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    Luftflotte 4 (Air Fleet 4) was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed on 18 March 1939, from Luftwaffenkommando...
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    Flakartillerie Friedrich Hirschauer was also attached as a reserve. Luftflotte 4 was to coordinate with the Romanian Air Force, though the later was considered...
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  • invasion of Poland. Luftflotte 1 (Northeast Germany) Luftflotte 2 (Northwest Germany) Luftflotte 3 (Southwest Germany) Luftflotte 4 (Southeast Germany...
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    week of September, Richthofen's battle group was transferred to Luftflotte 4 (Air Fleet 4). The fast moving frontline caused army headquarters to lose touch...
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  • further north in France. Luftflotte 5 targeted the north of England and Scotland, from bases in Norway. Luftflotte 1 and Luftflotte 4 were based in Germany...
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    of Luftflotte 4 in the rank of Colonel general. When in the summer 1944 the Western Front collapsed, Deßloch was appointed commander of Luftflotte 3 by...
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    with another nine crippled. Generaloberst Wolfram von Richthofen's Luftflotte 4 dropped some 1,000 tons of bombs on 23 August, with the aerial attack...
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    from the massive air support of Field Marshal Wolfram von Richthofen's Luftflotte 4, whose 1,214 aircraft flew over 1,000 sorties per day from 20 February...
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    to Generalleutnant. He was commander of Luftflotte 4 in the East from May 1939 until June 1942. Luftflotte 4 carried out the bombing of Warsaw, Poland...
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    airstrikes until the Soviet counteroffensive in late November 1942. Luftflotte 4 flew 1,000 sorties per day on average from 23 August to 22 November,...
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    Russian front. The last Luftflotte created was Luftflotte Reich on 5 February 1944 and was to direct operation in Germany. Each Luftflotte in turn was divided...
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    the Auxiliary Staffel was created. By mid-1943, Luftflotte 1 was given four Staffeln while Luftflotte 4 and Luftwaffe Kommando Ost (Luftwaffe Command East)...
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    of the 2nd Panzer Army, 6th SS Panzer Army, 6th Army, 8th Army, and Luftflotte 4 attended; here the plans for Operation Spring Awakening were laid out...
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    II Corps (G. Zanghieri) XXXV Corps (G. Messe) Alpini Corps (G. Nasci) Luftflotte 4 Generaloberst Alexander Löhr[k] (thru 20 July) Generalfeldmarschall Wolfram...
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    the 700 aircraft of Luftflotte 4 (including the veteran air units of 8th Air Corps) and the 300-400 aircraft of the nearby Luftflotte 6. However, due to...
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  • Luftflotte 2 (Air Fleet 2) was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed 1 February 1939 in Braunschweig and...
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    by the Luftwaffe. The Oberkommando der Luftwaffe dispatched Luftflotte 4's (Air Fleet 4) 8th Air Corps for support. It consisted of nine Geschwader (Wings)...
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    a strength of 102 Junkers Ju 52 transports were deployed from Luftflotte 4 (Air Fleet 4) to evacuate surrounded army units and improve the supply line...
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    Kesselring had 1,105 aircraft in comparison to Alexander Löhr's 729 with Luftflotte 4 in support of Generaloberst Gerd von Rundstedt's Army Group South. Kesselring...
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    army groups) that supported the army groups: Luftflotte 1 for North, Luftflotte 2 for Centre and Luftflotte 4 for South. Army Norway was to operate in far...
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    6th Army – Karl-Adolf Hollidt (transferred to Army Group A control) Luftflotte 4 – Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen / Otto Deßloch (since September) (in...
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    week of fighting, the total serviceable strength of Luftflotte 1, Luftflotte 2 and Luftflotte 4 had been reduced to just 960 machines. The Soviet troops...
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  • and Soviet aviation divisions are not shown in this order of battle. Luftflotte 4 (4th Air Fleet) (Otto Deßloch as both commander-in-chief and chief of...
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    staff of Luftflotte 4 (4th Air Fleet) stationed in Austria. At the beginning of 1940, Korten was transferred to the general staff of the Luftflotte 3 (3rd...
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  • (Stargard) 4.(H)/21 (Stargard) 1.(H)/41 (Reichenberg) 2.(H)/41 (Reichenberg) 3.(F)/10 (Neuhausen) 2.(F)/11 (Großenhain) 3.(F)/11 (Großenhain) 4.(F)/11 (Großenhain)...
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    established that GAL was to collaborate closely with Luftwaffe units of Luftflotte 4 and its Fighter Groups (6th, 7th, and 9th) were to escort the German...
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    North was supported by Luftflotte 1, and Luftflotte 5. Luftflotte 5 conducted operations in the Arctic near Murmansk. Luftflotte 1 supported operations...
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    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...
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    it in Crimea, but did not put the corps under the command of Luftflotte 4 (Air Fleet 4), which already contained 4th Air Corps, under the command of...
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    would decide the campaign. To slow the Soviet build-up, Alexander Löhr's Luftflotte 4 was sent to the region to interdict shipping. The 7,500-ton transport...
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