Luftwaffe order of battle April 1940

For its campaign against Norway and Denmark during World War II, the German Luftwaffe had the following order of battle on 9 April 1940.Hooton 2007, p. 32.

X. Fliegerkorps Commanded by Generalleutnant Hans Geisler Parent unit Geschwader Base Unit (Gruppe/Staffel) Aircraft type Commanding officerJagdgeschwader 77HusumII. GruppeMesserschmitt Bf 109EHauptmann Karl HentschelZerstörergeschwader 26BarthI, II. GruppeMesserschmitt Bf 110CHauptmann Karl Kaschka/ Wilhelm MakrockiZerstörergeschwader 76WesterlandI. GruppeMesserschmitt Bf 110CZerstörergeschwader 1WesterlandIII. GruppeMesserschmitt Bf 110CKampfgeschwader 4FassbergStab, and II. GruppeHeinkel He 111Kampfgeschwader 4PerlebergI. GruppeHeinkel He 111Kampfgeschwader 4LüneburgIII. GruppeHeinkel He 111Kampfgeschwader 26VarelStab, and I. GruppeHeinkel He 111Kampfgeschwader 26MarxII. GruppeHeinkel He 111KGr100NordholzHeinkel He 111Kampfgeschwader 30WesterlandStab, I., II., III., and Z. GruppeHeinkel He 111Sturzkampfgeschwader 1Kiel-HoltenaI. GruppeJunkers Ju 87B and R Major Paul-Werner Hozzel 1.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 122Hamburg–FuhlsbüttelI. GruppeHeinkel He 111WetterketteHamburg-FuhlsbüttelHeinkel He 111KorpstransportstaffelHamburg-FuhlsbüttelJunkers Ju 521.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 120Lübeck/KielDornier Do 17 and Heinkel He 111

See also Luftwaffe Organization German Air Fleets in World War II

References

Bibliography Hooton, E.R (2007). Luftwaffe at War; Blitzkrieg in the West: Volume 2. London: Chevron/Ian Allan. .