Luftflotte 6

The air fleet 6 ( Lfl. 6) was prepared on a May 5, 1943 Air Force Air Force of the Armed Forces, which was used in World War II and lasted until the capitulation.

History

The air fleet was 6 on May 5, 1943, the formed in April 1942 Air Command East with headquarters in Smolensk out and was responsible for the central portion of the Eastern Front. In June 1943, her attacks against the Soviet armaments industry, etc. flown in Gorky, Saratov and Yaroslavl. During operation citadel in July 1943 they supported, reinforced by donations of Air Force 1, with approximately 1000 aircraft attack the forces of Army Group Centre in the Orel area.

Due to the counter-attacks of the Red Army in September 1943, it moved its headquarters to Minsk, later to Priluki. Ahead of the Operation Bagration, the Soviet Air Force had already the air of superiority. The severe restriction of air reconnaissance was an essential element to the success of surprise.

After the Vistula-Oder operation of the Red Army in early 1945, the Air Force, the encircled troops supplied, inter alia, in Breslau from the air and flew missions to the destruction of the Oder bridges. Although they still had numerous aircraft, the air fleet was barely operational in the last months of the war due to lack of fuel. In the division of the German battle space in April, the Air Force 6 was responsible for the southern region.

Leadership

Imputed major units

  • IV Air Corps
  • 1st Air Division
  • 4th Air Division
  • Fliegerfuhrer 1
  • Hunting guides section 6
  • II Flak Corps
  • Air Command 4
  • Air Command VIII
  • Air Command East Prussia
  • Air Force Command West
  • 3rd Air Division
  • Fliegerfuhrer 200
  • Fighter Leader East Prussia
  • I. Flak Corps
Eastern Front (World War II) Luftflotte 1 Oryol Vistula–Oder Offensive Wrocław Colonel general Luftflotte 2 Luftflotte 3 Luftflotte 4 Luftflotte 5 Luftflotte Reich
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