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It was formed on 1 February 1939 from Luftwaffengruppenkommando 3 in Munich 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 Vichy France , to support the Axis power 's forces in area.
Luftflotte 2 (Northern Italy) Luftflotte 3 (France, Belgium and the Netherlands) Luftflotte 4 (Hungary, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and Romania) Luftflotte 5 (Norway and Finland) Luftflotte 6 (Russian Central front, Belarus) Luftflotte Reich Deutschland (Germany) Luftflotte 10 (Ergänzungs- und Ausbildungseinheiten; replacement and training units ...
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 ...
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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.
Luftflotte 3, under Generalfeldmarschall Hugo Sperrle, targeted the West Midlands and northwest of England. Luftflotte 5, led by Generaloberst Hans-Jürgen Stumpff and based in Norway, was deployed against targets in the north of England and Scotland. The raids against the north were disastrous for the Luftwaffe, and the Germans never again ...
II. Jagdkorps was subordinated to Luftflotte 3, and from 26 September 1944 on to Luftwaffenkommando West. On 26 January 1945 the Corps was disbanded, and used to form the 14. Flieger-Divisionen and 15. Flieger-Divisionen. The headquarters was located at Chantilly and from August 1944 in Rochefort, from 10 September 1944 at Flammersfeld near ...
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.