Formation · air fleet
Luftflotte 2
Existed: 1 Feb 1939 – 27 Sept 1944
Main Luftwaffe formation in the Battle of Britain; transferred to the Mediterranean in late 1941.
Commanders
- Albert Kesselring 12 Jan 1940 – 11 Jun 1943
Positions (approximate)
- 13 August 1940Battle of Britain: from Belgium and northern France
- 22 June 1941Air support of Army Group Centre
- 15 November 1941Transferred to Italy (Mediterranean theatre; headquarters location not given in the source)
- 6 June 1944Italian theatre (approximate; fleet disbanded 27 Sep 1944)
Positions are approximate sector centres on front-snapshot dates — not daily positions or headquarters. Between dates the map shows the last known position.
Sources
- [1]Luftflotte 2
Wikipedia (EN) · encyclopedia
- [2]Operation Barbarossa
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