Luftflotte 4[1] (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 Österreich in Vienna. The Luftflotte was redesignated on 21 April 1945, to Luftwaffenkommando 4, and became subordinated to Luftflotte 6. It was the Luftflotte 4, that was responsible for the bombing campaign of Stalingrad, where ca. 40,000 civilians died. This Luftwaffe detachment was based in Romania, Bulgaria, Southeast Poland, Hungary, Ukraine and Russian occupied territories, for supporting Axis forces; with command offices in Morczyn, Hungary, during 26 June 1944, Eastern Front.
Luftflotte 4 | |
---|---|
Active | 18 March 1939 |
Disbanded | 21 April 1945 |
Country | Nazi Germany |
Branch | Luftwaffe |
Type | Command |
Engagements | Eastern Front |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Alexander Löhr Wolfram von Richthofen |
See Organization of the Luftwaffe (1933–1945) for explanation of abbreviations used below.
Strategic reconnaissance
Transports (special duties)
- 14 St./Transportgeschwader 4 (Odessa)
I. Fliegerkorps (I. Air Corps) Focșani
Strategic reconnaissance
Tactical reconnaissance
Maritime reconnaissance
- Stab/FAGr.125(See) (Constanța)
- 1.(F)/125 (See) (Varna, Bulgaria)
- 3.(F)/125 (See) (Mamaia)
- (Rum)A.St.22/1 (Ciocârlia)
- (Rum)101.A.St. (Mamaia)
- (Bulg)See. A.St.(Varna, Bulgaria)
Fighters
- Stab/JG 52 (Manzar )
- I./JG 52 (Leipzig, Romania)
- II./JG 52 (Manzar )
- III./JG 52 (Roman)
- 15(Kroat.)/JG 52 (Ziliștea)
Land air strike
- Stab/SG 2 (Huși)
- I./SG 2 (Huși)
- II./SG 2 (Ziliștea)
- III./SG 2 (Huși)
- II./SG 10 (Culm)
- 10.(Pz)/SG 2 (Trotuș)
- 14.(Pz)/SG 2 (Trotuș)
Night land attack
Bombers (medium)
- I./KG.4 (Focșani)
VIII. Fliegerkorps (VIII Air Corps) Lubien Poland
Strategic reconnaissance
Tactical reconnaissance
- Stab/NAGr.2(Strunybaby )
- 1./NAGr.2(Strunybaby )
- 2./NAGr.2(Strunybaby )
Land air strike
- Stab IV(Pz)/SG.9 (Lisiatycze)
- 12.(Pz)/SG.9 (Strunybaby )
- 13.(Pz)/SG.9 (Lisiatycze)
- Stab./SG.77 (Jasionka)
- I./SG.77 (Jasionka)
- II./SG.77 (Lemberg)
- III./SG.77 (Cuniów )
- 10.(Pz)/SG.77 (Starzawa)
- (Ung)S.St. G.102/1 (Cuniów )
- (Ung)(101 C.O.)St. G.101 (Börgönd-Balaton)
Night land attack
Bombers
- 14.(Eis.)KG.27 (Krosno)
Fliegerführer 102 Ungarn (102 Air Direction in Hungary) Łabunie
Tactical reconnaissance
Fighters
- (Ung)J.St.102/1 (Zamość)
Bombers
- (Ung)K.St.102/1 (Klemensowo)
Rapid bombers
- (Ung)SK.St.102/1 (Klemensowo)
Rumänisches I Fliegerkorps (I Romanian Air Corps) Tecuci
Strategic/tactical reconnaissance
Fighters
- (Rum)II./JG.3 (Bacău)
- (Rum)65./J.St. (Bacău)
- (Rum)66./J.St. (Bacău)
- (Rum)67./J.St. (Bacău)
- (Rum)Stab/IV.JGr.45 (Ianca)
- (Rum).45 J.St. (Ianca)
- (Rum).46 J.St. (Ianca)
- (Rum).49 J.St. (Ianca)
- (Rum).IX JGr. (Tecuci)
- (Rum).47 J.St.(Tecuci)
- (Rum).48 J.St.(Tecuci)
- (Rum).56 J.St.(Tecuci)
Tactical support (dive bombers)
- (Rum)StG.3 (Călimănești?) StG is Sturzkampfgeschwader, dive bombers
- (Rum)StG.4 (Huși)
- (Rum)StG.8 (Matca)
- (Rum)(G.P.)StG.3(Detach) (Odessa)
- (Rum)(G.P.)StG.3 (Cioara-Doicești)
Bombers
Kom. Gen.d.dtsch. Lw.i. Rum (general in chief of German Air Force in Romania) Bucharest
Jagdabschnittsführer Rum. (chief of sector fighters of Romania) Bucharest
Fighters
- I./JG.53 (Târgșoru Nou)
- III./JG.77 (Mizil)
- (Rum)I./JG.2 (Roșiori)
- (Rum)43.J.St.(Roșiori)
- (Rum)63.J.St.(Roșiori)
- (Rum)64.J.St.(Roșiori)
- (Rum)VI./JG.2 (Popești-Leordeni)
- (Rum)59./VI JGr.(Popești-Leordeni)
- (Rum)61./VI JGr.(Popești-Leordeni)
- (Rum)62./VI JGr.(Popești-Leordeni)
- (Rum)VII.JGr. (Boteni)
- (Rum)53./VII.J.St (Boteni)
- (Rum)57./VII.J.St.(Boteni)
- (Rum)51.J.St. (Țepeș Vodă)
- (Rum)52.J.St. (Mamaia)
- (Rum)58.J.St. (Pipera)
Night fighters
Commanding officers
- Generaloberst Alexander Löhr, 18 March 1939 – 20 July 1942
- Generalfeldmarschall Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen, 20 July 1942 – 4 September 1943
- Generaloberst Otto Deßloch, 4 September 1943 – 17 August 1944
- Generalleutnant Alexander Holle, 25 August 1944 – 27 September 1944
- Generaloberst Otto Deßloch, 28 September 1944 – 21 April 1945
Chief of staff
- Oberst Günther Korten, 18 March 1939 – 19 December 1939
- Oberst Herbert Olbrich, 19 December 1939 – 21 July 1940
- Oberst Andreas Nielsen, 21 July 1940 – 3 November 1940
- Oberst Richard Schimpf, 4 November 1940 – 15 January 1941
- Generalleutnant Günther Korten, 15 January 1941 – 12 August 1942
- Oberst Hans-Detlef Herhudt von Rohden, 24 August 1942 – 23 February 1943
- Oberst Karl-Heinrich Schulz, 1 March 1943 – 25 March 1943
- General Otto Deßloch, 26 March 1943 – 3 September 1943
- Generalmajor Karl-Heinrich Schulz, 3 September 1943 – 21 April 1945
References
- Notes
- References
- Luftflotte 4 @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht
- Luftflotte 4 @ The Luftwaffe, 1933-45
- Henry L. deZeng IV (2014). "Luftwaffe Airfields 1935 - 1945".
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