| Luftflotte 1 | |
|---|---|
 Flag for the Chief of a Luftflotte | |
| Active | 1 February 1939 |
| Disbanded | 16 April 1945 |
| Country |  Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Luftwaffe |
| Type | Command |
Luftflotte 1 ("Air Fleet 1") was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed on 1 February 1939 from Luftwaffengruppenkommando 1 in Berlin. This Luftwaffe detachment served in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland, supporting Axis forces in area; with command offices in Malpils, Latvia, (26 June 1944), Eastern front.
Units under command
Strategic reconnaissance
Maritime reconnaissance
Transports
- 1./TGr 10(Ital.) (Riga–Spilve)
Transports (special works)
This unit was branch of Kampfgeschwader 200 (KG 200) with bases in East Prussia, Courland and the Baltic. It was equipped with:
- Junkers Ju 252
- Junkers Ju 352 Herkules
- Arado Ar 232 Tausendfüßler for transporting special commandos, weapons, vehicles or dropping secret agents in clandestine missions behind enemy lines.
- I.(TGr.)/KG 200 (based at Riga)
Bombers
- 14.(Eis)/KG 55 (Jakobstadt)
3.Fliegerdivision (3rd air division) Petseri
Tactical Reconnaissance
- Nahaufklärungsgruppe 5
- Nahaufklärungsgruppe 31
- 1./NAGr 31 (Wesemberg)
Land Air Strike
- I/SG 3 (Jakobstadt)
Night ground attack
- Nachtschlachtgruppe 1
- Nachtschlachtgruppe 1
- Nachtschlachtgruppe 12
- 1./(Detach)NSGr 12(Riga–Spilve)
- Nachtschlachtgruppe 11
Jagdabschnittführer Ostland ("fighter direction in Ostland") Riga-Spilve
JG 54 with fighters
Gefechtsverband Kuhlmey (Kuhlmey combat unit) Immola
Tactical reconnaissance
- 1./NAGr 5 (Immola)
Fighters
- II./JG 54 (Immola)
Ground attack
- Schlachtgeschwader 3 based at Immola
- Stab/SG 3
- 1./SG 3
- 2./SG 3
- 3./SG 3
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
Chiefs 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
Subordinate 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 Flak Corps
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.
See also
References
- Notes
- Not to be confused with Rahkla, Rakvere Parish.
- References
 Luftflotten (Air Fleets) of the Wehrmacht Luftwaffe | |
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