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Appendix XVII
Equipment, Strength, Serviceability and Location of Luftwaffe Units
deployed for use against the United Kingdom
7th September, 1940(Short-range tactical-reconnaissance units excluded)
Unit Equipment Strength Serviceable
aircraftLocation LUFTFLOTTE 2, BRUSSELS
(Field-Marshal Kesselring)Long-Range Bombers Stab. KG. 1
Heinkel 111
7
5
Rosierès-en-Santerre
I/KG. 1
Heinkel 111
36
22
Montdidier and Clairmont
II/KG. 1
Heinkel 111
36
23
Montdidier and Nijmegen
III/KG. 1
Junkers 88
9
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Rosierès-en-Santerre
Stab. KG. 2
Dornier 17
6
6
Saint-Leger
I/KG. 2
Dornier 17
19
12
Cambrai
II/KG. 2
Dornier 17
31
20
Saint-Leger
III/KG. 2
Dornier 17
30
20
Cambrai
Stab. KG. 3
Dornier 17
6
5
Le Culot
I/KG. 3
Dornier 17
29
25
Le Culot
II/KG. 3
Dornier 17
27
23
Antwerp/Deurne
III/KG. 3
Dornier 17
28
19
Saint-Trond
Stab. KG. 4
Heinkel 111
5
5
Soesterberg
I/KG. 4
Heinkel 111
37
16
Soesterberg
II/KG. 4
Heinkel 111
37
30
Eindhoven
III/KG. 4
Junkers 88
30
14
Amsterdam/Schipol
Stab. KG. 26
Heinkel 111
6
3
Gilze-Rijen
I/KG. 26
Heinkel 111
25
7
Moerbeke and Courtrai
II/KG. 26
Heinkel 111
26
7
Gilze-Rijen
Stab. KG. 30
Junkers 88
1
1
Brussels
I/KG. 30
Junkers 88
10
1
Brussels
II/KG. 30
Junkers 88
30
24
Gilze-Rijen
*Stab. KG. 40
Junkers 88
2
1
Bordeaux
Stab. KG. 53
Heinkel 111
5
3
Lille
I/KG. 53
Heinkel 111
23
19
Lille
II/KG. 53
Heinkel 111
29
7
Lille
III/KG. 53
Heinkel 111
19
4
Lille
Stab. KG. 76
Dornier 17
6
3
Cormeilles-en-Vexin
I/KG. 76
Dornier 17
26
19
Beauvais/Tille
1I/KG. 76 Junkers 88 27 21 Creil III/KG. 76 Dornier 17 24 17 Cormeilles-en-Vexin Stab. KG. 77 Junkers 88 1 1 Laon I/KG. 77 Junkers 88 36 31 Laon II/KG. 77 Junkers 88 32 25 Asch (Nord) III/KG. 77 Junkers 88 30 19 Laon KGr. 126 (Minelayers) Heinkel 111 33 26 764 484 Dive-Bombers and Ground-Attack Aircraft Stab. St.G. 1 Ju. 87 and Do. 17 7 5 Saint-Pol II/St.G. 1 Junkers 87 43 29 Pas-de-Calais Stab. St.G. 2 Ju. 87 and Do. 17 11 9 Tramecourt II/St.G. 2 Junkers 87 27 22 Saint-Omer and Saint-Trond IV (St.) LG. 1 Junkers 87 42 28 Tramecourt *II (Schlacht) LG. 2 Messerschmitt 109 33 27 Saint-Omer 163 120 Single-Engined Fighters Stab. JG. 1 Messerschmitt 109 4 3 Pas-de-Calais Stab. JG. 3 Messerschmitt 109 3 3 Pas-de-Calais I/JG. 3 Messerschmitt 109 23 14 Pas-de-Calais II/JG. 3 Messerschmitt 109 24 21 Pas-de-Calais III/JG .3 Messerschmitt 109 25 23 Pas-de-Calais Stab. JG. 26 Messerschmitt 109 4 3 Pas-de-Calais I/JG. 26 Messerschmitt 109 27 20 Pas-de-Calais II/JG. 26 Messerschmitt 109 32 28 Northern France III/JG. 26 Messerschmitt 109 29 26 Northern France Stab. JG. 27 Messerschmitt 109 5 4 Etaples I/JG. 27 Messerschmitt 109 33 27 Etaples II/JG. 27 Messerschmitt 109 37 33 Montreuil III/JG. 27 Messerschmitt 109 31 27 Sempy Stab. JG. 51 Messerschmitt 109 5 4 Saint-Omer I/JG. 51 Messerschmitt 109 36 33 Saint-Omer and Saint-Inglevert II/JG. 51 Messerschmitt 109 22 13 Saint-Omer and Saint-Inglevert III/JG. 51 Messerschmitt 109 44 31 Pas-de-Calais Stab. JG. 52 Messerschmitt 109 2 1 Laon/Couvron I/JG. 52 Messerschmitt 109 21 17 Laon/Couvron II/JG. 52 Messerschmitt 109 28 23 Pas-de-Calais III/JG. 52 Messerschmitt 109 31 16 Pas-de-Calais Stab. JG. 53 Messerschmitt 109 2 2 Northern France II/JG. 53 Messerschmitt 109 33 24 Wissant III/JG. 53 Messerschmitt 109 30 22 Northern France Stab. JG. 54 Messerschmitt 109 4 2 South Holland I/JG. 54 Messerschmitt 109 28 23 South Holland II/JG. 54 Messerschmitt 109 35 27 South Holland III/JG. 54 Messerschmitt 109 29 23 South Holland I/JG. 77 Messerschmitt 109 42 40 Northern France 669 533 Twin-Engined Fighters (Night-Fighters Excluded) Stab. ZG. 2 Messerschmitt 110 1 -- ... I/ZG -2 Messerschmitt 110 20 10 Amiens and Caen II/ZG. 2 Messerschmitt 110 28 10 Guyancourt/Caudran Stab. ZG. 26 Messerschmitt 110 3 3 ... I/ZG. 26 Messerschmitt 110 33 14 Abbeville and Saint-Omer II/ZG. 26 Messerschmitt 110 25 17 Crécy-en-Ponthieu III I ZG- 26 Messerschmitt 110 25 17 Barley and Arques V(Z)LG. 1 Messerschmitt 110 23 19 Ligescourt and Alençon *Gruppe 210 Messerschmitt 110 and 109 26 17 Denain 184 107 Long-Range Reconnaissance Aircraft 1(F)/22 Do. 17 and Me. 110 13 9 Lille 1(F)/122 Junkers 88 5 3 Holland 2(F)122 Ju. 88 and He. 111 10 9 Brussels/Melsbroek 3(F)/122 Ju. 88 and He. 111 11 10 Eindhoven 4(F)/122 Ju. 88, He. 111 and Me. 110 13 9 Brussels 5(F)/122 Ju. 88 and He. 111 11 11 Haute-Fontaine 63 51 Coastal (Reconnaissance and Minelaying) Aircraft 1/106 Heinkel 115 10 4 Brittany 2/106 Dornier 18 9 6 Brittany 3/106 Heinkel 115 9 6 Borkum 28 16 LUFTFLOTTE 3, SAINT-CLOUD
(Field-Marshal Sperrle)Long-Range Bombers Stab. LG. 1 Junkers 88 3 3 Orléans/Bricy i/LG. i Junkers 88 27 13 Orléans/Bricy II/LG. 1 Junkers 88 31 19 Orléans/Bricy III/LG. 1 Junkers 88 30 19 Chateaudun Stab. KG. 27 Heinkel 111 7 4 Tours I/KG. 27 Heinkel 111 35 13 Tours II/KG. 27 Heinkel 111 32 15 Dinard and Bourges III/KG. 27 Heinkel 111 20 13 Rennes *I/KG. 40 Focke-Wulf 200 7 4 Bordeaux Stab. KG. 51 Junkers 88 1 -- Orly I I KG. 51 Junkers 88 33 13 Melun III KG. 51 Junkers 88 34 17 Orly III/KG. 51 Junkers 88 34 27 Etampes Stab. KG. 54 Junkers 88 1 -- Evreux I/KG. 54 Junkers 88 30 18 Evreux II/KG. 54 Junkers 88 26 14 St. André-de-l'Eure Stab. KG. 55 Heinkel 111 6 6 Villacoublay I/KG. 55 Heinkel 111 27 20 Dreux II/KG. 55 Heinkel 111 30 22 Chartres III/KG. 55 Heinkel 111 25 20 Villacoublay KGr. 100 Heinkel 111 28 7 Vannes KGr. 606 Dornier 17 33 29 Brest and Cherbourg KGr. 806 Junkers 88 27 18 Nantes and Caen/Carpiquet 527 314 Dive-Bombers Stab. St. G. 3 Do. 17 and He. 111 7 6 Brittany I/St.G. 3 Junkers 87 37 34 Brittany 44 40 Single-Engined Fighters I/JG. 53 Messerschmitt 109 34 27 Brittany *Stab. JG. 2 Messerschmitt 109 3 2 Beaumont-le-Roger *I/JG. 2 Messerschmitt 109 29 24 Beaumont-Ie-Roger *I/JG. 2 Messerschmitt 109 22 18 Beaumont-le-Roger *III/JG. 2 Messerschmitt 109 30 19 Le Havre 118 90 Twin-Engined Fighters (Night-Fighters Excluded) Stab. ZG. 76 Messerschmitt 110 2 2 II/ZG. 76 Messerschmitt 110 27 12 Le Mans and Abbeville III/ZG. 76 Messerschmitt 110 19 8 Laval 48 22 Long-Range Reconnaissance Aircraft 7(F)/LG. 2 Messerschmitt 110 14 9 ... 4(F)/14 Me. no and Do. 17 12 9 Normandy 3(F)/31 Me. no and Do. 17 9 5 St. Brieuc 3(F)121 Ju. 88 and He. 111 10 6 North-West France 4(F)/121 Ju. 88 and Do. 17 13 5 Normandy i(F)/123 Ju. 88 and Do. 17 10 7 near Paris 2(F)/123 Ju. 88 and Do. 17 10 8 near Paris 3(F)/123 Ju. 88 and Do. 17 12 9 Buc 90 58 LUFTFLOTTE 5, KRISTIANSUND
(General Stumpff)Single-Engined Fighters II/JG. 77 Messerschmitt 109 44 35 South Norway Long-Range Reconnaissance Aircraft 2(F)122 Dornier 17 9 5 Stavanger 3(F)122 Dornier 17 9 5 Stavanger 1(F)/120 He. 111 and Ju. 88 13 2 Stavanger 1(F)/121 He. 111 and Ju. 88 7 2 Stavanger and Aalborg Coastal (Reconnaissance and Minelaying) Aircraft 1/506 Heinkel 115 8 6 Stavanger 2/506 Heinkel 115 8 5 Trondheim and Tromsö 3/506 Heinkel 115 8 6 List 24 17
NOTES The following notes apply to units marked with an asterisk:
KG. 40 Used wholly or mainly for co-operation with naval units. II (Schlacht) LG. 2 Ground-attack unit. Gruppe 210 Twin-engined fighter-bombers and single-engined escort fighters. JG. 2 Interchangeable between Luftflotten 2 and 3.
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