Luftwaffe Northern (Arctic) detachment(Luftflotte 5)(Finland-Norway)

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This Luftwaffe detachment served in Finland and Norway for air support of the Axis forces in the sector, with command offices in Oslo, Norway (at July 26, 1944).

Contents 1 Kom. Gen.d.dtsch. Lw.i. Finnland (General-chief of Luftwaffe in Finland) Rovaniemi 2 Fliegerführer 3 (Flight Command 3) Kirkenes 3 Strategic Reconnaissance 4 Maritime Reconnaissance 5 Air Strike 6 Jagdabschnittführer Norwegen (Fighter Command in Norway) Petsamo 7 Fighters 8 Zerstörer (heavy fighters)

[edit] Kom. Gen.d.dtsch. Lw.i. Finnland (General-chief of Luftwaffe in Finland) Rovaniemi

[edit] Fliegerführer 3 (Flight Command 3) Kirkenes

[edit] Strategic Reconnaissance

• 1.(F)/124 (Kirkenes)
• 1.(F)/32 (Kemijärvi)

[edit] Maritime Reconnaissance

• 3.(F)/SAGr.130 (Kirkenes)

[edit] Air Strike

• I/SG.5 (Kirkenes)

[edit] Jagdabschnittführer Norwegen (Fighter Command in Norway) Petsamo

[edit] Fighters

• III./JG 5 (Petsamo)

[edit] Zerstörer (heavy fighters)

• 13.(ZG.)/JG 5 (Kirkenes)