Luftflotte 3

Oberbefehlshaber:

• GenFeldm Hugo Sperrle, 1 Feb 1939 - 23 Aug 1944
• GenOb Otto Dessloch, 23 Aug 1944 - 22 Sep 1944
• GenLt Alexander Holle, 22 Sep 1944 - 26 Sep 1944

Chef des Stabes:

• GenMaj Maximilian Ritter von Pohl, 1 Feb 1939 - 10 Jun 1940
• Oberst Günther Korten, 11 Jun 1940 - 31 Dec 1940
• GenMaj Karl Koller, 1 Jan 1941 - 23 Aug 1943
• GenLt Hermann Plocher, 1 Oct 1943 - 26 Sep 1944

Formed 1 Feb 1939 from Luftwaffengruppenkommando 3 in München. On 26 Sep 1944 redesignated Luftwaffenkommando West.

HQ at:

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
1 Feb 1939 - Aug 1939	München
Aug 1939 - Sep 1939	Roth, near Nürnberg
Sep 1939 - Jun 1940	Bad Orb
Jun 1940 - Aug 1944	Paris
Aug 1944 - 2 Sep 1944	Arlon
2 Sep 1944 - 26 Sep 1944	Mannheim-Sandhofen

Controlled the following units during the war:

• Verbindungsstaffel/Luftflotte 3
• I. Fliegerkorps, Oct 1939 - 15 May 1940 and end Aug 1940 - May 1941
• II. Fliegerkorps, 22 Sep 1939 - Jul 1940 and Dec 1943 - Aug 1944
• IV. Fliegerkorps, Jul 1940 - May 1941
• V. Fliegerkorps, Oct 1939 - May 1941
• VIII. Fliegerkorps, 13 May 1940 - end Aug 1940
• IX. Fliegerkorps, May 1941 - Sep 1944
• X. Fliegerkorps, 1 Apr 1944 - 5 Sep 1944
• II. Jagdkorps, Sep 1943 - Sep 1944
• 2. Flieger-Division, Jan 1944 - Jul 1944
• 5. Flieger-Division, Feb 1939 - Oct 1939
• 6. Flieger-Division, Feb 1939 - Oct 1939
• Fliegerführer Atlantik, Mar 1941 - 1 Apr 1944
• Hoherer Jagdfliegerführer West, 1942 - Sep 1943
• Jagdfliegerführer 2, May 1941 - 1942
• Jagdfliegerführer 3, Jan 1940 - 1942
• Jagdfliegerführer Süddeutschland, Feb 1943 - mid.43?
• Jagdfliegerführer Südfrankreich, late 42 - Sep 1943
• Luftgau-Kommando VII, Oct 1937 - 21 Mar 1941
• Luftgau-Kommando XII, Oct 1937 - 21 Mar 1941 (Flak only, rest from 1 Jan 1943)
• Luftgau-Kommando XIII, Oct 1937 - 30 Jan 1941
• Luftgau-Kommando Belgien-Nordfrankreich, May 1941 - Sep 1944
• Luftgau-Kommando Holland, May 1941 - Jan 1944
• Luftgau-Kommando Westfrankreich, Jun 1940 - Sep 1944
• Luftgaustab z.b.V. 3, Apr 1940 - Jun 1940
• Luftgaustab z.b.V. 16, Apr 1940 - Jun 1940
• I. Flakkorps, Oct 1939 - Sep 1940
• II. Flakkorps, Dec 1940 - Mar 1941?
• III. Flakkorps, Feb 1944 - Sep 1944
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• Luftnachrichten-Regiment 3
• Luftnachrichten-Regiment 13
• Luftnachrichten-Regiment 23