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'''Luftflotte 6'''<ref>For an explanation of the meaning of Luftwaffe unit designation see [[Luftwaffe Organisation]]</ref> (Air Fleet 6) was one of the primary divisions of the German [[Luftwaffe]] in [[World War II]]. It was formed on May 5, 1943 from Luftwaffenkommando Ost in Central Russia ([[Smolensk]]). The '''Luftwaffe''' units listed here were detached in [[Belarus]], [[East Poland]]{{ |
'''Luftflotte 6'''<ref>For an explanation of the meaning of Luftwaffe unit designation see [[Luftwaffe Organisation]]</ref> (Air Fleet 6) was one of the primary divisions of the German [[Luftwaffe]] in [[World War II]]. It was formed on May 5, 1943 from Luftwaffenkommando Ost in Central Russia ([[Smolensk]]). The '''Luftwaffe''' units listed here were detached in [[Belarus]], [[East Poland]]{{disambiguation needed|date=September 2012}}, [[East Prussia]], [[Ukraine]], [[Slovakia]] and in Russian-occupied lands for air support of Axis forces in the sector; with command offices in [[Pryluky]] and Belarus during June 26, 1944 within the Eastern front. |
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==IV.Fliegerkorps (IV.Air Corps) Brest-Litovsk== |
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==1.Fliegerdivision (1° Air Division) Orscha== |
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===Tactical reconnaissance=== |
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==Fliegerfuhrer 1 (Flight Director 1) Minsk== |
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==Jagdabschnittfuhrer 6 (Fighter Direction 6) Pryluky== |
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==Jagdabschnittfuhrer Ostpreussen (Fighter Direction in East Prussia) Powunden== |
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Revision as of 09:36, 14 March 2013
Luftflotte 6[1] (Air Fleet 6) was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed on May 5, 1943 from Luftwaffenkommando Ost in Central Russia (Smolensk). The Luftwaffe units listed here were detached in Belarus, East Poland[disambiguation needed], East Prussia, Ukraine, Slovakia and in Russian-occupied lands for air support of Axis forces in the sector; with command offices in Pryluky and Belarus during June 26, 1944 within the Eastern front.
Strategical reconnaissance
- Stab/FAGr.2 (Baranovichi)
- 1.(F)/11 (Baranovichi)
- 1.(F)/14 (Baranovichi)
- NSt.4 (Bobruisk)
Bombers (Medium/Heavy)
- 14.(Eis)/KG.3 (Puchivichi)
- Stab/KG.1 Hindenburg (Prohwehren)
- II./KG.1 Hindenburg (Prohwehren)
IV.Fliegerkorps (IV.Air Corps) Brest-Litovsk
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Strategical reconnaissance
- 1(F)/100 (Pinsk)
Tactical reconnaissance
- Stab/NAGr.4 (Biała Podlaska)
- 3/NAGr.4 (Kobryn)
- 12/NAGr.4 (Brest-Litovsk)
Bombers (Medium)
- 10.(Kroat)KG.3 (Smolensk)
- Stab/KG.4 (Białystok)
- II./KG.4 (Baranovichi)
- III./KG.4 (Baranovichi)
- Stab/KG.27 (Krosno)
- I./KG.27 (Krosno)
- II./KG.27 (Krosno)
- III./KG.27 (Mielec)
- Stab./KG.53 (Radom)
- I./KG.53 (Radom)
- II./KG.53 (Piastov)
- III./KG.53 (Radom)
- Stab./KG.55 (Dęblin-Irena[disambiguation needed])
- I./KG.55 (Dęblin-Ulez)
- II./KG.55 (Dęblin-Irena)
- III./KG.55 (Groyek)
1.Fliegerdivision (1° Air Division) Orscha
Tactical reconnaissance
Tactical support
- III./St. G.77 (Smolensk)
- I.(Kroat)ST.G. 1 (Eichwalde)
Land air strike
- I/SG.1 (Toloschin)
- II/SG.1 (Vinla)
- 10(Pz)/SG.1 (Boyari)
- 10(Pz)/SG.3 (Toloschin)
- Stab/SG.9 (Schippenbeil)
- Stab/SG.10 (Dokudovo)
- III/SG.10 (Dokudovo)
Fliegerfuhrer 1 (Flight Director 1) Minsk
Tactical reconnaissance
Night land attack
- Stab/NSGr.2 (Lida)
- 1./NSGr.2 (Bobruisk)
- 3./NSGr.2 (Lida)
- 4./NSGr.2 (Mogilev)
- 1.Ostfl. St.(Russische) (Minsk)
- 1/NSGr.1 (Kovno)
- 2/NSGr.1 (Kovno)
- Stab I./Eins. Gr. Fl. Sch. Div. (Borisov)
- Russisch Lehr Fl. Div. (Borisov)
- 2/Eins. Gr. Fl. Sch Div. (Borisov)
- 3/Eins. Gr. Fl. Sch. Div. (Borisov)
- 1/Eins. Gr. Fl. Sch. Div. (Dubinskaya)
Jagdabschnittfuhrer 6 (Fighter Direction 6) Pryluky
Fighters
- I.Stab/JG.51 (Orscha)
- II.Stab./JG.51 (Orscha)
- I/JG.51 (Orscha)
- III./JG.51 (Bobruisk)
- IV./JG.51 (Mogilev)
- III./JG.11 (Dokudovo)
Night fighters
- I.Stab/NJG.100 (Baranovichi)
- 1./NJG.100 (Baranovichi)
- 1./NJG.100 (Biala-Podlaska)
- 1./NJG.100 (detach) (Baranovichi)
- 1./NJG.100 (Detach) (Dokudovo)
- 3./NJG.100 (Radom)
- 3./NJG.100 (Dokudovo)
- 4./NJG.100 (Puchivichi)
Jagdabschnittfuhrer Ostpreussen (Fighter Direction in East Prussia) Powunden
Fighters
- Stab/JG.52 (Königsberg)
- I./JG.52(Detach) (Königsberg)
- II./JG.52(Detach) (Königsberg)
Night fighters
- II./NJG.100 (Powunden)
- II./NJG.100 (Detach) (Eichwalde)
- II./NJG.100 (Detach) (Prohwehren)
Luftwaffe special transport units (1944-45)
This unit was based in Muhldorf, Bavaria, which also included helicopters including:
- Focke-Achgelis Fa 223 Drachen
- Flettner Fl 265
- Flettner 282B Kolibri,
For operations on the Western and Eastern front, the airfields in France (West) and East Prussia undertook some of the special liaisons, personnel transport, rescue of wounded personnel, observation/air patrol and other similar missions in the last days of the conflict.
- Transportstaffeln 40 (East area)
Commanding officers
- Generalfeldmarschall Robert Ritter von Greim, 5 May 1943 - 24 April 1945
- Generaloberst Otto Deßloch, 27 April 1945 - 8 May 1945
Chief of staff
- Generalmajor Friedrich Kless, 11 May 1943 - 8 May 1945
References
- Notes
- ^ For an explanation of the meaning of Luftwaffe unit designation see Luftwaffe Organisation
- References
