Luftflotte 2

Luftflotte 2 (Air Fleet 2) was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed February 1, 1939 in Braunschweig and transferred to Italy on November 15, 1941. The Luftflotte was disbanded on September 27, 1944.

Commanding officers

Flag for the Chief of a Luftflotte

• General Hellmuth Felmy, 1 February 1939 - 12 January 1940
• Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring, 12 January 1940 - 11 June 1943
• Generalfeldmarschall Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen, 12 June 1943 - 27 September 1944

Chief of staff

• Oberst Heinz von Wühlisch, 1 February 1939 - 30 September 1939
• Oberst Josef Kammhuber, 1 October 1939 - 19 December 1939
• Generalmajor Wilhelm Speidel, 19 December 1939 - 30 January 1940
• Oberst Gerhard Bassenge, 30 January 1940 - 31 July 1940

• Oberst Hans Seidemann, 5 October 1940 - 11 August 1942
• Generalmajor Paul Deichmann, 25 August 1942 - 25 June 1943
• Oberst Thorsten Christ, June 1943 - September 1943
• Generalleutnant Ernst Müller, 1 October 1943 - September 1944

Subordinated units

References

Notes

References

• Luftflotte 2 @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Luftflotte 2 @ The Luftwaffe, 1933-45