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...

Flakartillerie Friedrich Hirschauer was also attached as a reserve. Luftflotte 4 was to coordinate with the Romanian Air Force, though the later was considered...

invasion of Poland. Luftflotte 1 (Northeast Germany) Luftflotte 2 (Northwest Germany) Luftflotte 3 (Southwest Germany) Luftflotte 4 (Southeast Germany...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

the Auxiliary Staffel was created. By mid-1943, Luftflotte 1 was given four Staffeln while Luftflotte 4 and Luftwaffe Kommando Ost (Luftwaffe Command East)...

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...

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...

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,...

II Corps (G. Zanghieri) XXXV Corps (G. Messe) Alpini Corps (G. Nasci) Luftflotte 4 Generaloberst Alexander Löhr[k] (thru 20 July) Generalfeldmarschall Wolfram...

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...

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...

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)...

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...

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...

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...

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...

(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)...

North was supported by Luftflotte 1, and Luftflotte 5. Luftflotte 5 conducted operations in the Arctic near Murmansk. Luftflotte 1 supported operations...

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...

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...

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...

"Kalavryta: The Bloodiest Nazi Massacre in Greece". Greek Reporter. Retrieved 4 December 2022. Patramanis, Billy. "The Kalavryta Holocaust: One of the darkest...

6th Army – Karl-Adolf Hollidt (transferred to Army Group A control) Luftflotte 4 – Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen / Otto Deßloch (since September) (in...

von Greim's Luftflotte 6, with some support from Luftflotte 4, was assigned seven bomber wings to carry out the offensive —KG 55, KG 3, KG 4, KG 27, KG...

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...

Stalingrad on 23 August. On the same day, over 1,000 aircraft of the Luftflotte 4 bombed the city, killing many civilians. Stalingrad was defended by the...