Luftflotte 6
Oberbefehlshaber:
- GenFeldm Robert Ritter von Greim, 5 May 1943 - 24 Apr 1945
- GenOb Otto Dessloch, 27 Apr 1945 - 8 May 1945
Chef des Stabes:
- GenMaj Friedrich Kless, 11 May 1943 - 8 May 1945
Formed 5 May 1943 from Luftwaffenkommando Ost in Central Russia (Smolensk).
HQ at:
Airfields and Air Base Locations |
Date |
Location |
Gruppe |
Aircraft Used |
May 1943 - Sep 1943 |
Smolensk |
Sep 1943 - Feb 1944 |
Minsk |
Feb 1944 - 28 Jun 1944 |
Priluki |
30 Jun 1944 - Aug 1944 |
Warzaw |
Aug 1944 - Dec 1944 |
Brünnstadt |
Dec 1944 - Jan 1945 |
Ozorkov |
Jan 1945 - 16 Feb 1945 |
Merzdorf |
16 Feb 1945 - Mar 1945 |
Treuenbrietzen |
Mar 1945 - May 1945 |
Cottbus |
Controlled the following units during the war:
- Verbindungsstaffel/Luftflotte 6 (from Verb.Sta./Lw.Kdo.Ost), May 1943 - Apr 1945
- Luftwaffenkommando 4, 21 Apr 1945 - 8 May 1945
- Luftwaffenkommando VIII, 29 Apr 1945 - 8 May 1945
- Luftwaffenkommando Ostpreussen, Jan 1945 - May 1945
- Luftwaffenkommando Schlesien, 25 Jan 1945 - 2 Feb 1945
- Luftwaffenkommando West, 1 Apr 1945 - 8 May 1945
- II. Fliegerkorps, 3 Feb 1945 - 2 Apr 1945
- IV. Fliegerkorps, Dec 1943 - Sep 1944
- VIII. Fliegerkorps, Jul 1944 - 25 Jan 1945 and 2 Feb 1945 - 29 Apr 1945
- https://asisbiz.com/Luftwaffe/1fldiv3.html" title="Luftwaffe unit history" class="link-sw">1. Flieger-Division, May 1943 - 3 Feb 1945
- 3. Flieger-Division, Jan 1945 - Apr 1945
- 4. Flieger-Division, Jun 1943 - 3 Feb 1945
- Fliegerführer 1, 27 Dec 1943 - 30 Jul 1944
- Fliegerführer 6, 26 Nov 1944 - 24 Jan 1945
- Fliegerführer 200, 6 Mar 1945 - 8 May 1945
- Jagdfliegerführer Ostpreussen, Jan 1945 - May 1945
- Jagdfliegerführer Schlesien, Jan 1945 - Feb 1945
- Jagdabschnittsführer 6, May 1944 - Aug 1944
- Luftgau-Kommando I, 8 Aug 1944 - 8 May 1945
- Luftgau-Kommando VIII, 23 Jan 1945 - 1 Mar 1945
- Luftgau-Kommando XV, Dec 1944 - Feb 1945
- Feldluftgau-Kommando XXV, 1 Jul 1944 - 7 Sep 1944
- Feldluftgau-Kommando XXVII, 1 Apr 1943 - Aug 1944
- I. Flakkorps, Jun 1944 - May 1945
- II. Flakkorps, Oct 1943 - Jan 1945
- https://asisbiz.com/Luftwaffe/12fladiv.html" title="Luftwaffe unit history" class="link-sw">12. Flak-Division, May 1943 - Nov 1943
- https://asisbiz.com/Luftwaffe/18fladiv.html" title="Luftwaffe unit history" class="link-sw">18. Flak-Division, May 1943 - Nov 1943
- 23. Flak-Division, Oct 1943 - Jan 1944
- https://asisbiz.com/Luftwaffe/10flabrg.html" title="Luftwaffe unit history" class="link-sw">10. Flak-Brigade, May 1943 - Nov 1943
- Luftnachrichten-Regiment 262
- Flugmelde-Meß-Abteilung 21
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- Luftnachrichten-Regiment 22
- Luftnachrichten-Regiment 35