Luftflotte 1

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Luftflotte 1^[1] (Air Fleet 1) was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed February 1 1939 from Luftwaffengruppenkommando 1 in Berlin.

Contents 1 Commanding Officers 1.1 Chief of staff 2 Subordinated units 3 References

[edit] 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

[edit] 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 Siegfried Uebe, 25 August 1943 - 24 December 1944
• Oberstleutnant Paul-Werner Hozzel, 25 December 1944 - 16 April 1945

[edit] Subordinated units

• II, III/KG 1 "Hindenburg" (Ju 88A)
• KG 76 (Ju 88A)
• KG 77 (Ju 88A)
• K.Fl.Gr. 806 (Ju 88A)

• JG 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

[edit] References

Notes

References

• Luftflotte 1 @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Luftflotte 1 @ The Luftwaffe, 1933-45