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.[1]

X. Fliegerkorps

Commanded by Generalleutnant Hans Geisler

Parent unitGeschwader BaseUnit (Gruppe/Staffel)Aircraft TypeCommanding Officer
Jagdgeschwader 77HusumII. GruppeMesserschmitt Bf 109EHauptmann Karl Hentschel
Zerstörergeschwader 26BarthI, II. GruppeMesserschmitt Bf 110CHauptmann Karl Kaschka/ Wilhelm Makrocki
Zerstörergeschwader 76WesterlandI. GruppeMesserschmitt Bf 110C
Zerstörergeschwader 1WesterlandIII. GruppeMesserschmitt Bf 110C
Kampfgeschwader 4FassbergStab, and II. GruppeHeinkel He 111
Kampfgeschwader 4PerlebergI. GruppeHeinkel He 111
Kampfgeschwader 4LüneburgIII. GruppeHeinkel He 111
Kampfgeschwader 26VarelStab, and I. GruppeHeinkel He 111
Kampfgeschwader 26MarxII. GruppeHeinkel He 111
KGr100NordholzHeinkel He 111
Kampfgeschwader 30WesterlandStab, I., II., III., and Z. GruppeHeinkel He 111
Sturzkampfgeschwader 1Kiel-HoltenaI. GruppeJunkers Ju 87B and RMajor Paul-Werner Hozzel
1.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 122HamburgFuhlsbüttelI. GruppeHeinkel He 111
WetterketteHamburg-FuhlsbüttelHeinkel He 111
KorpstransportstaffelHamburg-FuhlsbüttelJunkers Ju 52
1.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 120Lübeck/KielDornier Do 17 and Heinkel He 111

See also

References

  1. Hooton 2007, p. 32.

Bibliography

  • Hooton, E.R (2007). Luftwaffe at War; Blitzkrieg in the West: Volume 2. London: Chevron/Ian Allan. ISBN 978-1-85780-272-6.
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