Luftflotte 2
Oberbefehlshaber:
- Gen Hellmuth Felmy, 1 Feb 1939 - 12 Jan 1940
- GenFeldm Albert Kesselring, 12 Jan 1940 - 11 Jun 1943
- GenFeldm Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen, 12 Jun 1943 - 27 Sep 1944
Chef des Stabes:
- Oberst Heinz von Wühlisch, 1 Feb 1939 - 30 Sep 1939
- Oberst Josef Kammhuber, 1 Oct 1939 - 19 Dec 1939
- GenMaj Wilhelm Speidel, 19 Dec 1939 - 30 Jan 1940
- Oberst Gerhard Bassenge, 30 Jan 1940 - 31 Jul 1940
- ?
- Oberst Hans Seidemann, 5 Oct 1940 - 11 Aug 1942
- GenMaj Paul Deichmann, 25 Aug 1942 - 25 Jun 1943
- Oberst Thorsten Christ, Jun 1943 - Sep 1943
- GenLt Ernst Muller, 1 Oct 1943 - Sep 1944
Formed 1 Feb 1939 from Luftwaffengruppenkommando 2 in Braunschweig. On 15 Nov 1941 ordered to Italy. Disbanded 27 Sep 1944.
HQ at:
Airfields and Air Base Locations |
Date |
Location |
Gruppe |
Aircraft Used |
1 Feb 1939 - 1 Sep 1939 |
Braunschweig |
1 Sep 1939 |
to Munstter (also there 10 May 1940) |
17 Jul 1940 - May 1941 |
at Brüssels |
May 1941 |
to Warzaw-Bielany (also there 1 Jul 1941) |
Oct 1941 |
at Smolensk |
1 Dec 1941 - Sep 1943 |
Frascati (Rome) |
Sep 1943 - Oct 1943 |
Malcesine (Lake Garda) |
Oct 1943 - 27 Apr 1944 |
Abano Terme, near Padua |
27 Apr 1944 - 20 Jul 1944 |
Salsomaggiore |
20 Jul 1944 - Sep 1944 |
Malcesine |
Controlled the following units during the war:
- Verbindungsstaffel/Luftflotte 2 (W.34), Feb 1941 - Oct 1941
- Kurierstaffel/Luftflotte 2 (He 111)
- Luftwaffenkommando Südost, 1 Jan 1943 - 10 Mar 1943
- Komm. General der Deutschen Luftwaffe in Italien, Dec 1941 - Sep 1944
- I. Fliegerkorps, 15 May 1940 - end Aug 1940
- II. Fliegerkorps, Jul 1940 - Dec 1943
- IV. Fliegerkorps, Oct 1939 - Jul 1940
- VIII. Fliegerkorps, Oct 1939 - 13 May 1940, Jun 1941 - Jul 1941 and 28 Sep 1941 - Dec 1941
- IX. Fliegerkorps, Oct 1940 - May 1941
- X. Fliegerkorps, Oct 1939 - Apr 1940 and Dec 1941 - 9 Mar 1943
- Fliegerkorps Tunis, Feb 1943 - May 1943
- Luftlandekorps Student, May 1940
- Ital. Fliegerkorps (CAI), Sep 1940 - Apr 1941
- 2. Flieger-Division, Nov 1942 - Jan 1944 and Jul 1944 - Sep 1944
- 3. Flieger-Division, Feb 1939 - Oct 1939
- 4. Flieger-Division, Feb 1939 - Oct 1939
- 9. Flieger-Division, 23 May 1940 - Oct 1940
- 1. Nachtjagd-Division, 17 Jul 1940 - 21 Mar 1941
- Fliegerführer 2, Jul 1943 - May 1944
- Fliegerführer Afrika, Nov 1941 - Feb 1943
- Fliegerführer Sardinien, Jul 1943
- Jagdfliegerführer 1, Jan 1940 - Winter 41/42
- Jagdfliegerführer 2, Jan 1940 - May 1941
- Jagdfliegerführer Oberitalien, Jul 1943 - Sep 1944
- Jagdfliegerführer Sizilien, Jul 1943
- Luftgau-Kommando II, May 1941 - Dec 1941
- Luftgau-Kommando VI, Oct 1937 - 21 Mar 1941
- Luftgau-Kommando XI, Feb 1939 - 21 Mar 1941
- Luftgau-Kommando Belgien-Nordfrankreich, Jun 1940 - May 1941
- Luftgau-Kommando Holland, May 1940 - May 1941
- Luftgau-Kommando Griechenland,
- Feldluftgau-Kommando XXVIII, Jun 1943 - Sep 1944
- Luftgaustab z.b.V. 2, Jun 1941 - Nov 1941
- Luftgaustab z.b.V. 6, Apr 1940 - Jun 1940
- Luftgaustab z.b.V. 11, Apr 1940 - Jun 1940
- Luftgaustab z.b.V. 20, Jun 1941 - Nov 1941
- II. Flakkorps, Oct 1939 - Dec 1940 and Sep 1941 - Nov 1941
- https://asisbiz.com/Luftwaffe/19fladiv.html" title="Luftwaffe unit history" class="link-sw">19. Flak-Division, Aug 1942 - May 1943
- 20. Flak-Division, Nov 1942 - May 1943
- 25. Flak-Division, Apr 1944 - Sep 1944
- Flak-Brigade VII, Nov 1941 - Aug 1942
- https://asisbiz.com/Luftwaffe/17flabrg.html" title="Luftwaffe unit history" class="link-sw">17. Flak-Brigade, Mar 1943 - Apr 1944
- 22. Flak-Brigade, May 1943 - Oct 1943
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- Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2
- Luftnachrichten-Regiment 12
- Luftnachrichten-Regiment 22