Luftgau-Kommando VII

Kommandierender General:

• Oberst Franz Muller-Michels, 4 Feb 1938 - 1 Apr 1938
• GenMaj Graf von Sponeck, 1 Apr 1938 - 1 Jul 1938
• Gen.d.Flak. Emil Zenetti, 1 Jul 1938 - 9 Aug 1944
• Gen.d.Flg. Veit Fischer (acting), 9 Aug 1944 - 12 Sep 1944
• GenLt Dipl.Ing. Wolfgang Vorwald, 12 Sep 1944 - 29 Apr 1945

Chef des Stabes:

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• Obstlt Eckhard Krahmer, 1 Jul 1938 - 1 Apr 1939
• Oberst Bruno Maass, 1 Apr 1939 - 5 Mar 1943
• Oberst Otto Petzold, 5 Mar 1943 - 8 May 1945

Formed 4 Feb 1938 in München from Luftgau-Kommando XIV.

Territory covered:

• 4 Feb 1938 - the same as Wehrkreis VII (Southern Bayern and Salzburg area)
• 30 Jun 1938 - took over the former Luftgau-Kommando V territory (Wörttemberg and Baden)
• 1 Apr 1939 - took over the Tirol and Vorarlberg areas from Luftgau-Kommando XVII
• 1 Apr 1944 - took over the former Luftgau-Kommando XII/XIII area, now covering all of Southern Germany up to the Rhein, except Austria
• 22 Sep 1944 - gave up the old Luftgau-Kommando XII territory to the new Luftgau-Kommando XIV, and the Wörttemberg and Baden areas to the new Luftgau-Kommando V
• 8 Feb 1945 - gave up the old Luftgau-Kommando XIII territory to Luftgau-Kommando VIII
• 2 Apr 1945 - took over all the remaining unoccupied territory from Luftgau-Kommando V and Luftgau-Kommando XIV

Stab:

4 Feb 1938 - 1 Nov 1944	München
1 Nov 1944 - 24 Apr 1945	Kloster Scheyern/Bayern
24 Apr 1945 - 8 May 1945	Markt Schwaben

Subordinated units:

• Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 7 in Augsburg [Jul 1938 - Oct 1944]
• Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 12 in Wiesbaden [Apr 1944 - Sep 1944]
• Luftgau-Nachrichten-Abteilung 7 in Augsburg [Oct 1944 - May 1945]
• Luftgau-Sanitäts-Abteilung 7 in München [Jul 1938 - 1944]
• Flughafen-Bereichs-Kommando Aibling [Jul 1939 - Mar 1941]
• Flughafen-Bereichs-Kommando SüdBoblingen [Jul 1939 - Mar 1941]
• https://asisbiz.com/Luftwaffe/11-7.html" title="Luftwaffe unit history" class="link-sw">Flughafen-Bereichs-Kommando Landsberg [Jul 1939 - Mar 1941]
• Flughafen-Bereichs-Kommando Leipheim [Jul 1939 - Mar 1941]
• Flughafen-Bereichs-Kommando Memmingen [Jul 1939 - Mar 1941]
• Flughafen-Bereichs-Kommando Schwabisch-Hall [Jul 1939 - Mar 1941]
• Flughafen-Bereichs-Kommando Schleißheim [Jul 1939 - Aug 1940]
• Flughafen-Bereichs-Kommando 2/VII in Bad Aibling/Neubiberg [Mar 1941 - May 1945]
• Flughafen-Bereichs-Kommando 3/VII in Karlsruhe [Jul 1940 - Apr 1942]
• Flughafen-Bereichs-Kommando 4/VII in Leipheim [Mar 1941 - Nov 1942]
• Flughafen-Bereichs-Kommando 5/VII in Memmingen [Mar 1941 - May 1942]
• Flughafen-Bereichs-Kommando 6/VII in SüdBoblingen [Mar 1941 - Sep 1944]
• Flughafen-Bereichs-Kommando 7/VII in Schwabisch-Hall [Mar 1941 - Feb 1941]
• https://asisbiz.com/Luftwaffe/11-7.html" title="Luftwaffe unit history" class="link-sw">Flughafen-Bereichs-Kommando 11/VII in Landsberg/Lech [Mar 1941 - May 1945]
• https://asisbiz.com/Luftwaffe/12-7.html" title="Luftwaffe unit history" class="link-sw">Flughafen-Bereichs-Kommando 12/VII in Metz [Jun 1944 - Sep 1944]
• https://asisbiz.com/Luftwaffe/13-7.html" title="Luftwaffe unit history" class="link-sw">Flughafen-Bereichs-Kommando 13/VII in Gelnhausen [Jun 1944 - Sep 1944]
• https://asisbiz.com/Luftwaffe/14-7.html" title="Luftwaffe unit history" class="link-sw">Flughafen-Bereichs-Kommando 14/VII in Furth/Wickelsgreuth [Jun 1944 - May 1945]
• https://asisbiz.com/Luftwaffe/1-12.html" title="Luftwaffe unit history" class="link-sw">Flughafen-Bereichs-Kommando 1/XII in Metz [Apr 1944 - Jun 1944]
• Flughafen-Bereichs-Kommando 2/XII in Gelnhausen [Apr 1944 - Jun 1944]
• https://asisbiz.com/Luftwaffe/11-12.html" title="Luftwaffe unit history" class="link-sw">Flughafen-Bereichs-Kommando 11/XII in Furth [Apr 1944 - Jun 1944]
• 21. Flak-Division in Darmstadt, [1 Apr 1944 - 6 Sep 1944]
• 26. Flak-Division in München [1 May 1944 - Apr 1945]
• 4. Flak-Brigade in München [Sep 1942 - Apr 1944]
• 9. Flak-Brigade in Stuttgart [Jul 1944 - 6 Sep 1944]
• 20. Flak-Brigade in Stuttgart [Jun 1943 - Jul 1944]
• 21. Flak-Brigade in Nürnberg [Mar 1944 - Sep 1944]
• Stab/Flak-Regiment zbV Lothringen [Mar 1944 - Jun 1944]

Subordinated to:

4 Feb 1938 - 1 Feb 1939	Luftwaffengruppenkommando 3
1 Feb 1939 - 21 Mar 1941	Luftflotte 3
21 Mar 1941 - 27 Jan 1944	Luftwaffenbefehlshaber Mitte
27 Jan 1944 - May 1945	Luftflotte Reich