Luftflotte 3

Strategic Reconnaissance

• Stab/FAGr.123
• 4./123
• 5./123
• 1./121

II.Fliegerkorps (II.Air Corps) Chartres

Tactical Reconnaissance

• Stab/NAGr.13
• 1./NAGr.13
• 3./NAGr.13

Land Air Attack

• III./SG 4
• III./SG 4

IX. Fliegerkorps (IX.Air Corps) Beauvais-Lille

Strategic Reconnaissance

• 3./122
• 6./123

Bombers(Medium)

• Stab/KG 2
• I./KG 2
• II./KG 2
• III./KG 2
• Stab/KG 6
• I./KG 6
• II./KG 6
• III./KG 6
• 16./KG 6
• Stab/KG 30
• I./KG 30
• 4./KG 51
• 5./KG 51
• 6./KG 51
• Stab/KG 54
• I./KG 54
• III./KG 54
• III./KG 66
• St. IV./KG 101
• Stab/LG 1
• I./LG 1
• II./LG 1

JABO (Fighter-Bombers/Incursion strike groups)

• I./SKG 10

X.Fliegerkorps (X.Air Corps) Angers

Special duties/long-distance operations

• 1./KG 200
• 1./KG 200
• II/KG 200

Strategic/Maritime Reconnaissance (Ultra Long Range)

• Stab/FAGr.5
• 1./5
• 2./5
• 4./5
• 3./123
• 1./SAGr.129
• 1./JG.52 "BF 109"

Bombers (Heavy) Submarine Support/Merchant Strike (Long Range)

• Stab/KG 40
• 1./KG 40
• 2./KG 40
• II./KG 40
• 7./KG 40
• 8./KG 40
• 9./KG 40

2.Fliegerdivision (2.Air Division) Montfrin

Strategic/Tactical/Maritime Reconnaissance (Medium-Short Range)

• 1./33
• 2./NAGr.13
• 2./SAGr.128

Bombers (Medium)

• Stab/KG 26
• II./KG 26
• III./KG 26
• III./KG 26
• Stab/KG 77
• I./KG 77
• III./KG 77
• 6./KG 77
• 4./KG 76
• 6./KG 76
• Stab/KG 100
• III./KG 100

II.Jagdkorps (II.Fighter Corps) Chantilly

Jagdabschnittführer 4 (Fighter Direction 4°) St Pol-Brias

Fighters

• Stab/JG 1
• I./JG 3
• I./JG 5
• II./JG 11
• I./JG 301
• Stab/JG 27
• I./JG 27
• III./JG 27
• IV./JG 27

Night Fighters

• Stab/NJG 4
• I./NJG 4
• III./NJG 4
• Stab/NJG 5
• I./NJG 5
• III./NJG 5

Jagdabschnittführer 5 (Fighter Director 5) Bernay

Fighters

• Stab/JG 2
• I./JG 2
• II./JG 2
• III./JG 2
• Stab/JG 3
• II./JG 3
• III./JG 3
• Stab/JG 11
• I./JG 11
• I0./JG 11
• I./JG 1
• II./JG 1
• Stab/JG 26
• I./JG 26
• II./JG 26

Night Fighters

• Stab/NJG 2
• I./NJG 2
• II./NJG 2
• II./NJG 4

Jagdabschnittführer Bretagne (Fighter Direction in Brittany) Brest

Fighters

• II./JG 53

Jagdabschnittführer Südfrankreich (Southern France Fighter Direction) Aix

Fighters

• 1./JGr 200
• 2./JGr 200
• 3./JGr 200

Jagdlehrer-Gr Bordeaux (Instruction Wing in Bordeaux sector)

• Jagdabschnittführer Bordeaux Bordeaux-Mérignac
• Zerstörer
• *Stab/ZG 1
• *1./ZG 1
• *3./ZG 1
• *2./ZG 1
• *III./ZG 1

Luftwaffe Special Strike Units

• Jet Bombers/Jet Fighter-Bombers
• *"Blitz" KG 76
• *II.St./KG 51
• Mistel Special Section
• *2. /KG 101
• *II. -/KG 200
• Bombers with V-1 Launchers
• *Stab/KG 3
• *II./KG 3
• *I./KG 53 "Legion Condor"
• *III./KG 53 "Legion Condor"
• Luftwaffe V-1 fixed/mobile ramps units; operated near Calais, and in Belgium and the Netherlands.
• *Untergruppenbezeichnung FZG 76
• *I./155 Artillerie Abt
• *II./155 Artillerie-Abt
• *III./155 Artillerie-Abt
• Luftwaffe special transport units; based in Muhldorf, Bavaria, and composed of Helicopters:
• *Focke-Achgelis Fa 223 Drachen
• *Flettner Fl 265
• *Flettner 282B Kolibri
• Heer/Luftwaffe V-2 mobile ramps sections
• Division zur Vergeltung; 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
• *2°./485° Artillerie-Abt
• "Div.z.V." Südgruppe
• *500° Waffen SS Artillerie-Abt
• *836° Artillerie-Abt
• Heer V-4 "Rheinbote" Mobile ramps units
• *I./709 Artillerie Abt
• Heer V-3 Artillery group
• *705° Artillerie Abt.

Abbreviations

• FAGr = Fernaufklärungsgruppe = Long-range/strategic Reconnaissance aircraft.
• *Gruppe = equivalent to a USAAF Group.
• JG = Jagdgeschwader = Fighters.
• *Geschwader = equivalent to a USAAF Wing.
• JGr = Jagdgruppe = Fighters.
• KG = Kampfgeschwader = Bombers.
• LG = Lehrgeschwader = Operational Training.
• NAGr = Nahaufklärungsgruppe = Short-range/tactical Observation aircraft.
• NJG = Nachtjagdgeschwader = Night Fighters
• SAGr = Seeaufklärungsgruppe = Maritime Patrol aircraft
• SKG = Schnellkampfgeschwader = Fast Bombers.
• St = Staffel = equivalent to a RAF Squadron.
• ZG = Zerstörergeschwader = Twin engined diurnal heavy fighters.

Commanding officers

• Generalfeldmarschall Hugo Sperrle, 1 February 1939 – 23 August 1944
• Generaloberst Otto Deßloch, 23 August 1944 – 22 September 1944
• Generalleutnant Alexander Holle, 22 September 1944 – 26 September 1944

• Generalleutnant Alexander Holle, 28 September 1944 – 15 November 1944
• Generalleutnant Joseph Schmid, 16 November 1944 – 27 April 1945
• Generalleutnant Martin Harlinghausen, 28 April 1945 – 8 May 1945

Chief of staff

• Generalmajor Maximilian Ritter von Pohl, 1 February 1939 – 10 June 1940
• Oberst Günther Korten, 11 June 1940 – 31 December 1940
• Generalmajor Karl Koller, 1 January 1941 – 23 August 1943
• Generalleutnant Hermann Plocher, 1 October 1943 – 26 September 1944

• Oberst Hans Wolters, September 1944 – March 1945
• Oberst Heinrich Wittmer, March 1945 – May 1945

Subordinated units