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Belgium and the
Netherlands in May 1940
called for the use of the 7th
Fliegerdivision to aid in the
advance through the
capture of key
bridges and the fortress...
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Between 1933 and 1945, the
organization of the
Luftwaffe underwent several changes. Originally, the
German military high command, for
their air warfare...
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Luftflotte 1 ("Air
Fleet 1") was one of the
primary divisions of the
German Luftwaffe in
World War II. It was
formed on 1
February 1939 from Luftwaffengruppenkommando...
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Unternehmen Bodenplatte (Operation
Baseplate or
Operation Ground Plate),
launched on 1
January 1945, was an
attempt by the
Luftwaffe to
cripple Allied...
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Sperrle was
given command of the
headquarters of the
First Air
Division (
Fliegerdivision 1).
Sperrle was
given responsibility for
coordinating army support...
- necessary. Each
Luftflotte would contain several Fliegerkorps (Air Corps),
Fliegerdivision (Air Division),
Jagdkorps (Fighter Corps),
Jagddivision (Air Division)...
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Luftflotte 6 (Air
Fleet 6) was one of the
primary divisions of the
German Luftwaffe in
World War II. It was
formed on May 5, 1943 from Luftwaffenkommando...
- in the Balkans. On 30 March,
Detachment Süssmann, part of the 7th
Fliegerdivision, was
identified at Plovdiv.
Notice of the
target of
these units did...
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Luftflotte 3 (Air
Fleet 3) was one of the
primary divisions of the
German Luftwaffe in
World War II. It was
formed on 1
February 1939 from Luftwaffengruppenkommando...
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aviation was held in
reserve and its
units fed in piecemeal,
whereas 1
Fliegerdivision had made an all out effort. The
Soviet 16th Air Army (16VA) was permitted...
