Luftgau-Kommando I

Kommandierender General:

• GenLt Johannes Lentzsch, 1 Aug 1938 - 31 Jan 1939
• GenMaj Max Mohr, 1 Feb 1939 - 31 May 1939
• Gen Walter Mußhoff, 1 Jun 1939 - 12 Feb 1940
• GenLt Wilhelm Wimmer, 12 Feb 1940 - 10 May 1940
• GenLt Wilhelm Süßmann, 20 May 1940 - 21 Jan 1941
• GenLt Richard Putzier, 21 Jan 1941 - 5 Aug 1943
• Gen.d.Flg. Hellmuth Bieneck, 5 Aug 1943 - 17 Aug 1944
• Gen.d.Flg. Albert Vierling, 18 Aug 1944 - 2 Feb 1945

Chef des Stabes:

• initially none
• Obstlt Herbert Schröder, 1 Sep 1938 - 1 Jan 1941
• Oberst Leopold Kutzleb, 1 Jan 1941 - 1 Feb 1941
• Oberst Hans Korte, 1 Feb 1941 - 19 Aug 1941
• Oberst Josef Punzert, 19 Aug 1941 - 12 Jan 1945
• Oberst Hnas-Christian Kobe, 12 Jan 1945 - 2 Feb 1945

Formed 1 Aug 1938 in Konigsberg.

Disbanded 2 Feb 1945, and became the new Luftwaffenkommando Ostpreussen.

Territory:

• 1 Aug 1938 - the same as Wehrkreis I (Ostpreussen)
• 30 Sep 1939 - took over Westpreussen, Regierungsbezirke Bialystok and Zichenau
• 15 Jan 1943 - took over the northern half of the old Luftgau-Kommando II territory
• Feb 1944 - gave up the Warthegau area to Luftgau-Kommando VIII

Stab:

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location
1 Aug 1938 - 24 Jan 1945	Konigsberg*
24 Jan 1945 - 2 Feb 1945	Schloppe/Westpreussen

* a befehlsstelle Riga existed from 1941

Subordinated units:

• Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 1 in Konigsberg [Jun 1939 - Oct 1944]
• Luftgau-Nachrichten-Abteilung 1 in Konigsberg [Oct 1944 - Feb 1945]
• Luftnachrichten-Regiment 11 in Kraussen [1 Aug 1938 - 1 Apr 1939]
• Luftgau-Sanitäts-Abteilung 1 in Konigsberg [Aug 1938 - Feb 1945]
• Flughafen-Bereichs-Kommando Neuhausen [Jul 1939 - Mar 1941]
• https://asisbiz.com/Luftwaffe/1-1.html" title="Luftwaffe unit history" class="link-sw">Flughafen-Bereichs-Kommando Insterburg [Jul 1939 - Mar 1941]
• Flughafen-Bereichs-Kommando Jesau [Jul 1939 - Mar 1941]
• Flughafen-Bereichs-Kommando Heiligenbeil [Jul 1939 - Mar 1941]
• Flughafen-Bereichs-Kommando Lützen [Oct 1940 - Nov 1941]
• https://asisbiz.com/Luftwaffe/1-1.html" title="Luftwaffe unit history" class="link-sw">Flughafen-Bereichs-Kommando 1/I in Insterburg/Neuhausen [Mar 1941 - Feb 1945]
• Flughafen-Bereichs-Kommando 2/I in Jesau/Elbing [Mar 1941 - Feb 1945]
• Flughafen-Bereichs-Kommando 3/I in Neuhausen/Posen [Mar 1941 - Jun 1944]
• Flughafen-Bereichs-Kommando 4/I in Heiligenbeil [Mar 1941 - May 1941]
• Flughafen-Bereichs-Kommando 5/I in Thorn [Mar 1941 - Oct 1942]
• Flughafen-Bereichs-Kommando 6/I in Lützen [Nov 1941 - Feb 1942]
• Flakgruppe Westpreussen (Stab/Flak-Regiment 62) in Danzig [Apr 1941 - Jul 1944]
• Flakgruppe Ostpreussen (Stab/Flak-Regiment 81) in Konigsberg [Jun 1943 - Jul 1944]
• Flakgruppe Masuren (Stab/Flak-Regiment zbV) in Masuren [? - Dec 1943]
• Flakgruppe Masuren (Stab/Flak-Regiment 110) in Masuren [Jan 1944 - Jul 1944]
• Führer-Flak-Abteilung [Jan 1944 - Jun 1944]

Subordinated to:

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location
1 Aug 1938 - 1 Apr 1939	Luftwaffenkommando Ostpreussen
1 Apr 1939 - 1 Jan 1943	Luftflotte 1
1 Jan 1943 - 5 Feb 1944	Luftwaffenbefehlshaber Mitte
5 Feb 1944 - 8 Aug 1944	Luftflotte Reich
8 Aug 1944 - 2 Feb 1945	Luftflotte 6