Führer der Luft Ost
Führer der Luft Ost
(FpNs: L 00750 and L 25861)
Führer:
Gen.Maj. Hermann Bruch (24 Aug 39 - Apr 40)
Obstlt. Hermann Edert (Apr 40 - 5 Aug 40)
Formation. (Aug 39)
Formed o/a 24 August 1939 at Dievenow/North Germany to take command of the Luftwaffe's naval aviation units deployed in the Baltic area.[1]
Baltic Sea Area and Adjacent Waters. (Sep 39 - Aug 40)
1 Sep 39: Stab at Dievenow - during the campaign in Poland, the Stab was tactically under Marinegruppenkommando Ost (Kiel) and directed naval reconnaissance of Polish harbors, the Baltic and the Gulf of Finland, and attacks on Polish naval forces.[2]
Apr 40: shortly after the occupation of Denmark on 9 April, the Stab moved to Aalborg and provided limited support for the invasion of Norway and the campaign that followed, mainly directing reconnaissance flights and anti-submarine patrols with assigned naval air units.[3]
20 Jun 40: Stab still at Aalborg.[4]
5 Aug 40: Aalborg - Stab renamed Fliegerführer Ost this date.[5]
© H.L. deZeng IV, 2023
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References
- ↑ G.Tessin- Verbände und Truppen der Deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS 1939-1945. Teil 14: Die Luftstreitkräfte; F.Kurowski- Seekrieg aus der Luft: Die deutsche Seeluftwaffe im Zweiten Weltkrieg; U.Balke-Der Luftkrieg in Europa: Die Operativen Einsätze des Kampfgeschwader 2 im Zweiten Weltkrieg/Teil I.
- ↑ F.Kurowski-op cit.
- ↑ F.Kurowski-op cit.
- ↑ F.Kurowski-op cit:157.
- ↑ F.Kurowski-op cit:58 and 77.