Luftflotte 3

Luftflotte 3 (Armada Udara 3) adalah salah satu bahagian utama Luftwaffe Jerman dalam Perang Dunia II.  Ia telah dibentuk pada 1 Februari 1939 daripada Luftwaffengruppenkommando 3 di Munich dan di bentuk semula sebagai Luftwaffenkommando West (Markas Udara Barat) pada 26 September 1944. Detasmen Luftwaffe ini berpangkalan di wilayah taklukan Jerman di Utara Perancis, Belanda, Belgium, dan Perancis Vichy, untuk membantu bala tentera Paksi di kawasan itu. Markas pemerintahannya di Paris, Perancis (pada 26 Jun 1944).

Rekonaisans Strategik
Stab/FAGr.123 (Toussus le Noble - Buc)
4.(F)/123 (Saint-André-de-l'Eure)
5.(F)/123 (Monchy-Breton)
1.(F)/121 (Toussus le Noble - Buc)

II.Fliegerkorps (Kor Udara II) Chartres

Fliegerführer West (Pengarah Udara Barat/Serangan Udara Darat)

Rekonaisans Taktikal
Stab/NAGr.13 (Chartres)
1./NAGr.13 (Chartres)
3./NAGr.13 (Laval)

Serangan Udara Darat
III./SG 4 (Clermont-Ferrand)
III./SG 4 (Detach) (Avord)

IX. Fliegerkorps (Kor Udara IX) Beauvais-Lille

Rekonaisans Strategik
3.(F)/122 (Soesterberg)
6.(F)/123 (Cormeilles)

Pengebom(Sederhana)
Stab/KG 2 (Gilze en Rijen)
I./KG 2 (Gilze en Rijen)
II./KG 2 (Gilze en Rijen)
III./KG 2 (Hesepe)
Stab/KG 6 (Melun-Villaroche)
I./KG 6 (Melun-Villaroche)
II./KG 6 (Melun-Villaroche)
III./KG 6 (Melun-Villaroche)
16./KG 6(JABO/Rapid) (Soesterberg)
Stab/KG 30 (Zwischenhan)
I./KG 30 (Leck)
4./KG 51 (JABO/Rapid) (Soesterberg)
5./KG 51(JABO/Rapid) (Gilze en Rijen)
6./KG 51(JABO/Rapid) (Soesterberg)
Stab/KG 54 (Eindhoven)
I./KG 54 (Eindhoven)
III./KG 54 (Eindhoven)
III./KG 66 (Montdidier)
(Eins)St. IV./KG 101 (Saint-Dizier)
Stab(KG)/LG 1 (Melsbroek)
I.(KG)/LG 1 (Le Culot)
II.(KG)/LG 1(Melsbroek)

JABO (Pengebom-Pejuang/Grup serangan mengejut)
I.(Jb)/SKG 10 (Tours)

X.Fliegerkorps (Kor Udara X) Angers

Tugas-tugas khas/operasi jarak jauh
1./KG 200 (Mont-de-Marsan)
1./KG 200(Detach) (Bordeaux–Merignac)
II/KG 200 (Biscarrosse)

Rekonaisans Strategik/Maritim (Jarak Jauh Ultra)
Stab/FAGr.5 (Mont-de-Marsan)
1.(F)/5 (Mont-de-Marsan)
2.(F)/5 (Mont-de-Marsan)
4.(F)/5 (Nantes)
3.(F)/123 (Corme-Écluse)
1.(F)/SAGr.129 (Biscarrosse)
1.(F)/JG.52 "BF 109"

Pengebom (Berat) Kapal Selam Sokongan/Serangan Dagang (Jarak Jauh)
Stab/KG 40 (Bordeaux–Merignac)
1./KG 40 (Toulouse–Blagnac)
2./KG 40 (Bordeaux–Merignac)
II./KG 40 (Bordeaux–Merignac)
7./KG 40 (Saint-Jean-d'Angély)
8./KG 40 (Cognac)
9./KG 40 (Cognac)

2.Fliegerdivision (Divisyen 2 Udara) Montfrin

Rekonaisans Strategik/Taktikal/Maritim (Jarak Sederhana-Dekat)
1.(F)/33 (St.Martin)
2./NAGr.13 (Cuers)
2./SAGr.128 (Berre)

Pengebom (Sederhana)
Stab/KG 26 (Montpellier)
II./KG 26 (LT) (Valence)
III./KG 26 (LT) (Montpellier)
III./KG 26 (LT)(Detach) (Valence)
Stab/KG 77 (Salon-de-Provence)
I./KG 77 (LT) (Orange-Caritat)
III./KG 77 (LT) (Orange-Caritat)
6./KG 77 (Istres)
4./KG 76 (Istres)
6./KG 76 (Istres)
Stab/KG 100 (Toulouse–Francazal)
III./KG 100 (Toulouse–Francazal)

II.Jagdkorps (Kor Pejuang II) Chantilly

4.Jagddivision (Divisyen 4 Pejuang) Metz

Jagdabschnittführer 4 (Pengarah Pejuang 4) St Pol-Brias

Pejuang
Stab/JG 1 (St.Quentin–Clastres)
I./JG 3 (St.Quentin–Clastres)
I./JG 5 (St.Quentin–Clastres)
II./JG 11 (Mons en Chaussée)
I./JG 301 (Épinoy)
Stab/JG 27 (Champfleury)
I./JG 27 (Vertus)
III./JG 27 (Connantre)
IV./JG 27 (Champfleury)

Pejuang Malam
Stab/NJG 4 (Chenay)
I./NJG 4 (Florennes)
III./NJG 4 (Junvincourt)
Stab/NJG 5 (Haguenau)
I./NJG 5 (Saint-Dizier)
III./NJG 5 (Athies-sous-Laon)

5.Jagddivision (Divisyen 5 Pejuang) Jouy-en-Josas

Jagdabschnittführer 5 (Pengarah Pejuang 5) Bernay

Pejuang
Stab/JG 2 (Creil)
I./JG 2 (Creil)
II./JG 2 (Creil)
III./JG 2 (Creil)
Stab/JG 3 (Évreux)
II./JG 3 (Guyancourt)
III./JG 3 (Mareilly)
Stab/JG 11 (Le Mans)
I./JG 11 (Le Mans)
I0./JG 11 (Le Mans)
I./JG 1 (Alençon)
II./JG 1 (Alençon)
Stab/JG 26 (Guyancourt)
I./JG 26 (Guyancourt)
II./JG 26 (Guyancourt)

Pejuang Malam
Stab/NJG 2 (Coulommiers)
I./NJG 2 (Châteaudun)
II./NJG 2 (Coulommiers)
II./NJG 4 (Coulommiers)

Jagdabschnittführer Bretagne (Pengarah Pejuang ke Britain) Brest

Pejuang
II./JG 53 (Vannes)

Jagdabschnittführer Südfrankreich (Pengarah Pejuang Selatan Perancis) Aix

Pejuang
1./JGr 200 (Orange-Caritat)
2./JGr 200 (Avignon)
3./JGr 200 (Orange-Caritat)

Jagdlehrer-Gr Bordeaux (Instruction Wing in Bordeaux sector)
JG (Eins. Teile/Lehr) (Marignane)

Jagdabschnittführer Bordeaux (Pengarah Pejuang di Bordeaux) Bordeaux-Merignac

Zerstörer (Pejuang Berat)
Stab/ZG 1 (Bordeaux–Merignac)
1./ZG 1 (Corme-Écluse)
3./ZG 1 (Corme-Écluse)
2./ZG 1 (Châteauroux)
III./ZG 1 (Cazaux)

Unit Serangan Khas Luftwaffe
This was the Luftwaffe section charged with managing the advanced equipment:
Fieseler Fi 103 (V-1)
Messerschmitt Me 262 A
Arado Ar 234 B;
they also used the Special Attack aircraft Junkers "Mistel 1".

Mentioned section poses your bases in France and Dutch areas.

Jet Pengebom/Jet Pengebom-Pejuang
(R)"Blitz" KG 76 (Istres)
II.St.(JABO)/KG 51 (Soesterberg)

Mistel Special Section
2. (Mistel I) /KG 101 (Saint-Dizier)
II. (Mistel I) -(Detach)/KG 200 (Saint-Dizier)

Pengebom dengan Pelancar V-1
Stab/KG 3 (Venlo)
II./KG 3 (also known as I./KG.5) (Venlo)
I./KG 53 "Legion Condor" (Gilze en Rijen)
III./KG 53 "Legion Condor" (Gilze en Rijen)

Luftwaffe V-1 fixed/mobile ramps units
These units operated near Calais (France), and in Belgium and the Netherlands.

Untergruppenbezeichnung FZG (Flakzielgerät) 76 (also known as 5.Flak Division (W), later as Armeekorps zur Vergeltung)
I./155 Artillerie Abt (W)
II./155 Artillerie-Abt (W)
III./155 Artillerie-Abt (W)

Luftwaffe special transport units(1944-45)
These units were based in Muhldorf, Bavaria, and composed of Helicopters:
Focke-Achgelis Fa 223 Drachen
Flettner Fl 265
Flettner 282B Kolibri
for operations in western and eastern front areas, with airfields in France (West) and East Prussia (East) for realizing some special liaisons, personal transport, rescue of wounded personnel, watching/air patrol, and other similar missions in the last days of the war.

Transportstaffeln 40 (West area)

Heer/Luftwaffe V-2 mobile ramps sections

Division zur Vergeltung(Div.z.V.)

This special unit was led by Heer and SS Commanders, working along with Luftwaffe personnel and facilities. They operated in France, Belgium and the Netherlands.

"Div.z.V." Nordgruppe
444° Artillerie-Abt
485° Artillerie- Abt (also known as Artillerie Regiment z. V. 902)
2°./485° Artillerie-Abt

"Div.z.V." Südgruppe
500° Waffen SS Artillerie-Abt (also known as 500° SS Werfer Abt.)
836° Artillerie-Abt (also known as Artillerie Regiment zur Vergeltung 901)

Heer V-4 "Rheinbote" Mobile ramps units
I./709 Artillerie Abt

Heer V-3 Artillery group
705° Artillerie Abt.

Singkatan
FAGr = Fernaufklärungsgruppe = Pesawat pengawasan.
Gruppe = setaraf dengan Wing RAF.
JG = Jagdgeschwader = Pesawat pejuang.
Geschwader = setaraf dengan Grup RAF.
JGr = Jagdgruppe = Pejuang.
KG = Kampfgeschwader = Pesawat pengebom.
LG = Lehrgeschwader = Latihan Operasi.
NAGr = Nahaufklärungsgruppe = Pesawat peninjau.
NJG = Nachtjagdgeschwader = Pesawat pejuang malam
SAGr = Seeaufklärungsgruppe = Pesawat peronda maritim
SKG = Schnellkampfgeschwader = Pengebom Laju.
St = Staffel = setaraf dengan Skuadron RAF.
ZG = Zerstörergeschwader = Pejuang dua enjin.

Panglima 
Generalfeldmarschall Hugo Sperrle, 1 Februari 1939 – 23 Ogos 1944
Generaloberst Otto Deßloch, 23 Ogos 1944 – 22 September 1944
Generalleutnant Alexander Holle, 22 September 1944 – 26 September 1944
dibentuk semula sebagai Luftwaffenkommando West
 Generalleutnant Alexander Holle, 28 September 1944 – 15 November 1944
 Generalleutnant Josef Schmid, 16 November 1944 – 27 April 1945
 Generalleutnant Martin Harlinghausen, 28 April 1945 – 8 Mei 1945

Ketua Staf
Generalmajor Maximilian Ritter von Pohl, 1 Februari 1939 – 10 Jun 1940
Oberst Günther Korten, 11 Jun 1940 – 31 Disember 1940
Generalmajor Karl Koller, 1 Januari 1941 – 23 Ogos 1943
Generalleutnant Hermann Plocher, 1 Oktober 1943 – 26 September 1944
dibentuk semula sebagai Luftwaffenkommando West
 Oberst Hans Wolters, September 1944 – Mac 1945
 Oberst Heinrich Wittmer, Mac 1945 – Mei 1945

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Rujukan
 Luftflotte 3 @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht
 Luftflotte 3 @ The Luftwaffe, 1933-45

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