• Luftwaffengruppenkommando 3 in Munich and redesignated Luftwaffenkommando West (Air Command West) on 26 September 1944. This Luftwaffe detachment was based...
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    September 1943 – 15 November 1944). He was made commander of the Luftwaffenkommando West, formerly Luftflotte 3 on 23 November 1944. Schmid commanded the...
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    seven Jagdgeschwader and Schlachtgeschwader to Air Command West (Luftwaffenkommando West) for a future offensive. On 14 November, Hermann Göring—Commander-in-Chief...
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  • Höherer Jagdfliegerführer West. II. Jagdkorps was subordinated to Luftflotte 3, and from 26 September 1944 on to Luftwaffenkommando West. On 26 January 1945...
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    formally JG 2 remained part of Luftflotte 3 and its new incarnation Luftwaffenkommando West, Luftflotte Reich made demands of the wing for home defence duties...
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  • relocated to Karlsruhe-Durlach in October 1944 and subordinated to Luftwaffenkommando West. The division was redesignated to 16th Air Division on 26 January...
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    Succeeded by Redesignated as Luftwaffenkommando West Preceded by Previously Luftflotte 3 Commander of Luftwaffenkommando West 26 September 1944 – 11 December...
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  • probably learned of this operation on 5 December 1944. Luftwaffenkommando West (Air Command West) had ordered every wing commander of all the Jagdgeschwaders...
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  • Luftwaffe had the following available for Bodenplatte under Luftwaffenkommando West (Air Command West) (Joseph Schmid): The Allies had the following forces:...
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  • Germany. In December 1944 Harlinghausen was appointed Chef des Luftwaffenkommandos "West", a position he held until the cessation of hostilities. He was...
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    1943, Fiebig was commanding Luftwaffe Command South-East (German: Luftwaffenkommando Südost), headquartered in Salonika in Axis-occupied Greece. In addition...
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    4 28 September 1944 – 21 April 1945 Succeeded by redesignated to Luftwaffenkommando 4 Preceded by Generalfeldmarschall Robert Ritter von Greim Commander...
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    Luftwaffe opened the German Air Force Command USA/Canada (Deutsches Luftwaffenkommando USA/Kanada) in Fort Bliss, where the Luftwaffe trained its missile...
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  • Corps was part of Luftflotte 6, along with Feldluftgau XXVII and Luftwaffenkommando Südost, the latter hosting the German air force mission to Bulgaria...
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    During this first phase, aerial reinforcements were dispatched to Luftwaffenkommando Ost (Air Command East's) Luftflotte 1 (Air Fleet 1). The Oberkommando...
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    Wilhelm Mayer, Commanding: I./ Jagdgeschwader 3, I./ Jagdgeschwader 20 Luftwaffenkommando Ostpreußen - Generalleutnant Wilhelm Wimmer, Commanding Kampfgeschwader...
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  • Peltz Preceded by General der Flieger Martin Fiebig Commander of Luftwaffenkommando Südost 1 September – 22 October 1944 Succeeded by None Preceded by...
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    May, General der Flieger Paul Deichmann, the commanding officer of Luftwaffenkommando 4, ordered the cease-fire by 12:00. To avoid capture by Soviet forces...
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  • German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed on May 5, 1943 from Luftwaffenkommando Ost in Central Russia (Smolensk). The Luftwaffe units listed here...
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    begin operations. On 20 April, with the Battle in Berlin raging, Luftwaffenkommando Reich [supplanted Luftflotte Reich] ordered I. and II./JG 1 to operate...
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    in Norway and Denmark. Luftflotte 6 was created on 6 May 1943 from Luftwaffenkommando Ost in Central Russia to direct operations on the central Russian...
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    commencement of combat operations is unknown. I./StG 1 was assigned Luftwaffenkommando Ostpreußen (Air Force Command East Prussia), under the Lw-Lehrdivision...
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  • the fact that he had been so honored by the commanding general of Luftwaffenkommando Ostpreußen (Airforce Command East Prussia), Generalmajor (Major General)...
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  • eastern Germany, initially subordinated to Luftflotte 6 and then under Luftwaffenkommando Nordost, where it fought over the lower Oder in the Battle of the...
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    Corridor. By 1 September KG 3 was based at Heiligenbeil under the Luftwaffenkommando Ostpreussen (Luftwaffe Command East Prussia) under the command of...
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    away from the city of Brno. General Hans Seidemann, commander of Luftwaffenkommando VIII, wanted to make a last stand in the Alps. Graf disobeyed Seidemann's...
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  • was based at Poltava on the Eastern Front and was subordinated to Luftwaffenkommando Don which supported the fighting in the Third Battle of Kharkov. Schall...
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