Luftflotte 2

Flugbcreitschaft Luftflottenkommando 2

Oberbefehlshaber:

• Gen Hellmuth Felmy, 1 Feb 1939 - 12 Jan 1940
• GenFeldm Albert Kesselring, 12 Jan 1940 - 11 Jun 1943
• GenFeldm Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen, 12 Jun 1943 - 27 Sep 1944

Chef des Stabes:

• Oberst Heinz von Wühlisch, 1 Feb 1939 - 30 Sep 1939
• Oberst Josef Kammhuber, 1 Oct 1939 - 19 Dec 1939
• GenMaj Wilhelm Speidel, 19 Dec 1939 - 30 Jan 1940
• Oberst Gerhard Bassenge, 30 Jan 1940 - 31 Jul 1940
• ?
• Oberst Hans Seidemann, 5 Oct 1940 - 11 Aug 1942
• GenMaj Paul Deichmann, 25 Aug 1942 - 25 Jun 1943
• Oberst Thorsten Christ, Jun 1943 - Sep 1943
• GenLt Ernst Muller, 1 Oct 1943 - Sep 1944

Formed 1 Feb 1939 from Luftwaffengruppenkommando 2 in Braunschweig. On 15 Nov 1941 ordered to Italy. Disbanded 27 Sep 1944.

HQ at:

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
1 Feb 1939 - 1 Sep 1939	Braunschweig	Luftflotte 2	Do 17, He 111, Ju 52, F1 156
1 Sep 1939	to Munstter (also there 10 May 1940)	Luftflotte 2	Do 17, He 111, Ju 52, F1 156
17 Jul 1940 - May 1941	at Brüssels	Luftflotte 2	Do 17, He 111, Ju 52, F1 156
May 1941	to Warzaw-Bielany (also there 1 Jul 1941)	Luftflotte 2	Do 17, He 111, Ju 52, F1 156
Oct 1941	at Smolensk	Luftflotte 2	Do 17, He 111, Ju 52, F1 156
1 Dec 1941 - Sep 1943	Frascati (Rome)	Luftflotte 2	Do 17, He 111, Ju 52, F1 156
Sep 1943 - Oct 1943	Malcesine (Lake Garda)	Luftflotte 2	Do 17, He 111, Ju 52, F1 156
Oct 1943 - 27 Apr 1944	Abano Terme, near Padua	Luftflotte 2	Do 17, He 111, Ju 52, F1 156
27 Apr 1944 - 20 Jul 1944	Salsomaggiore	Luftflotte 2	Do 17, He 111, Ju 52, F1 156
20 Jul 1944 - Sep 1944	Malcesine	Luftflotte 2	Do 17, He 111, Ju 52, F1 156

Controlled the following units during the war:

• Verbindungsstaffel/Luftflotte 2 (W.34), Feb 1941 - Oct 1941
• Kurierstaffel/Luftflotte 2 (He 111)
• Luftwaffenkommando Südost, 1 Jan 1943 - 10 Mar 1943
• Komm. General der Deutschen Luftwaffe in Italien, Dec 1941 - Sep 1944
• I. Fliegerkorps, 15 May 1940 - end Aug 1940
• II. Fliegerkorps, Jul 1940 - Dec 1943
• IV. Fliegerkorps, Oct 1939 - Jul 1940
• VIII. Fliegerkorps, Oct 1939 - 13 May 1940, Jun 1941 - Jul 1941 and 28 Sep 1941 - Dec 1941
• IX. Fliegerkorps, Oct 1940 - May 1941
• X. Fliegerkorps, Oct 1939 - Apr 1940 and Dec 1941 - 9 Mar 1943
• Fliegerkorps Tunis, Feb 1943 - May 1943
• Luftlandekorps Student, May 1940
• Ital. Fliegerkorps (CAI), Sep 1940 - Apr 1941
• 2. Flieger-Division, Nov 1942 - Jan 1944 and Jul 1944 - Sep 1944
• 3. Flieger-Division, Feb 1939 - Oct 1939
• 4. Flieger-Division, Feb 1939 - Oct 1939
• 9. Flieger-Division, 23 May 1940 - Oct 1940
• 1. Nachtjagd-Division, 17 Jul 1940 - 21 Mar 1941
• Fliegerführer 2, Jul 1943 - May 1944
• Fliegerführer Afrika, Nov 1941 - Feb 1943
• Fliegerführer Sardinien, Jul 1943
• Jagdfliegerführer 1, Jan 1940 - Winter 41/42
• Jagdfliegerführer 2, Jan 1940 - May 1941
• Jagdfliegerführer Oberitalien, Jul 1943 - Sep 1944
• Jagdfliegerführer Sizilien, Jul 1943
• Luftgau-Kommando II, May 1941 - Dec 1941
• Luftgau-Kommando VI, Oct 1937 - 21 Mar 1941
• Luftgau-Kommando XI, Feb 1939 - 21 Mar 1941
• Luftgau-Kommando Belgien-Nordfrankreich, Jun 1940 - May 1941
• Luftgau-Kommando Holland, May 1940 - May 1941
• Luftgau-Kommando Griechenland,
• Feldluftgau-Kommando XXVIII, Jun 1943 - Sep 1944
• Luftgaustab z.b.V. 2, Jun 1941 - Nov 1941
• Luftgaustab z.b.V. 6, Apr 1940 - Jun 1940
• Luftgaustab z.b.V. 11, Apr 1940 - Jun 1940
• Luftgaustab z.b.V. 20, Jun 1941 - Nov 1941
• II. Flakkorps, Oct 1939 - Dec 1940 and Sep 1941 - Nov 1941
• 19. Flak-Division, Aug 1942 - May 1943
• 20. Flak-Division, Nov 1942 - May 1943
• 25. Flak-Division, Apr 1944 - Sep 1944
• Flak-Brigade VII, Nov 1941 - Aug 1942
• 17. Flak-Brigade, Mar 1943 - Apr 1944
• 22. Flak-Brigade, May 1943 - Oct 1943
• -----------------------------------------
• Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2
• Luftnachrichten-Regiment 12
• Luftnachrichten-Regiment 22