Luftwaffe Order of Battle August 1940

For its Battle of Britain campaign against Great Britain during World War II, the German Luftwaffe had the following Order of Battle in the West. "Luftflotte 2" was responsible for the bombing of southeast England and the London area and based in the Pas-de-Calais area in France. "Luftflotte 3" targeted the West Country, Midlands, and northwest England, from bases a bit further north in France. "Luftflotte 5" targeted the north of England and Scotland, from bases in Norway. "Luftflotte 1" and "Luftflotte 4" were based in Germany, but most of their bomber formations had been reassigned to the three "Luftflotten" engaged in the Battle of Britain. Some fighters were retained to provide air cover over Germany, however. [Note: de Zeng, Stanket and Creek provide much of the information presented in this article. Some of the information is sourced from Bungay, 2000, pp. 408-418. In turn Bungay cites Balke, Ulf. "Der Luftkrieg in Europa - Die Operativen Einsätze des Kampgeshwaders 2 im Zweiten Weltkrieg". Germany: Bernard and Graefe, 1989. ISBN 3-7637-5882-8 and the records of Luftflotte 3 (RL7/89 and 90), although much of this has been superseded by the research of de Zeng "et al".]

"Luftflotte 2"

Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, commanded by Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring, OOB from 13 August 1940.

ee also

* Luftwaffe Organization
* German Air Fleets in World War II

References

Bibliography

* Balke, Ulf. "Der Luftkrieg in Europa - Die Operativen Einsätze des Kampgeshwaders 2 im Zweiten Weltkrieg". Germany: Bernard and Graefe, 1989. ISBN 3-7637-5882-8
* Bungay, Stephen. "The Most Dangerous Enemy: A History of the Battle of Britain". London: Aurum Press 2000. ISBN 1-85410-721-6(hardcover), ISBN 1-85410-801-8(paperback 2002).
* de Zeng, H.L; Stanket, D.G; Creek, E.J. "Bomber Units of the Luftwaffe 1933-1945; A Reference Source, Volume 1". Ian Allen Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978-1-85780-279-5
* de Zeng, H.L; Stanket, D.G; Creek, E.J. "Bomber Units of the Luftwaffe 1933-1945; A Reference Source, Volume 2". Ian Allen Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978-1-903223-87-1

External links

* [http://www.battle-of-britain.com/BoB2/Diary/Order/order_Luftwaffe.htm BattleofBritain.com] - retrieved on 20 March 2007.