Luftflotte 1[1] (Air Fleet 1) was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed 1 February 1939 from Luftwaffengruppenkommando 1 in Berlin. This Luftwaffe detachment served in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Immola, Finland, for air support of Axis forces in area; with command offices in Malpils, Latvia, (26 June 1944), Eastern front.

Luftflotte 1
Flag for the Chief of a Luftflotte
Active1 February 1939
Disbanded16 April 1945
Country Nazi Germany
BranchBalkenkreuz (Iron Cross) Luftwaffe
TypeCommand

Units under Command edit

Strategic Reconnaissance edit

Maritime Reconnaissance edit

Transports edit

Transports (special works) edit

This unit was branch of KG 200 with bases in East Prussia, Courland and Baltic areas, stay equipped with:

  • Junkers Ju 252A-1
  • Junkers Ju 352A-0/A-1 Herkules
  • Arado Ar 232B-0 Tausendfüßler for transport special commandos, weapons, vehicles or dropping by parachute secret agents in clandestine missions behind enemy lines.
  • I.(TGr.)/KG 200 (Riga)

Bombers edit

3.Fliegerdivision (3°Air Division) Petseri edit

Tactical Reconnaissance edit

Land Air Strike edit

Night land strike edit

Jagdabschnittführer Ostland (Fighter direction in Ostland) Riga-Spilve edit

Fighters edit

Gefechtsverband Kuhlmey (Kuhlmey Combat Unit) Immola edit

Tactical Reconnaissance edit

Fighters edit

Land Air Strike edit

Commanding officers edit

Chief of staff edit

  • Generalmajor Wilhelm Speidel, 1 February 1939 – 19 December 1939
  • Generalleutnant Ulrich Kessler, 19 December 1939 – 25 April 1940
  • Oberst Heinz-Hellmuth von Wühlisch, 1 May 1940 – 9 May 1940
  • Generalmajor Dr. Robert Knauss, 9 May 1940 – 4 October 1940
  • Generalmajor Otto Schöbel, 5 October 1940 – 16 January 1941
  • Generalmajor Heinz-Hellmuth von Wühlisch, 16 January 1941 – 13 October 1941
  • Generalmajor Herbert Rieckhoff, 13 October 1941 – 23 February 1943
  • Generalmajor Hans Detlef Herhudt von Rohden, 23 February 1943 – 24 August 1943
  • Generalmajor Klaus Uebe, 25 August 1943 – 24 December 1944
  • Oberstleutnant Paul-Werner Hozzel, 25 December 1944 – 16 April 1945

Subordinated units edit

Detachment Kuhlmey1st Air Division (Germany)

Abbreviations edit

References edit

Notes
  1. ^ Not to be confused with Rahkla, Rakvere Parish.
References
  1. ^ For an explanation of the meaning of Luftwaffe unit designation see Luftwaffe Organisation