Luftflotte 1

Luftflotte 1 (Air Fleet 1) was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed February 1, 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, (June 26, 1944), Eastern front.

Strategic Reconnaissance

 * Stab/FAGr 1 (Riga–Spilve)
 * 3.(F)/22 (Riga–Spilve)
 * 5.(F)/122 (Mitau)
 * NASt 3 (Riga–Spilve)

Maritime Reconnaissance

 * 1./SAGr 127 (Reval–Uleministe)

Transports

 * 1./TGr 10(Ital.) (Riga–Spilve)

Transports (special works)
This unit was branch of KG 200 with bases in East Prussia, Kurland 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

 * 14.(Eis)/KG 55 (Jakobstadt)

Tactical Reconnaissance

 * Stab//NAGr 5 (Petseri)
 * 1./NAGr 5 (Idriza)
 * 1./NAGr 31 (Wesemberg)

Land Air Strike

 * I/SG 3 (Jakobstadt)

Night land strike

 * Stab/NSGr 1 (Idriza)
 * 3./NSGr 1 (Idriza)
 * 1./NSGr 1 (Kaunas)
 * 2./NSGr 1 (Kaunas)
 * Stab/NSGr 3 (Vecuci)
 * 1./NSGr 3 (Vecuci)
 * 2./NSGr 3 (Vecuci)
 * 1./NSGr 12 (Vecuci)
 * 1./(Detach)NSGr 12(Riga–Spilve)
 * Stab/NSGr 11(Rahkla)
 * 1./NSGr 11 (Rahkla)
 * 2./NSGr 11 (Rahkla)
 * 2./NSG 12 (Libau)

Fighters

 * Stab/JG 54 (Dorpat)
 * I./JG 54 (Turku)(Finland)
 * 2./JG 54 (Reval–Laksberg)
 * 3./JG 54 (Reval–Laksberg)

Tactical Reconnaissance

 * 1./NAGr 5 (Immola)

Fighters

 * II./JG 54 (Immola)

Land Air Strike

 * Stab/SG 3 (Immola)
 * 1./SG 3 (Immola)
 * 2./SG 3 (Immola)
 * 3./SG 3 (Immola)

Commanding officers

 * Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring, 1 February 1939 - 11 January 1940
 * Generaloberst Hans-Jürgen Stumpff, 12 January 1940 - 10 May 1940
 * General Wilhelm Wimmer, 11 May 1940 - 19 August 1940
 * Generaloberst Alfred Keller, 20 August 1940 - 12 June 1943
 * Generaloberst Günther Korten, 12 June 1943 - 23 August 1943
 * General Kurt Pflugbeil, 24 August 1943 - 16 April 1945

Chief of staff

 * 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

 * II, III/Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg" (Ju 88A)
 * Kampfgeschwader 76 (Ju 88A)
 * Kampfgeschwader 77 (Ju 88A)
 * K.Fl.Gr. 806 (Ju 88A)


 * Jagdgeschwader 54 (Bf 109F)


 * 2(F) Ob.d.L. (Do 215B)
 * 5(F) 122 (Ju 88D)
 * eleven squadrons of (Hs 126)
 * SAGr 125 (Ar 95, Ar 196, He 114)


 * one transport squadron (Ju 52)
 * five liaison squadrons (Fi 156)


 * IV. Flakkorps (anti-aircraft artillery)
 * 2. Flak-Division
 * 6. Flak-Division

Abbreviations

 * FAGr = Fernaufklärungsgruppe = Reconnaissance aircraft.
 * Gruppe = equivalent to a RAF Wing.
 * JG = Jagdgeschwader = Fighters.
 * Geschwader = equivalent to a Royal Air Force Group.
 * KG = Kampfgeschwader = Bombers.
 * KG zbV = Kampfgeschwader zur besonderen Verwendung = Transport aircraft, later TG.
 * NAGr = Nahaufklärungsgruppe = Observation aircraft.
 * NASt = Nahaufklärungsstaffel = Observation aircraft.
 * Staffel = equivalent to a RAF Squadron.
 * NSGr = Nachtschlachtgruppe = Night ground attack.
 * SAGr = Seeaufklärungsgruppe = Maritime patrol aircraft
 * SG = Schlachtgeschwader = Ground attack.
 * TG = Transportgeschwader= Transport aircraft.