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A list of
Luftwaffe "Luftflotten" (Air Fleets) and their locations between 1939 and 1945.
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Timeline
1939
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Before the invasion of Poland.
1940
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Luftwaffe Order of Battle August 1940.
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Luftflotte 1 (Poland)
- Luftflotte 2 (The Netherlands, Belgium, Northern Germany)
- Luftflotte 3 (France, Luxembourg, Middle Germany)
- Luftflotte 4 (Austria and Czech Republic)
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Luftflotte 5 (Norway and Denmark)
1942
- During operations on the Eastern and African fronts.
- Luftflotte 1 (Russian Northern front)
- Luftflotte 2 (
North Africa, Southern Italy and Greece)
- Luftflotte 3 (France, the Netherlands and Belgium)
- Luftflotte 4 (Black Sea coast, Ukraine, the Caucasus)
- Luftflotte 5 (Norway and Finland)
- Luftflotte 6 (Central Russian front, Belarus)
1944
- During the last stages of the Eastern front, the Balkans, North Italy and West area.
1945
- During the last period of conflict on the European front.
- Luftflotte 1 (Lithuania)
- Luftflotte 2 (Northern Italy)
- Luftflotte 3 (West Germany and the Netherlands)
- Luftflotte 4 (Hungary and Yugoslavia)
- Luftflotte 5 (Norway and Finland)
- Luftflotte 6 (East Germany)
- Luftflotte Reich (Central Germany)
- Luftflotte 10 (Berlin)
See also
Sources