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Luftwaffe units before the 1939 invasion of Poland

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In peace time these Luftwaffe detachments were based in Germany, Austria, Bohemia, Moravia, and Slovakia ; but they were moved to advanced bases on the outbreak of hostilities with Poland, the "Fall Weiss" Operation, on September 1, 1939.

Luftwaffe Lehrdivision (Development and Operational Training Division)

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Tactical Reconnaissance

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Strategic Reconnaissance

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Fighters

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Zerstörer (Heavy Fighters)

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Bombers

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Dive bombers

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Luftflotte 1 (Air Fleet 1) Nordostdeutschland (Northeast Germany)

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Tactical (Army) Reconnaissance (Heeres-Aufklärungsgruppen)

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Strategical Reconnaissance (Fern-Aufklärungsgruppen)

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  • 3.(F)/10 (Neuhausen)
  • 2.(F)/11 (Großenhain)
  • 3.(F)/11 (Großenhain)
  • 4.(F)/11 (Großenhain)
  • 1.(F)/120 (Neuhausen)
  • 1.(F)/121 (Prenzlau)
  • 2.(F)/121 (Prenzlau)
  • 3.(F)/121 (Prenzlau)
  • 4.(F)/121 (Prenzlau)

Fighters

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Zerstörer (Heavy Fighters)

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Bombers

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Dive Bombers

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Land Air Strike (Operative Training)

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Luftflotte 2 (Air Fleet 2) Nordwestdeutschland (Northwest Germany)

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Tactical Reconnaissance

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Strategical Reconnaissance

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Fighters

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Zerstörer (Heavy Fighters)

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Bombers

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Luftflotte 3 (Air Fleet 3) Südwestdeutschland (Southwest Germany)

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Tactical Reconnaissance

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Strategical Reconnaissance

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Fighters

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Zerstörer (Heavy Fighters)

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Bombers

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Dive Bombers

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Luftflotte 4 (Air Fleet 4) Südostdeutschland (Southeast Germany, Austria, Bohemia, Moravia and Slovakia)

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Tactical Reconnaissance

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Strategical Reconnaissance

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Fighters

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Zerstörer (Heavy Fighters)

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Bombers

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Dive Bombers

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  • Stab/St. G.77 (Breslau-Schöngarten, today Wrocław Airport)
  • I./St. G.77 (Brieg)
  • II./St. G.77 (Breslau-Schöngarten)
  • I./St. G.76 (Graz)

Transport units

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Maritime Reconnaissance, Embarked and Sea regular units

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North Sea sector

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Coastal squadrons

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Squadron Embarked in vessel

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Baltic Sea area

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Coastal squadrons

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Squadron Embarked in vessel

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