Fliegerführer Afrika was part of Luftflotte 2 (Air Fleet 2), one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in the Second World War. It operated in the Mediterranean and Libya from 1941–1942. The commanders were Generalmajor Stefan Fröhlich and Generalleutnant Otto Hoffmann von Waldau, who led the German air support to the German Afrika Korps campaign during the winter of 1941–1942.
The aircraft flown by these commanders were a He 111 P-4 (VG+ES), fully equipped (armed with 5 × MG 15 and 1 × MG 17, capacity to load of bombs in belly and another under the wings, also exterior fuel tanks).
Commanding officers Generalmajor Stefan FröhlichOberstleutant Martin Harlinghausen had acted as Fliegerführer Afrika from January 1941 to 20 February 1941 but without any Stab. 24 February 1941 – 10 April 1942 Generlmajor Theo Osterkamp (acting), April 1942 General der Flieger Otto Hoffmann von Waldau, 12 April – 30 August 1942 General der Flieger Hans Seidemann, 30 August 1942 – 31 January 1943 Generalmajor Walter Hagen, 1 February 1943 – February 1943
Order of battle
Luftflotte 2 (1941–42) Fliegerkorps II Korpskette X.Fliegerkorps Afrika JagdKommando Kreta Fliegerführer Afrika (Ägyptenfeldzug) Ramcke Parachute Brigade Brigade Hermann Göring Kampfgruppe Schmid Luftwaffe Kommando Südost Luftgau Afrika Koluft Libyen 2.(H)/14 II Seenot-Dienstführer 15. Seenotkommando (Bengasi) 16. Seenotkommando (Derna) Seenotkommando (Tripoli) II Sanitäts-Flugbereitschaft Bengasi
Luftflotte 2 (1942–43) Fliegerführer Afrika (Libyen-Tunesien) Fliegerführer Tunis Fliegerkorps Tunis Verbindungsstaffel und Flugbereitschaft der Fliegerkorps Tunis Fliegerführer 1 (Nord) Fliegerführer 2 (Mitte) Fliegerführer 3 (Süd) Fliegerführer Gabes General der Deutschen Luftwaffe beim Oberkommand der Kgl. Ital. Luftwaffe (Italuft) V Squadra Aerea (Italian 5th Air Fleet) Bataglione Paracadutisti Libiche Fanti dell'Aria Bataglione Paracadutisti Folgore Commando Aeronautica Tripolitana Settore Centrale Cirenaica Settore Est Fuka (Egypt) Deutsch-Italienische Panzerarmee/Armata Corazzata Italo-Tedesca (Flak Div.) Kommando (Anti-Air)
References Notes
External links Flifu Africa