Luftflotte 2

Luftflotte 2
Active	1 February 1939
Disbanded	27 September 1944
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Luftwaffe
Type	Command

Luftflotte 2[1] (Air Fleet 2) was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed 1 February 1939 in Braunschweig and transferred to Italy on 15 November 1941. The Luftflotte was disbanded on 27 September 1944.

Commanding officers

• General Hellmuth Felmy, 1 February 1939 – 12 January 1940
• Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring, 12 January 1940 – 11 June 1943
• Generalfeldmarschall Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen, 12 June 1943 – 27 September 1944

Chief of staff

• Oberst Josef Kammhuber, 1 October 1939 – 19 December 1939
• Generalmajor Wilhelm Speidel, 19 December 1939 – 30 January 1940
• Oberst Gerhard Bassenge, 30 January 1940 – 31 July 1940
• Oberst Hans Seidemann, 5 October 1940 – 11 August 1942
• Generalmajor Paul Deichmann, 25 August 1942 – 25 June 1943
• Generalleutnant Ernst Müller, 1 October 1943 – September 1944

Subordinated units

References

Notes

1. For an explanation of the meaning of Luftwaffe unit designation see Luftwaffe Organisation

References

• Luftflotte 2 @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Luftflotte 2 @ The Luftwaffe, 1933-45