Kurt Pflugbeil
Who commanded Luftflotte 1 from Aug 1943 to Apr 1945?
Luftflotte 1 Luftflotte 1 ( Air Fleet 1 ) was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II . It was formed 1 February 1939 from Luftwaffengruppenkommando 1 in Berlin . This Luftwaffe detachment served in Estonia , Latvia , Lithuania and Immola , Finland for air support of 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 KG 200 with bases in East Prussia , Kurland and Baltic areas , stay equipped with : - Junkers Ju 252A-1 - Junkers Ju 352A-0/A-1 Herkules - Arado Ar 232B-0 Tausendfüßler for transport special commandos , weapons , vehicles or dropping by parachute secret agents in clandestine missions behind enemy lines . - I. ( TGr. ) /KG 200 ( Riga ) Bombers . - 14. ( Eis ) /KG 55 ( Jakobstadt ) 3.Fliegerdivision ( 3°Air Division ) Petseri . Tactical Reconnaissance . - Stab//NAGr 5 ( Petseri ) - 1./NAGr 5 ( Idriza ) - 1./NAGr 31 ( Wesemberg ) Land Air Strike . - I/SG 3 ( Jakobstadt ) Night land strike . - Stab/NSGr 1 ( Idriza ) - 3./NSGr 1 ( Idriza ) - 1./NSGr 1 ( Kaunas ) - 2./NSGr 1 ( Kaunas ) - Stab/NSGr 3 ( Vecuci ) - 1./NSGr 3 ( Vecuci ) - 2./NSGr 3 ( Vecuci ) - 1./NSGr 12 ( Vecuci ) - 1./ ( Detach ) NSGr 12 ( Riga–Spilve ) - Stab/NSGr 11 ( Rahkla ) - 1./NSGr 11 ( Rahkla ) - 2./NSGr 11 ( Rahkla ) - 2./NSG 12 ( Libau ) Jagdabschnittfuhrer Ostland ( Fighter direction in Ostland ) Riga-Spilve . Fighters . - Stab/JG 54 ( Dorpat ) - I./JG 54 ( Turku ) ( Finland ) - 2./JG 54 ( Reval–Laksberg ) - 3./JG 54 ( Reval–Laksberg ) Tactical Reconnaissance . - 1./NAGr 5 ( Immola ) Fighters . - II./JG 54 ( Immola ) Land Air Strike . - Stab/SG 3 ( Immola ) - 1./SG 3 ( Immola ) - 2./SG 3 ( Immola ) - 3./SG 3 ( Immola ) 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 Chief 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 Subordinated 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 . Flakkorps ( anti-aircraft artillery ) - 2 . Flak-Division - 6 . 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 . References . - Notes - References - Luftflotte 1 @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht - Luftflotte 1 @ The Luftwaffe , 1933-45