Luftflotte 4
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Luftflotte 4Active18 March 1939Disbanded21 April 1945CountryNazi GermanyBranchLuftwaffeTypeCommandEngagementsEastern FrontCommandersNotable

commandersAlexander Löhr

Wolfram von Richthofen

Military unit

Luftflotte 4[1] (Air Fleet 4) was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed on 18 March 1939, from Luftwaffenkommando Österreich in Vienna. The Luftflotte was redesignated on 21 April 1945, to Luftwaffenkommando 4, and became subordinated to Luftflotte 6. It was the Luftflotte 4, that was responsible for the bombing campaign of Stalingrad, where ca. 40,000 civilians died. This Luftwaffe detachment was based in Romania, Bulgaria, Southeast Poland, Hungary, Ukraine and Russian occupied territories, for supporting Axis forces; with command offices in Morczyn, Hungary, during 26 June 1944, Eastern Front.

See Organization of the Luftwaffe (1933–1945) for explanation of abbreviations used below.

2.(F)/11 (Jasionka)

2.(F)/22 (Focșani)

2.(F)/100 (Lublin)

14 St./Transportgeschwader 4 (Odessa)

Main article: 1st Air Corps (Germany)

Strategic reconnaissance

3.(F)/121 (Ziliștea)

NSt.1 (Focșani)

Tactical reconnaissance

Stab/NAGr.1(Chișinău)

2/NAGr.16 (Chișinău)

Stab/NAGr.14(Comrat)

1./NAGr.14 (Comrat)

2./NAGr.14 (Bacău)

Maritime reconnaissance

Stab/FAGr.125(See) (Constanța)

1.(F)/125 (See) (Varna, Bulgaria)

3.(F)/125 (See) (Mamaia)

(Rum)A.St.22/1 (Ciocârlia)

(Rum)101.A.St. (Mamaia)

(Bulg)See. A.St.(Varna, Bulgaria)

Fighter

Stab/JG 52 (Manzar [uk])

I./JG 52 (Leipzig, Romania)

II./JG 52 (Manzar [uk])

III./JG 52 (Roman)

15(Kroat.)/JG 52 (Ziliștea)

Ground attack

Stab/SG 2 (Huși)

I./SG 2 (Huși)

II./SG 2 (Ziliștea)

III./SG 2 (Huși)

II./SG 10 (Culm)

10.(Pz)/SG 2 (Trotuș)

14.(Pz)/SG 2 (Trotuș)

Night ground attack

Stab/NSGr.5 (Manzar [uk])

1./NSGr.5 (Roman)

2./NSGr.5 (Chișinău)

3./NSGr.5 (Chișinău)

Bomber (medium)

I./KG.4 (Focșani)

Main article: 8th Air Corps (Germany)

Strategic reconnaissance

2.(F)/11 (Jasionka)

2.(F)/100 (Lubin)

Tactical reconnaissance

Stab/NAGr.2(Strunybaby [uk])

1./NAGr.2(Strunybaby [uk])

2./NAGr.2(Strunybaby [uk])

Land air strike

Stab IV(Pz)/SG.9 (Lisiatycze)

12.(Pz)/SG.9 (Strunybaby [uk])

13.(Pz)/SG.9 (Lisiatycze)

Stab./SG.77 (Jasionka)

I./SG.77 (Jasionka)

II./SG.77 (Lemberg)

III./SG.77 (Cuniów [uk])

10.(Pz)/SG.77 (Starzawa)

(Ung)S.St. G.102/1 (Cuniów [uk])

(Ung)(101 C.O.)St. G.101 (Börgönd-Balaton)

Night land attack

Stab/NSGr.4 (Hordinia)

1./NSGr.4 (Hordinia)

Bombers

14.(Eis.)KG.27 (Krosno)

Tactical reconnaissance

(Ung)N.A.St.102/1 (Łabunie)

7./NAGr.32 (Łabunie)

Fighters

(Ung)J.St.102/1 (Zamość)

Bombers

(Ung)K.St.102/1 (Klemensowo)

Fast bombers

(Ung)SK.St.102/1 (Klemensowo)

Main article: 1st Air Corps (Romania)

Strategic/tactical reconnaissance

(Rum)2.(F) A.St. (Ivești)

(Rum)102 A.St. (Vâlcov)

(Rum)(C.A.1)1A.St.(Bacău)

Fighters

(Rum)II./JG.3 (Bacău)

(Rum)65./J.St. (Bacău)

(Rum)66./J.St. (Bacău)

(Rum)67./J.St. (Bacău)

(Rum)Stab/IV.JGr.45 (Ianca)

(Rum).45 J.St. (Ianca)

(Rum).46 J.St. (Ianca)

(Rum).49 J.St. (Ianca)

(Rum).IX JGr. (Tecuci)

(Rum).47 J.St.(Tecuci)

(Rum).48 J.St.(Tecuci)

(Rum).56 J.St.(Tecuci)

Tactical support (dive bombers)

(Rum)StG.3 (Călimănești?) StG is Sturzkampfgeschwader, dive bombers

(Rum)StG.4 (Huși)

(Rum)StG.8 (Matca)

(Rum)(G.P.)StG.3(Detach) (Odessa)

(Rum)(G.P.)StG.3 (Cioara-Doicești)

Bombers

(Rum)KG.2 (Țăndărei)

(Rum)KG.4 (Țăndărei)

(Rum)76 K.St.(Ianca)

(Rum)78 K.St.(Ianca)

(Rum)V KGr. (Ivești)

(Rum)K.St.1/3 (Ciocârlia)

Jagdabschnittsführer Rum. (chief of sector fighters of Romania) Bucharest

Main article: Jagdfliegerführer Rumänien

Fighters

I./JG.53 (Târgșoru Nou)

III./JG.77 (Mizil)

(Rum)I./JG.2 (Roșiori)

(Rum)43.J.St.(Roșiori)

(Rum)63.J.St.(Roșiori)

(Rum)64.J.St.(Roșiori)

(Rum)VI./JG.2 (Popești-Leordeni)

(Rum)59./VI JGr.(Popești-Leordeni)

(Rum)61./VI JGr.(Popești-Leordeni)

(Rum)62./VI JGr.(Popești-Leordeni)

(Rum)VII.JGr. (Boteni)

(Rum)53./VII.J.St (Boteni)

(Rum)57./VII.J.St.(Boteni)

(Rum)51.J.St. (Țepeș Vodă)

(Rum)52.J.St. (Mamaia)

(Rum)58.J.St. (Pipera)

Night fighters

10./NJG.6 (Otopeni-Bucharest)

12./NJG.6 (Otopeni-Bucharest)

11./(Detach)NJG.100 (Otopeni-Bucharest)

4./(N)JG.301 (Mizil)

6./(N)JG.301 (Târgșoru Nou)

(Rum)1./NJ.St. (Otopeni-Bucharest)

Generaloberst Alexander Löhr, 18 March 1939 – 20 July 1942

Generalfeldmarschall Wolfram von Richthofen, 20 July 1942 – 4 September 1943

Generaloberst Otto Deßloch, 4 September 1943 – 17 August 1944

Generalleutnant Alexander Holle, 25 August 1944 – 27 September 1944

Generaloberst Otto Deßloch, 28 September 1944 – 21 April 1945

Oberst Günther Korten, 18 March 1939 – 19 December 1939

Oberst Herbert Olbrich, 19 December 1939 – 21 July 1940

Oberst Andreas Nielsen, 21 July 1940 – 3 November 1940

Oberst Richard Schimpf, 4 November 1940 – 15 January 1941

Generalleutnant Günther Korten, 15 January 1941 – 12 August 1942

Oberst Hans-Detlef Herhudt von Rohden, 24 August 1942 – 23 February 1943

Oberst Karl-Heinrich Schulz, 1 March 1943 – 25 March 1943

General Otto Deßloch, 26 March 1943 – 3 September 1943

Generalmajor Karl-Heinrich Schulz, 3 September 1943 – 21 April 1945

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