Luftflotte 4

Oberbefehlshaber:

• GenOb Alexander Löhr, 18 Mar 1939 - 20 Jul 1942
• GenFeldm Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen, 20 Jul 1942 - 4 Sep 1943
• GenOb Otto Dessloch, 4 Sep 1943 - 17 Aug 1944
• GenLt Alexander Holle, 25 Aug 1944 - 27 Sep 1944
• GenOb Otto Dessloch, 28 Sep 1944 - 21 Apr 1945

Chef des Stabes:

• Oberst Günther Korten, 18 Mar 1939 - 19 Dec 1939
• Oberst Herbert Olbrich, 19 Dec 1939 - 21 Jul 1940
• Obstlt Andreas Nielsen, 21 Jul 1940 - 3 Nov 1940
• Oberst Richard Schimpf, 4 Nov 1940 - 15 Jan 1941
• GenLt Günther Korten, 15 Jan 1941 - 12 Aug 1942
• Oberst Hans-Detlef Herhudt von Rohden, 24 Aug 1942 - 23 Feb 1943
• Oberst Karl-Heinrich Schulz, 1 Mar 1943 - 25 Mar 1943
• Gen Otto Dessloch, 26 Mar 1943 - 3 Sep 1943
• GenMaj Karl-Heinrich Schulz, 3 Sep 1943 - 21 Apr 1945

Formed 18 Mar 1939 from Luftwaffenkommando Österreich in Wien.

On 21 Apr 1945 redesignated Luftwaffenkommando 4, and became subordinated to Luftflotte 6.

HQ at:

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location
1 Feb 1939 - Aug 1939	Wien
Aug 1939 - Sep 1939	Reihenbach/Schlesien
Sep 1939 - Jun 1941	Wien
Jun 1941 - Jul 1941	Jasionsk, near Rzewszow
Jul 1941 - 1 Aug 1941	Kremenez
1 Aug 1941 - Sep 1941	Winnitsa
Sep 1941 - May 1942	Nikolayev
May 1942 - 18 Jul 1942	Poltava
18 Jul 1942 - Oct 1942	Mariupol
Oct 1942 - Dec 1942	Jessentuki
Dec 1942 - Mar 1943	Novotscherkask, near Rostov; later Taganrog?
Mar 1943 - Oct 1943	Dnjepropetrovsk
Oct 1943 - Feb 1944	Uman
Feb 1944 - 8 Mar 1944	Proskurov
8 Mar 1944 - 4 Jul 1944	Morczyn
5 Jul 1944 - Aug 1944	Ramnicut-Sarat
Aug 1944 - 7 Sep 1944	Debreczen
7 Sep 1944 - 10 Oct 1944	Nyiregihaza
10 Oct 1944 - Dec 1944	Tavaros
Dec 1944 - Apr 1945	Modern, near Pressburg
Apr 1945	Horsching

Controlled the following units during the war:

• Verbindungsstaffel/Luftflotte 4 (Fi 156), Jul 1944 - ?
• Kurierstaffel/Luftflotte 4 (Fw 58, He 46)
• Luftwaffenkommando Don, 26 Aug 1942 - 17 Feb 1943
• Luftwaffenkommando Kaukasus, 25 Nov 1942 - 6 Feb 1943
• I. Fliegerkorps, 19 Jul 1942 - 26 Aug 1942 and 17 Feb 1943 - 14 Apr 1945
• II. Fliegerkorps, Nov 1944 - 3 Feb 1945
• IV. Fliegerkorps, May 1941 - Dec 1943
• V. Fliegerkorps, May 1941 - Dec 1941
• VIII. Fliegerkorps, Jan 1941 - Jun 1941 and May 1942 - Jul 1944
• XI. Fliegerkorps, Apr 1941 - Jun 1941
• Kgl. Rumänischen Fliegerkorps, 1942 - Aug 1944
• 2. Flieger-Division, Aug 1939 - 22 Sep 1939
• https://asisbiz.com/Luftwaffe/17fldiv.html" title="Luftwaffe unit history" class="link-sw">17. Flieger-Division, 26 Jan 1945 - 6 Apr 1945
• 102. ungarischen Flieger-Division, 44 - 45
• Komm. General der Deutschen Luftwaffe in Nordbalkan, Oct 1944 - 3 Feb 1945
• Komm. General der Deutschen Luftwaffe in Rumanien, 1944 - Sep 1944
• Komm. General der Deutschen Luftwaffe in Ungarn, 1944 - Mar 1945
• Fliegerführer z.b.V., Aug 1939 - Oct 1939
• Fliegerführer Nordbalkan, Oct 1944 - Feb 1945
• Fliegerführer Süd, Dec 1941 - end.42
• Seefliegerführer Schwarzes Meer, end.42 - Apr 1944
• Jagdfliegerführer Rumanien, 1943 - Feb 1944 and Sep 1944
• Sonderstab Krim, Dec 1941 - Feb 1942
• Luftwaffen-Einsatzstab Kroatien, 1944 - .44
• Luftgau-Kommando VIII, 1 Apr 1939 - May 1942
• Luftgau-Kommando XVII, Mar 1939 - 1 Jan 1943 and 1 Mar 1945 - 6 Apr 1945
• Luftgau-Kommando Charkow, Sep 1942 - Jun 1943
• Luftgau-Kommando Kiew, Nov 1941 - 9 Sep 1942
• Luftgau-Kommando Rostow, Nov 1941 - Jun 1943
• Feldluftgau-Kommando XXV, 1 Apr 1943 - 1 Jul 1944
• Luftgaustab z.b.V. 4, Jun 1941 - Nov 1941
• Luftgaustab z.b.V. 8, Aug 1939 - Oct 1939
• Luftgaustab z.b.V.40, Jun 1941 - Nov 1941
• Luftwaffenmission Rumanien, 1941 - Jun 1943
• Luftwaffenmission Bulgarien, 1942 - Jun 1943
• Luftwaffen-Feld-Division 15, 1942
• I. Flakkorps, 1 Apr 1941 - Jun 1944
• II. Flakkorps, Jun 1941 - Sep 1941
• V. Flakkorps, Nov 1944 - Apr 1945
• 5. Flak-Division, Dec 1942 - Aug 1944?
• 9. Flak-Division, Jan 1942 - May 1942 and Mar 1944 - Sep 1944
• https://asisbiz.com/Luftwaffe/10fladiv.html" title="Luftwaffe unit history" class="link-sw">10. Flak-Division, Sep 1941 - May 1942
• https://asisbiz.com/Luftwaffe/15fladiv.html" title="Luftwaffe unit history" class="link-sw">15. Flak-Division, Jun 1944 - Nov 1944
• Flak-Brigade VI (?), May 1942 - Dec 1942
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• Luftnachrichten-Regiment 4
• Luftnachrichten-Regiment 14
• Luftnachrichten-Regiment 24