Luftflotte 6
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, 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
edit- Stab/FAGr.2 (Baranovichi)
- 1.(F)/11 (Baranovichi)
- 1.(F)/14 (Baranovichi)
- NSt.4 (Bobruisk)
Bombers (Medium/Heavy)
edit- 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
edit- 1(F)/100 (Pinsk)
Tactical reconnaissance
edit- Stab/NAGr.4 (Biała Podlaska)
- 3/NAGr.4 (Kobryn)
- 12/NAGr.4 (Brest-Litovsk)
Bombers (Medium)
edit- 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)
- I./KG.55 (Dęblin-Ułęż)
- II./KG.55 (Dęblin-Irena)
- III./KG.55 (Groyek)
1.Fliegerdivision (1° Air Division) Orscha
editTactical reconnaissance
editTactical support
edit- III./St. G.77 (Smolensk)
- I.(Kroat)ST.G. 1 (Eichwalde)
Land air strike
edit- 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)
Fliegerführer 1 (Flight Director 1) Minsk
editTactical reconnaissance
editNight land attack
edit- 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)
Jagdabschnittführer 6 (Fighter Direction 6) Pryluky
editFighters
edit- 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
edit- 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)
Jagdabschnittführer Ostpreussen (Fighter Direction in East Prussia) Powunden
editFighters
edit- Stab/JG.52 (Königsberg)
- I./JG.52(Detach) (Königsberg)
- II./JG.52(Detach) (Königsberg)
Night fighters
edit- II./NJG.100 (Powunden)
- II./NJG.100 (Detach) (Eichwalde)
- II./NJG.100 (Detach) (Prohwehren)
Luftwaffe special transport units (1944-45)
editThis 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
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- Generalfeldmarschall Robert Ritter von Greim, 5 May 1943 – 24 April 1945
- Generaloberst Otto Deßloch, 27 April 1945 – 8 May 1945
Chief of staff
edit- Generalmajor Friedrich Kless, 11 May 1943 – 8 May 1945
References
edit- Notes
- ^ For an explanation of the meaning of Luftwaffe unit designation see Luftwaffe Organisation
- References