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Luftflotte 3 [1] (Air Fleet 3) was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed on 1 February 1939 from Luftwaffengruppenkommando 3 in Munich and redesignated Luftwaffenkommando West (Air Command West) on 26 September 1944.
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)
Luftflotte 2 was responsible for the bombing of southeast England and the London area and based in the Pas-de-Calais area in France. Luftflotte 3 targeted the West Country, Midlands, and northwest England, from bases a bit further north in France. Luftflotte 5 targeted the north of England and Scotland, from bases in Norway.
Eventually, Luftflotte 3 lost Luftgaue VII, XII and XIII's anti-aircraft units. [205] Luftflotte 3's order of battle contained only one complete fighter wing on 10 June 1943 and one group each from two other wings along with two independent squadrons (staffeln). The only fighter-bomber unit left was SKG 10, under the command of IX Fliegerkorps.
Luftflotte 2: 10 November 1939: 13 May 1940 Luftflotte 3: 13 May 1940: August 1940 Luftflotte 2: August 1940: January 1941 Luftflotte 4: January 1941: June 1941 Luftflotte 2: June 1941: July 1941 Luftflotte 1: July 1941: 28 September 1941 Luftflotte 2: 28 September 1941: December 1941 Oberkommando der Luftwaffe: December 1941: May 1942 ...
Kampfgeschwader 3 "Blitz" (KG 3) was a Luftwaffe bomber wing during World War II. KG 3 was created in 1939 as the Luftwaffe reorganised and expanded to meet Adolf Hitler 's rearmament demands. It was founded in May 1939 and by December 1939, had three active Gruppen (Groups).
In May 1944, the OKL confronted a further major challenge; how to bolster Luftflotte Reich while building up strength for the Allied invasion of France, expected that summer. Luftflotte 3 was responsible for stocking airfields, and preparing for the stream of reinforcements from Luftflotte Reich once the invasion started. JG 2 and JG 26 were ...
The German occupation of the Channel Islands had begun on 30 June 1940 and on Monday 1 July, early morning mist curtailed operations by Luftflotte 2 and Luftflotte 3 but reconnaissance sorties by the Aufklärungsgruppen took place and two Dornier Do 215s were shot down by British ground defences.