Fliegerführer Afrika
Fliegerführer Afrika was part of Luftflotte 2, one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in the Second World War. It operated in the Mediterranean and Libya from 1941–1942. The commanders were Generalmajor Stefan Fröhlich and Generalleutnant Otto Hoffmann von Waldau, who led the German air support to the German Afrika Korps campaign during the winter of 1941–1942.
The aircraft flown by these commanders were a He 111 P-4, fully equipped.
Commanding officers
- Generalmajor Stefan Fröhlich 24 February 1941 – 10 April 1942
- Generlmajor Theo Osterkamp, April 1942
- General der Flieger Otto Hoffmann von Waldau, 12 April – 30 August 1942
- General der Flieger Hans Seidemann, 30 August 1942 – 31 January 1943
- Generalmajor Walter Hagen, 1 February 1943 – February 1943
Order of battle
Luftflotte 2 (1941–42)
- Fliegerkorps II
- Korpskette X.Fliegerkorps Afrika
- * JagdKommando Kreta
- Fliegerführer Afrika
- * Ramcke Parachute Brigade
- * Brigade Hermann Göring
- * Kampfgruppe Schmid
- * Luftwaffe Kommando Südost
- ** Luftgau Afrika
- ** Koluft Libyen
- ** 2./14
- * II Seenot-Dienstführer
- ** 15. Seenotkommando
- ** 16. Seenotkommando
- ** Seenotkommando
- * II Sanitäts-Flugbereitschaft Bengasi
Luftflotte 2 (1942–43)
- Fliegerführer Afrika
- * Fliegerführer Tunis
- ** Fliegerkorps Tunis
- *** Verbindungsstaffel und Flugbereitschaft der Fliegerkorps Tunis
- *** Fliegerführer 1
- *** Fliegerführer 2
- *** Fliegerführer 3
- *** Fliegerführer Gabes
- General der Deutschen Luftwaffe beim Oberkommand der Kgl. Ital. Luftwaffe
- * V Squadra Aerea
- ** Bataglione Paracadutisti Libiche Fanti dell'Aria
- ** Bataglione Paracadutisti Folgore
- ** Commando Aeronautica Tripolitana
- ** Settore Centrale Cirenaica
- ** Settore Est Fuka
- Deutsch-Italienische Panzerarmee/Armata Corazzata Italo-Tedesca Kommando