Luflotte 4 — Wikipedia

The Air fleet 4 ^{[ first ]} ( 4 ^{It is} Aerial fleet) was one of the main divisions of the German Luftwaffe (Wehrmacht) during the Second World War.

In the summer of 1942 the Air fleet 4 is responsible for the air coverage of Operation Fall Blau. She intervenes massively during the Battle of Stalingrad where she was responsible for the arrival of German troops in the city of a bombing campaign aimed at terrorizing the civilian population, which cost around 40,000 people.

She was formed the 18 mars 1939 from the Air Force Command Austria also called Air Force Command Ostmark in Vienna.

The Air fleet 4 was renamed the April 21, 1945 in Air Force Command 4 , and has become subordinate to the Luftflotte 6.

• 1939: Pologne
• 1940: Defense of airspace
• 1941: Balkans, southern Russia
• 1942: South of Russia
• 1943: South of Russia
• 1944: Romania, Hungary
• 1945: Hungary, Austria

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The headquarters moved according to the advancement of the front.

• Air Force Command Don: August 1942 – February 1943
• Air Force Command Caucasus: November 1942 – February 1943
• I. Aviation corps: July 1942 – August 1942 And February 1943 – April 1945
• II. Aviation corps: November 1944 – February 1945
• IV. Aviation corps: May 1941 – December 1943
• V. Aviation Corps: May 1941 – December 1941
• VIII. Aviation corps: January 1941 – June 1941 And May 1942 – July 1944
• XI. Aviation corps: April 1941 – June 1941
• Royal Romanian Aviation Corps: 1942 – August 1944
• 2. Flieger division: August 1939 – September 1939
• 17. Flieger division: January 1945 – April 1945
• 102. Hungarian flying division: 1944 – 1945
• Commanding General of the German Air Force in North Balkans: October 1944 – February 1945
• Commanding General of the German Air Force in Romania: 1944 – September 1944
• Commanding General of the German Air Force in Hungary: 1944 – Mars 1945
• Air leader e.g. : August 1939 – October 1939
• Aviation guide Nordbalkan: October 1944 – February 1945
• Aviation guide South: December 1941 – At the end of 1942
• Seaflieg leader Schwarzes Sea: Fin 1942 – April 1944
• Junction flying guide Romania: 1943 – February 1944 / September 1944
• Special staff Crimea: December 1941 – February 1942
• Air Force Upload Croatia: 1944
• Luftgau-command VIII: October 1937 – May 1942
• Luftgau-command xvii: July 1938 – January 1943 / Mars 1945 – April 1945
• Luftgau command Charkov: September 1942 – June 1943
• Luftgau command Kyiv: November 1941 – September 1942
• Luftgau command Rostow: November 1941 – June 1943
• Luftgau-command xxv: April 1943 – July 1944
• Luftgaustab z.b.V. : June 4, 1941 – November 1941
• Luftgaustab z.b.V. : August 8, 1939 – October 1939
• Air Force mission Romania: 1941 – June 1943
• Air Force mission Bulgaria: 1942 – June 1943
• 15. Air Force field division: 1942
• I. Flakkorps (of) : April 1941 – June 1944
• II. Flak Corps: June 1941 – September 1941
• V. Flakkorps (of) : November 1944 – April 1945
• 5. Flak-Division : December 1942 – August 1944
• 9. Flak-Division : January 1942 – May 1942 / Mars 1944 – September 1944
• 10. Flak-Division : September 1941 – May 1942
• 15. Flak-Division : June 1944 – November 1944
• Flak-brigged we: May 1942 – December 1942
• Air news regiment 4
• Air news regiment 14
• Air news regiment 24

• Fagr = Long -distance reconnaissance group = Air recognition.
  • group = equivalent in the RAF at Wing.
• JG = Hunting squad = Hunter.
• KG = Combat squadron = Bombardier.
• KG zbV = Combat squadrons for special use = Air transport, later TG.
• Nagr = Close -up group = Air link.
• NASt = Close reconnaissance relay = Air recognition.
  • Series = equivalent in the RAF in Squadron.
• Ngr = Night slaughter = Hunter-bombardier at night.
• Sagr = Sea reconnaissance group = Maritime patrol
• SG = Slaughterhouse = Ground attack.
• TG = Transportgeschwader = Air transport.
• Zg = Destroyer squadron = Heavy hunters.

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