# Luftflotte 1

Luftflotte 1 ("Air Fleet 1") was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed on 1 February 1939 from Luftwaffengruppenkommando 1 in Berlin. This Luftwaffe detachment served in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland, supporting Axis forces in area; with command offices in Malpils, Latvia, (26 June 1944), Eastern front.

## Units under command
### Strategic reconnaissance

* Stab/FAGr 1 (Riga–Spilve)
* 3.(F)/22 (Riga–Spilve)
* 5.(F)/122 (Mitau)
* NASt 3 (Riga–Spilve)

### Maritime reconnaissance

* 1./SAGr 127 (Reval–Ülemiste)

### Transports

* 1./TGr 10(Ital.) (Riga–Spilve)

### Transports (special works)

This unit was branch of Kampfgeschwader 200 (KG 200) with bases in East Prussia, Courland and the Baltic. It was equipped with:
* Junkers Ju 252
* Junkers Ju 352 Herkules
* Arado Ar 232 Tausendfüßler for transporting special commandos, weapons, vehicles or dropping secret agents in clandestine missions behind enemy lines.
* I.(TGr.)/KG 200 (based at Riga)

### Bombers

* 14.(Eis)/KG 55 (Jakobstadt)

### 3.Fliegerdivision (3rd air division) Petseri
#### Tactical Reconnaissance

* Nahaufklärungsgruppe 5
** Stab//NAGr 5 (Petseri)
** 1./NAGr 5 (Idriza)
* Nahaufklärungsgruppe 31
** 1./NAGr 31 (Wesemberg)

#### Land Air Strike

* I/SG 3 (Jakobstadt)

#### Night ground attack

* Nachtschlachtgruppe 1
** Stab/NSGr 1 (Idriza)
** 3./NSGr 1 (Idriza)
** 1./NSGr 1 (Kaunas)
** 2./NSGr 1 (Kaunas)
* Nachtschlachtgruppe 1
** Stab/NSGr 3 (Vecuci)
** 1./NSGr 3 (Vecuci)
** 2./NSGr 3 (Vecuci)
** 1./NSGr 12 (Vecuci)
* Nachtschlachtgruppe 12
** 1./(Detach)NSGr 12(Riga–Spilve)
* Nachtschlachtgruppe 11
** Stab/NSGr 11 (Rahkla)
** 1./NSGr 11 (Rahkla)
** 2./NSGr 11 (Rahkla)
** 2./NSG 12 (Libau)

## Jagdabschnittführer Ostland ("fighter direction in Ostland") Riga-Spilve

JG 54 with fighters
* Stab/JG 54 (Dorpat)
* I./JG 54 (Turku) (Finland)
* 2./JG 54 (Reval–Laksberg)
* 3./JG 54 (Reval–Laksberg)
Gefechtsverband Kuhlmey (Kuhlmey combat unit) Immola
Tactical reconnaissance
* 1./NAGr 5 (Immola)
Fighters
* II./JG 54 (Immola)
Ground attack
* Schlachtgeschwader 3 based at Immola
** Stab/SG 3
** 1./SG 3
** 2./SG 3
** 3./SG 3

## Commanding officers

* Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring, 1 February 1939 – 11 January 1940
* Generaloberst Hans-Jürgen Stumpff, 12 January 1940 – 10 May 1940
* General Wilhelm Wimmer, 11 May 1940 – 19 August 1940
* Generaloberst Alfred Keller, 20 August 1940 – 12 June 1943
* Generaloberst Günther Korten, 12 June 1943 – 23 August 1943
* General Kurt Pflugbeil, 24 August 1943 – 16 April 1945

## Chiefs of staff

* Generalmajor Wilhelm Speidel, 1 February 1939 – 19 December 1939
* Generalleutnant Ulrich Kessler, 19 December 1939 – 25 April 1940
* Oberst Heinz-Hellmuth von Wühlisch, 1 May 1940 – 9 May 1940
* Generalmajor Dr. Robert Knauss, 9 May 1940 – 4 October 1940
* Generalmajor Otto Schöbel, 5 October 1940 – 16 January 1941
* Generalmajor Heinz-Hellmuth von Wühlisch, 16 January 1941 – 13 October 1941
* Generalmajor Herbert Rieckhoff, 13 October 1941 – 23 February 1943
* Generalmajor Hans Detlef Herhudt von Rohden, 23 February 1943 – 24 August 1943
* Generalmajor Klaus Uebe, 25 August 1943 – 24 December 1944
* Oberstleutnant Paul-Werner Hozzel, 25 December 1944 – 16 April 1945

## Subordinate units

* II, III/Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg" (Ju 88A)
* Kampfgeschwader 76 (Ju 88A)
* Kampfgeschwader 77 (Ju 88A)
* K.Fl.Gr. 806 (Ju 88A)
* Jagdgeschwader 54 (Bf 109F)
* 2(F) Ob.d.L. (Do 215B)
* 5(F) 122 (Ju 88D)
* eleven squadrons of (Hs 126)
* SAGr 125 (Ar 95, Ar 196, He 114)
* one transport squadron (Ju 52)
* five liaison squadrons (Fi 156)
* IV Flak Corps
** 2nd Flak Division
** 6th Flak Division

## Abbreviations

* FAGr = Fernaufklärungsgruppe = Reconnaissance aircraft.
** Gruppe = equivalent to a RAF Wing.
* JG = Jagdgeschwader = Fighters.
** Geschwader = equivalent to a Royal Air Force Group.
* KG = Kampfgeschwader = Bombers.
* KG zbV = Kampfgeschwader zur besonderen Verwendung = Transport aircraft, later TG.
* NAGr = Nahaufklärungsgruppe = Observation aircraft.
* NASt = Nahaufklärungsstaffel = Observation aircraft.
** Staffel = equivalent to a RAF Squadron.
* NSGr = Nachtschlachtgruppe = Night ground attack.
* SAGr = Seeaufklärungsgruppe = Maritime patrol aircraft
* SG = Schlachtgeschwader = Ground attack.
* TG = Transportgeschwader= Transport aircraft.