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    Finnland Luftgau Holland Luftgau Kiew Luftgau Moskau Luftgau Norwegen Luftgau Ostland Luftgau Petersburg Luftgau Rostow Luftgau Süd Luftgau Westfrankreich...
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    Zerstörergeschwader 1 Luftgau-Kommando I (Königsberg) - Generalmajor Walter Mußhoff, Commanding: I./ Jagdgeschwader 1, I./ Jagdgeschwader 21 Luftgau-Kommando III...
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  • the only air defense command in the Ruhr area.: 519  It was assigned to Luftgau VI, headquartered at Münster, along with 7th Flak Division (created in...
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  • (Luftverteidigungs-Kommando Nr. 7) in Cologne.: 78  It was assigned to Luftgau VI, headquartered at Münster.: 12  Along with the later 4th Flak Division...
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  • Schlesien between 25 January 1945 and 2 February 1945 and was merged with Luftgau-Kommando VIII on 28 April 1945 and redesignated Luftwaffenkommando VIII...
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  • Command (Luftverteidigungs-Kommando Nr. 11) to oversee the air defense of Luftgau Westfrankreich in German-occupied France was created from a previous command...
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  • Flak Corps (redirect from V Flak Corps)
    The Flak Corps z.b.V. was formed on 2 April 1945 from the Luftgau-Kommando VI staff, initially formed on 12 October 1937. Luftgau VI was dissolved in...
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  • Luftflotte 5 (redirect from Luftflotte V)
    operational formations, governing air forces, and into Air Districts (Luftgau) controlling ground forces and facilities. In 1940, for the invasion, its...
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  • Commander-in Luftgau XI with headquarters in Hannover, which is March 1940 in Hamburg and was awarded in his name to honor Shield Luftgau XI. He was the...
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  • 114), of which responsibility for Flak Regiment 114 initially laid with Luftgau Afrika before being passed to the division itself. Additionally, the division...
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  • city of Berlin. The staff of the 1st Flak Division was created in Berlin (Luftgau III) on 1 July 1938 under the name "Air Defense Command Berlin"...
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  • Flak forces of Luftgau VIII. Deployed to Plzen at the very end of the war.: 270&338  Flak-Brigade V 5th Flak Brigade Formed as Flak-Brigade V in August 1940...
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  • Brigade Brigade Hermann Göring Kampfgruppe Schmid Luftwaffe Kommando Südost Luftgau Afrika Koluft Libyen 2.(H)/14 II Seenot-Dienstführer 15. Seenotkommando...
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  • city of Bremen on 5 June 1941. Here, the 8th Flak Division was part of Luftgau XI,: 197  which by February 1944 also would contain 3rd Flak Division (Hamburg)...
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    Hoffend Volkssturm (Heer) Volkssturmmann Feuerwerker und Bombenräumer in the Luftgau VI "Köln" 7 February 1945 — — Herbert von Hoffer Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant...
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  • (Luftverteidigungs-Kommando Nr. 9) was formed in German-occupied France, in the Luftgau Belgien-Nordfrankreich air district. It was staffed with the 30th and 59th...
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    the Allies would influence operations in Africa and must be prevented. Luftgau Afrika (Air District Africa) expected a landing at Tripoli on 13 or 14...
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    command, and the head of the Luftwaffe, Hermann Göring, gave him command of Luftgau III (Air District III) in Dresden. Kesselring was promoted to General der...
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    19 September 1941. According to Scherzer as commander of Luftgaustab z.b.V. Tunis. According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän of the 7./Schlachtgeschwader...
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    Zahme Sau ("Tame Sow"), night fighters were directed at the bombers by Luftgau-Kommando XI (LgK XI; "Air District Command 11") in Hanover. The operation...
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  • supplies, in spite of the utmost urgency. The special radar centre of Luftgau VI in Münster that functioned to the very end of the war, developed the...
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    7) in Großenhain, Saxony and subordinated to Air District III (German: Luftgau Command III) in Berlin. From 1935 to 1937 there was also the air intelligence...
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    Scherzer as commander of Festungs-Infanterie-Regiment "C" (Divisions Stab z.b.V. 444). According to Scherzer as pilot in the Aufklärungsstaffel 1.(F)/122...
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    Luftflotte 5 (Air Fleet 5) had been re-organised for Operation Barbarossa with Luftgau Norwegen (Air Region Norway) headquartered in Oslo. Fliegerführer Stavanger...
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    Luftflotte 5 (Air Fleet 5) had been re-organised for Operation Barbarossa with Luftgau Norwegen (Air Region Norway) headquartered in Oslo. Fliegerführer Stavanger...
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  • the line for an intended redeployment to Swinemünde to eventually reach Luftgau VIII at Pilsen, but only managed to reach Berlin by war's end. Much of...
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    August 1939, Stab. I., and II./ZG 26 were under the command of Luftgau XI at Hannover. Luftgau VI, headquartered at Werl, controlled III./ZG 26. On 1 September...
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  • Defense Command 6 (Hannover), and 1940 Commander of Flak Artillery in Luftgau XI. In 1940/41, he was assigned to command Air Defense Command 8. From...
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    consistent. I. Gruppe had one staffel at Neuenkirchen-Vörden, subordinated to Luftgau XI under the command of Luftflotte 2. Stab an done Staffel, II./JG 1, with...
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  • summoned by Generalleutnant Hubert Weise, at the time commanding general of Luftgau III in Berlin, to the Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM—Ministry of Aviation)...
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