Luftflotte 4


Luftflotte 4 was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed on 18 March 1939, from Luftwaffenkommando Österreich in Vienna. This Luftwaffe detachment was based in Romania, Bulgaria, Southeast Poland, Hungary, Ukraine and Russian occupied territories, for supporting Axis forces; with command offices in Morczyn, Hungary, during 26 June 1944, Eastern Front. It was the Luftflotte 4, that was responsible for the bombing campaign of Stalingrad, where ca. 40,000 civilians died. The Luftflotte was redesignated on 21 April 1945, to Luftwaffenkommando 4, and became subordinated to Luftflotte 6.
See Organization of the Luftwaffe (1933–1945) for explanation of abbreviations used below.

Component units

Strategic reconnaissance

  • 2./11
  • 2./22
  • 2./100

    Transports (special duties)

  • 14 St./Transportgeschwader 4

    I. Fliegerkorps (I. Air Corps) Focșani

Strategic reconnaissance
Tactical reconnaissance
  • Stab/NAGr.1
  • 2/NAGr.16
  • Stab/NAGr.14
  • 1./NAGr.14
  • 2./NAGr.14
Maritime reconnaissance
Fighter
  • Stab/JG 52
  • I./JG 52
  • II./JG 52
  • III./JG 52
  • 15/JG 52
Ground attack
  • Stab/SG 2
  • I./SG 2
  • II./SG 2
  • III./SG 2
  • II./SG 10
  • 10./SG 2
  • 14./SG 2
Night ground attack
  • Stab/NSGr.5
  • 1./NSGr.5
  • 2./NSGr.5
  • 3./NSGr.5
Bomber
  • I./KG.4

    VIII. Fliegerkorps (VIII Air Corps) Lubien Poland

Strategic reconnaissance
  • 2./11
  • 2./100
Tactical reconnaissance
  • Stab/NAGr.2
  • 1./NAGr.2
  • 2./NAGr.2
Land air strike
  • Stab IV/SG.9
  • 12./SG.9
  • 13./SG.9
  • Stab./SG.77
  • I./SG.77
  • II./SG.77
  • III./SG.77
  • 10./SG.77
  • S.St. G.102/1
  • St. G.101
Night land attack
  • Stab/NSGr.4
  • 1./NSGr.4
Bombers
  • 14.KG.27

    Fliegerführer 102 Ungarn (102 Air Direction in Hungary) Łabunie

Tactical reconnaissance
  • N.A.St.102/1
  • 7./NAGr.32
Fighters
  • J.St.102/1
Bombers
  • K.St.102/1
Fast bombers
  • SK.St.102/1

    ''Rumänisches I Fliegerkorps'' (I Romanian Air Corps) Tecuci

Strategic/tactical reconnaissance
Fighters
  • II./JG.3
  • 65./J.St.
  • 66./J.St.
  • 67./J.St.
  • Stab/IV.JGr.45
  • .45 J.St.
  • .46 J.St.
  • .49 J.St.
  • .IX JGr.
  • .47 J.St.
  • 48th [Fighter Squadron (Romania)|.48 J.St.]
  • .56 J.St.
Tactical support
  • StG.3 StG is Sturzkampfgeschwader, dive bombers
  • StG.4
  • StG.8
  • StG.3
  • StG.3
Bombers
  • KG.2
  • KG.4
  • 76 K.St.
  • 78 K.St.
  • V KGr.
  • K.St.1/3

    Kom. Gen.d.dtsch. Lw.i. Rum (general in chief of German Air Force in Romania) Bucharest

Jagdabschnittsführer Rum. BucharestFighters
  • I./JG.53
  • III./JG.77
  • I./JG.2
  • 43.J.St.
  • 63.J.St.
  • 64.J.St.
  • VI./JG.2
  • 59./VI JGr.
  • 61./VI JGr.
  • 62./VI JGr.
  • VII.JGr.
  • 53./VII.J.St
  • 57./VII.J.St.
  • 51.J.St.
  • 52.J.St.
  • 58.J.St.
Night fighters