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Active
  
1 February 1939

Branch
  
Luftwaffe

Disbanded
  
16 April 1945

Country
  
Nazi Germany

Type
  
Command

Founded
  
1939

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Luftflotte 1 (Air Fleet 1) was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed 1 February 1939 from Luftwaffengruppenkommando 1 in Berlin. This Luftwaffe detachment served in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Immola, Finland for air support of Axis forces in area; with command offices in Malpils, Latvia, (26 June 1944), Eastern front.

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Strategic Reconnaissance

  • Stab/FAGr 1 (Riga–Spilve)
  • 3.(F)/22 (Riga–Spilve)
  • 5.(F)/122 (Mitau)
  • NASt 3 (Riga–Spilve)

    • Maritime Reconnaissance

  • 1./SAGr 127 (Reval–Ülemiste)

    • Transports

  • 1./TGr 10(Ital.) (Riga–Spilve)

    • Transports (special works)

    This unit was branch of KG 200 with bases in East Prussia, Kurland and Baltic areas, stay equipped with:

  • Junkers Ju 252A-1
  • Junkers Ju 352A-0/A-1 Herkules
  • Arado Ar 232B-0 Tausendfüßler for transport special commandos, weapons, vehicles or dropping by parachute secret agents in clandestine missions behind enemy lines.
  • I.(TGr.)/KG 200 (Riga)

    • Bombers

  • 14.(Eis)/KG 55 (Jakobstadt)

    • Tactical Reconnaissance

  • Stab//NAGr 5 (Petseri)
  • 1./NAGr 5 (Idriza)
  • 1./NAGr 31 (Wesemberg)

    • Land Air Strike

  • I/SG 3 (Jakobstadt)

    • Night land strike

  • Stab/NSGr 1 (Idriza)
  • 3./NSGr 1 (Idriza)
  • 1./NSGr 1 (Kaunas)
  • 2./NSGr 1 (Kaunas)
  • Stab/NSGr 3 (Vecuci)
  • 1./NSGr 3 (Vecuci)
  • 2./NSGr 3 (Vecuci)
  • 1./NSGr 12 (Vecuci)
  • 1./(Detach)NSGr 12(Riga–Spilve)
  • Stab/NSGr 11(Rahkla)
  • 1./NSGr 11 (Rahkla)
  • 2./NSGr 11 (Rahkla)
  • 2./NSG 12 (Libau)

    • Fighters

  • Stab/JG 54 (Dorpat)
  • I./JG 54 (Turku)(Finland)
  • 2./JG 54 (Reval–Laksberg)
  • 3./JG 54 (Reval–Laksberg)

    • Tactical Reconnaissance

  • 1./NAGr 5 (Immola)

    • Fighters

  • II./JG 54 (Immola)

    • Land Air Strike

  • Stab/SG 3 (Immola)
  • 1./SG 3 (Immola)
  • 2./SG 3 (Immola)
  • 3./SG 3 (Immola)

    • Commanding officers

  • Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring, 1 February 1939 – 11 January 1940
  • Generaloberst Hans-Jürgen Stumpff, 12 January 1940 – 10 May 1940
  • General Wilhelm Wimmer, 11 May 1940 – 19 August 1940
  • Generaloberst Alfred Keller, 20 August 1940 – 12 June 1943
  • Generaloberst Günther Korten, 12 June 1943 – 23 August 1943
  • General Kurt Pflugbeil, 24 August 1943 – 16 April 1945

    • Chief of staff

  • Generalmajor Wilhelm Speidel, 1 February 1939 – 19 December 1939
  • Generalleutnant Ulrich Kessler, 19 December 1939 – 25 April 1940
  • Oberst Heinz-Hellmuth von Wühlisch, 1 May 1940 – 9 May 1940
  • Generalmajor Dr. Robert Knauss, 9 May 1940 – 4 October 1940
  • Generalmajor Otto Schöbel, 5 October 1940 – 16 January 1941
  • Generalmajor Heinz-Hellmuth von Wühlisch, 16 January 1941 – 13 October 1941
  • Generalmajor Herbert Rieckhoff, 13 October 1941 – 23 February 1943
  • Generalmajor Hans Detlef Herhudt von Rohden, 23 February 1943 – 24 August 1943
  • Generalmajor Klaus Uebe, 25 August 1943 – 24 December 1944
  • Oberstleutnant Paul-Werner Hozzel, 25 December 1944 – 16 April 1945

    • Subordinated units

  • II, III/Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg" (Ju 88A)
  • Kampfgeschwader 76 (Ju 88A)
  • Kampfgeschwader 77 (Ju 88A)
  • K.Fl.Gr. 806 (Ju 88A)
  • Jagdgeschwader 54 (Bf 109F)
  • 2(F) Ob.d.L. (Do 215B)
  • 5(F) 122 (Ju 88D)
  • eleven squadrons of (Hs 126)
  • SAGr 125 (Ar 95, Ar 196, He 114)
  • one transport squadron (Ju 52)
  • five liaison squadrons (Fi 156)
  • IV. Flakkorps (anti-aircraft artillery)
  • 2. Flak-Division
  • 6. Flak-Division

    • Abbreviations

  • FAGr = Fernaufklärungsgruppe = Reconnaissance aircraft.
  • Gruppe = equivalent to a RAF Wing.
  • JG = Jagdgeschwader = Fighters.
  • Geschwader = equivalent to a Royal Air Force Group.
  • KG = Kampfgeschwader = Bombers.
  • KG zbV = Kampfgeschwader zur besonderen Verwendung = Transport aircraft, later TG.
  • NAGr = Nahaufklärungsgruppe = Observation aircraft.
  • NASt = Nahaufklärungsstaffel = Observation aircraft.
  • Staffel = equivalent to a RAF Squadron.
  • NSGr = Nachtschlachtgruppe = Night ground attack.
  • SAGr = Seeaufklärungsgruppe = Maritime patrol aircraft
  • SG = Schlachtgeschwader = Ground attack.
  • TG = Transportgeschwader= Transport aircraft.

    • References

    Luftflotte 1 Wikipedia
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