Air fleet 1
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Air fleet 1 |
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| active | February 1, 1939 to April 16, 1945 |
| Country |
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| Armed forces | Wehrmacht |
| Armed forces |
 air force
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| Type | Higher command authority |
| structure | see subordinate associations |
| Location | Berlin |
| commander | |
| Commander | see under leadership |
The Air Force 1 (Lfl. 1) was at the origin on April 1, 1934 as air circuit II in Berlin established air fleet of the Air Force of the Armed Forces . Other names were Luftkreis 2 (from October 12, 1937) and Luftwaffe Group Command 1 (from February 4, 1938). The large unit was given the name Luftflotte 1 on February 1, 1939. On April 16, 1945, Luftwaffenkommando 1 was reclassified to the Kurland Air Force Command .
guide
| Commander in chief | from | to |
|---|---|---|
| General of the Airmen Albert Kesselring | February 1, 1939 | January 11, 1940 |
| General of the Aviators Hans-Jürgen Stumpff | January 12, 1940 | May 10, 1940 |
| Aviator General Wilhelm Wimmer | May 11, 1940 | August 19, 1940 |
| Colonel General Alfred Keller | 20th August 1940 | July 28, 1943 |
| General of the Airmen Günther Korten | July 29, 1943 | August 23, 1943 |
| General der Flieger Curt Pflugbeil | from August 24, 1943 |
As a substitute, General der Flieger Johannes Fink also commanded the large association.
| Chief of the General Staff | from | to |
|---|---|---|
| Colonel Wilhelm Speidel | February 1, 1939 | December 19, 1939 |
| Lieutenant General Ulrich Kessler | January 1, 1940 | April 30, 1940 |
| Major General Dr. Robert Knauss | May 9, 1940 | 4th October 1940 |
| Major General Otto Schöbel | October 5, 1940 | January 16, 1941 |
| Major General Heinz-Hellmuth von Wühlisch | January 16, 1941 | October 13, 1941 |
| Major General Herbert Rieckhoff | October 13, 1941 | February 23, 1943 |
| Major General Hans-Detlef Herhudt von Rohden | March 1, 1943 | August 8, 1943 |
| Major General Klaus Uebe | August 8, 1943 | December 24, 1944 |
| Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Werner Hozzel | December 25, 1944 |
From July 1, 1939, Wolfgang Höfeld was the director of Luftflotte 1 .
Subordinate associations
| September 1939 (Northeast Germany) Attack on Poland |
directly subordinated | 1. (F) / 121; 3. (F) / 121; Westa 1 |
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| Air Force Command East Prussia | 1. (F) / 120; II. And III./KG 3 ; I./StG 1 | |
| 1st Air Division | I./KG 1 , I./KG 152; II./KG 26 , I./KG 53 ; II. And III./StG 2 , IV./LG 1; 4./186; I. and II./ZG 1, I./LG 2 ; 2. (F) / 121; I., II. And III./KG 27 | |
| Air Force Training Division | 4. (F) / 121; II. And III./LG 1 ; I. and II. KG 2 ; I./LG 1 | |
| May 10, 1940 (Northeast Germany) |
directly subordinated | II./KG 28 ; Wekusta 1 |
| Luftgau Command I | ||
| Luftgau Command II | ||
| Luftgau Command III | II./JG 3 | |
| June 22, 1941 (Northeast Germany) German-Soviet War |
directly subordinated | 2. (F) /Ob.dL; Wekusta 1; KGr. z. b. V. 106 |
| I. Air Corps | 5. (F) / 122; II. And III./KG 1; I., II. And III./KG 76 ; I., II. And III./KG 77 ; I., II. And III./JG 54 , II./JG 53 | |
| Pilot in the Baltic Sea | Reconnaissance Flying Group 125; Coastal Aviation Group 806; 9th emergency team | |
| Luftgau Command I | ||
| June 1942 (Soviet Union) German-Soviet War |
I. Air Corps | |
| Luftgau Command I | ||
| Luftgau command in Petersburg | ||
| 2nd Flak Division | ||
| 6th Flak Division | ||
| June 1943 (Soviet Union) German-Soviet War |
3rd Aviation Division | |
| Luftgau command in Petersburg | ||
| Feldluftgau Command XXVI | ||
| 2nd Flak Division | ||
| 6th Flak Division | ||
| June 1944 (Soviet Union) German-Soviet War |
3rd Aviation Division | |
| Hunting section leader Ostland | ||
| Battle group Kuhlmey | ||
| IV. Flak Corps | ||
| 2nd Flak Division | ||
| 6th Flak Division |
See also
- Schematic war organization of the Wehrmacht on September 1, 1939
- Schematic war organization of the Wehrmacht on June 22, 1941
- Honor plaque of the Luftflotte 1
literature
- Georg Tessin : Associations and troops of the German Wehrmacht and Waffen SS in World War II 1939–1945. Volume 14. The Land Forces. Name associations. The air force. Flying bandages. Flak deployment in the Reich 1943–1945 . Biblio-Verlag, Bissendorf 1980, ISBN 3-7648-1111-0 .
Web links
- Organization of Luftflotte 1 (English; PDF; 63 kB), LD & E / Command and General Staff College, June 22, 1941
- Organization of Luftflotte 1 (English; PDF; 69 kB), LD & E / Command and General Staff College, March 31, 1942
- Organization of Luftflotte 1 (English; PDF; 64 kB), LD & E / Command and General Staff College, June 22, 1943
- Organization of Luftflotte 1 (English; PDF; 63 kB), LD & E / Command and General Staff College, October 1, 1944
- German Luftflotte 1939–1945 (18 pages) (PDF; 154 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Edmund Glaise von Horstenau : A general in the twilight: the memories of Edmund Glaise von Horstenau , Volume 76 , p. 261.
- ↑ Ulf Balke: The aerial warfare in Europe 1939-1941 . Bechtermünz Verlag, Augsburg 1998, ISBN 3-86047-591-6 , p. 393-396 (1057 pp.).
- ↑ Leo Niehorster : Battle for France, 1st Air Force, May 10, 1940 , accessed June 22, 2019.
- ^ Leo Niehorster: German Air Force Order of Battle, 1st Air Fleet, June 22, 1941 , accessed on June 22, 2019.
- ↑ a b c German Luftflotte 1939–1945 (PDF; 154 kB), pp. 1–2.