air Attack

*III./

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) *III./SG 4 (Detach) (

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IX. Fliegerkorps (IX.Air Corps) Beauvais-Lille

Strategic Reconnaissance

*3.(F)/122 (

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) *6.(F)/123 ( Cormeilles)

Bombers(Medium)

* Stab/

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 ...

(

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) *I./KG 2 (

) *II./KG 2 (

) *III./KG 2 ( Hesepe) *Stab/

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( Melun-Villaroche) *I./KG 6 ( Melun-Villaroche) *II./KG 6 ( Melun-Villaroche) *III./KG 6 ( Melun-Villaroche) *16./KG 6(JABO/Rapid) (

) * Stab/ KG 30 ( Zwischenhan) *I./KG 30 ( Leck) *4./

KG 51 ''Kampfgeschwader'' 51 "Edelweiss" (KG 51) (Battle Wing 51) was a Luftwaffe bomber wing during World War II. The unit began forming in May 1939 and completed forming in December 1939, and took no part in the invasion of Poland which start ...

(JABO/Rapid) (

) *5./KG 51(JABO/Rapid) (

) *6./KG 51(JABO/Rapid) (

) * Stab/

KG 54 ''Kampfgeschwader'' 54 "Totenkopf" (, KG 54) was a Luftwaffe bomber wing during World War II. It served on nearly all the fronts in the European Theatre where the German Luftwaffe operated. KG 54 was formed in May 1939. The bomber wing was equ ...

( Eindhoven) *I./KG 54 ( Eindhoven) *III./KG 54 ( Eindhoven) *III./

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( Montdidier) *(Eins)St. IV./KG 101 (

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) * Stab(KG)/ LG 1 ( Melsbroek) *I.(KG)/LG 1 ( Le Culot) *II.(KG)/LG 1( Melsbroek)

JABO (Fighter-Bombers/Incursion strike groups)

*I.(Jb)/ SKG 10 (

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X.Fliegerkorps (X.Air Corps) Angers

Special duties/long-distance operations

*1./

KG 200 ''Kampfgeschwader'' 200 (KG 200) (" irCombat Squadron 200") was a German ''Luftwaffe'' special operations unit during World War II. The unit carried out especially difficult bombing and transport operations and long-distance reconnaissance flight ...

(

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) *1./KG 200(Detach) (

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–

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) *II/KG 200 (

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)

Strategic/Maritime Reconnaissance (Ultra Long Range)

* Stab/FAGr.5 (

) *1.(F)/5 (

) *2.(F)/5 (

) *4.(F)/5 ( Nantes) *3.(F)/123 ( Corme-Écluse) *1.(F)/SAGr.129 (

) *1.(F)/JG.52 "BF 109"

Bombers (Heavy) Submarine Support/Merchant Strike (Long Range)

* Stab/

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-eng ...

(

–

) *1./KG 40 (

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– Blagnac) *2./KG 40 (

–

) *II./KG 40 (

–

) *7./KG 40 (

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) *8./KG 40 (

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) *9./KG 40 (

)

2.Fliegerdivision (2.Air Division) Montfrin

Strategic/Tactical/Maritime Reconnaissance (Medium-Short Range)

*1.(F)/33 ( St.Martin) *2./NAGr.13 ( Cuers) *2./SAGr.128 ( Berre)

Bombers (Medium)

* Stab/

KG 26 ''Kampfgeschwader'' 26 (KG 26) "Löwengeschwader" (in English ''Bomber Wing 26'' aka ''"Lions' Wing"'' by virtue of its insignia) was a German air force Luftwaffe bomber wing unit during World War II. Its units participated on all of the fronts ...

( Montpellier) *II./KG 26 (LT) ( Valence) *III./KG 26 (LT) ( Montpellier) *III./KG 26 (LT)(Detach) ( Valence) * Stab/ KG 77 ( Salon-de-Provence) *I./KG 77 (LT) ( Orange-Caritat) *III./KG 77 (LT) (Orange-Caritat) *6./KG 77 (

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) *4./KG 76 (

) *6./KG 76 (

) * Stab/

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 Ital ...

(

– Francazal) *III./KG 100 (

– Francazal)

II.Jagdkorps (II.Fighter Corps) Chantilly

4.Jagddivision (4°Fighter Division) Metz

Jagdabschnittführer 4 (Fighter Direction 4°) St Pol-Brias

Fighters

* Stab/ JG 1 ( St.Quentin–

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) *I./

JG 3 ''Jagdgeschwader'' 3 (JG 3) "Udet" was a '' Luftwaffe'' fighter wing of World War II. The ''Geschwader'' operated on all the German fronts in the European Theatre of World War II. It was named after Ernst Udet, an important figure in the dev ...

( St.Quentin–

) *I./ JG 5 ( St.Quentin–

) *II./ JG 11 ( Mons en Chaussée) *I./

JG 301 ''Jagdgeschwader'' 301 (JG 301) was a Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II. The order to form JG 301 was issued on 26 September 1943 and formed on 1 October 1943 in Neubiberg with ''Stab'' and three ''Gruppen'' (groups) as a "Wilde Sau" (wild ...

( Épinoy) * Stab/

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) *I./JG 27 ( Vertus) *III./JG 27 ( Connantre) *IV./JG 27 ( Champfleury)

Night Fighters

* Stab/

NJG 4 Luftwaffe Wings, Nachtjagdgeschwader 004 Military units and formations established in 1941 Military units and formations disestablished in 1945 ...

( Chenay) *I./NJG 4 (

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) *III./NJG 4 ( Junvincourt) * Stab/NJG 5 ( Haguenau) *I./NJG 5 (

) *III./NJG 5 ( Athies-sous-Laon)

5.Jagddivision (5° Fighter Division) Jouy-en-Josas

Jagdabschnittführer 5 (Fighter Director 5) Bernay

Fighters

* Stab/

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 ...

(

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) *I./JG 2 (

) *II./JG 2 (

) *III./JG 2 (

) * Stab/

(

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) *II./JG 3 (

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) *III./JG 3 ( Mareilly) * Stab/ JG 11 ( Le Mans) *I./ JG 11 ( Le Mans) *I0./JG 11 ( Le Mans) *I./JG 1 ( Alençon) *II./JG 1 ( Alençon) * Stab/

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 ...

(

) *I./JG 26 (

) *II./JG 26 (

)

Night Fighters

* Stab/ NJG 2 ( Coulommiers) *I./NJG 2 ( Châteaudun) *II./NJG 2 ( Coulommiers) *II./

NJG 4 Luftwaffe Wings, Nachtjagdgeschwader 004 Military units and formations established in 1941 Military units and formations disestablished in 1945 ...

( Coulommiers)

Jagdabschnittführer Bretagne (Fighter Direction in Brittany) Brest

Fighters

*II./ JG 53 (

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)

Jagdabschnittführer Südfrankreich (Southern France Fighter Direction) Aix

Fighters

*1./JGr 200 ( Orange-Caritat) *2./JGr 200 ( Avignon) *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/

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(

–

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) **III./ZG 1 ( Cazaux)

Luftwaffe Special Strike Units

*Jet Bombers/Jet Fighter-Bombers **(R)"Blitz" KG 76 (

) **II.St.(JABO)/

(

) *Mistel Special Section **2. (Mistel I) /KG 101 (

) **II. (Mistel I) -(Detach)/

(

) *Bombers with V-1 Launchers ** Stab/ KG 3 (

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) **II./KG 3 (also known as I./KG.5) (

) **I./KG 53 "Legion Condor" (

) **III./KG 53 "Legion Condor" (

) *Luftwaffe V-1 fixed/mobile ramps units; operated near Calais (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. **''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. **''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 A bomber is a military combat aircraft designed to attack ground and naval targets by dropping air-to-ground weaponry (such as bombs), launching torpedoes, or deploying air-launched cruise missiles. The first use of bombs dropped from an aircra ...

. *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 rol ...

*SKG = ''Schnellkampfgeschwader'' = Fast Bombers. *St = ''Staffel'' = equivalent to a RAF

Squadron Squadron may refer to: * Squadron (army), a military unit of cavalry, tanks, or equivalent subdivided into troops or tank companies * Squadron (aviation), a military unit that consists of three or four flights with a total of 12 to 24 aircraft, ...

. *ZG = ''Zerstörergeschwader'' = Twin engined diurnal

heavy fighter A heavy fighter is a historic category of fighter aircraft produced in the 1930s and 1940s, designed to carry heavier weapons, and/or operate at longer ranges than light fighter aircraft. To achieve performance, most heavy fighters were twin-eng ...

Commanding officers

*Generalfeldmarschall Hugo Sperrle, 1 February 1939 – 23 August 1944 *Generaloberst Otto Deßloch, 23 August 1944 – 22 September 1944 *Generalleutnant Alexander Holle, 22 September 1944 – 26 September 1944 ;redesignated to Luftwaffenkommando West * Generalleutnant Alexander Holle, 28 September 1944 – 15 November 1944 * Generalleutnant

Joseph Schmid Joseph "Beppo" Schmid (24 September 1901 – 30 August 1956) was a German general who served in the ''Luftwaffe'' during World War II. Schmid commanded the Luftwaffe's Military Intelligence Branch during the Battle of Britain. Career A close ...

, 16 November 1944 – 27 April 1945 * Generalleutnant Martin Harlinghausen, 28 April 1945 – 8 May 1945

Chief of staff

*Generalmajor Maximilian Ritter von Pohl, 1 February 1939 – 10 June 1940 *Oberst

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, 11 June 1940 – 31 December 1940 *Generalmajor Karl Koller, 1 January 1941 – 23 August 1943 *Generalleutnant

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, 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

ImageSize = width:580 height:520 PlotArea = width:460 height:460 left:35 bottom:20 AlignBars = early DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy # European date format Period = from:01/01/1937 till:08/05/1945 # TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:1 start:01/01/1937 ScaleMinor = grid:blue unit:month increment:3 start:01/01/1937 PlotData= color:red width:10 bar:VL3 from:start till:end text:Verbindungsstaffel/Luftflotte 3 bar:1FK from:01/10/1939 till:15/05/1940 text: I. Fliegerkorps 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 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 ''Jagdfliegerführer'' 2A Jagdfliegerführer, or Jafü, was the commander of the Fighter forces of a ''Luftflotte''. For more details see Luftwaffe Organization (Chief of Fighter Aviation, Air Fleet 2) was part of Luftflotte 2 (Air Fleet 2), one o ...

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 LineData = layer:front # all lines in front of bars except where noted. otherwise at:01/09/1939 color:yellow

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