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Military unit
Luftflotte 4 (Air Fleet 4) was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed on 18 March 1939, from Luftwaffenkommando
Luftflotte_4
invasion of Poland. Luftflotte 1 (Northeast Germany) Luftflotte 2 (Northwest Germany) Luftflotte 3 (Southwest Germany) Luftflotte 4 (Southeast Germany
German Air Fleets in World War II
German_Air_Fleets_in_World_War_II
WW2 German Luftwaffe general (1889-1977)
of Luftflotte 4 in the rank of Colonel general. When in the summer 1944 the Western Front collapsed, Deßloch was appointed commander of Luftflotte 3 by
Otto_Deßloch
German military officer and aviator (1895–1945)
week of September, Richthofen's battle group was transferred to Luftflotte 4 (Air Fleet 4). The fast moving frontline caused army headquarters to lose touch
Wolfram_von_Richthofen
Flakartillerie Friedrich Hirschauer was also attached as a reserve. Luftflotte 4 was to coordinate with the Romanian Air Force, though the later was considered
Aerial warfare during Operation Barbarossa
Aerial_warfare_during_Operation_Barbarossa
WW II bombings of the city today namned Volgograd
airstrikes until the Soviet counteroffensive in late November 1942. Luftflotte 4 flew nearly 1,000 sorties per day on average from 23 August to 22 November
Bombing_of_Stalingrad
Major World War II battle from 1942 to 1943
with another nine crippled. Generaloberst Wolfram von Richthofen's Luftflotte 4 dropped some 1,000 tons of bombs on 23 August, with the aerial attack
Battle_of_Stalingrad
Division of the German Luftwaffe in World War II
Luftflotte 2 (Air Fleet 2) was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed 1 February 1939 in Braunschweig and
Luftflotte_2
Austrian Air Force commander
to Generalleutnant. He was commander of Luftflotte 4 in the East from May 1939 until June 1942. Luftflotte 4 carried out the bombing of Warsaw in September
Alexander_Löhr
Military unit of the Luftwaffe
Luftflotte 3 (Air Fleet 3) was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed on 1 February 1939 from Luftwaffengruppenkommando
Luftflotte_3
1946–1949 civil war in Greece
Contemporary History. 25 (4): 497. doi:10.1177/002200949002500406. ISSN 0022-0094. JSTOR 260759. S2CID 159813355. Maria Katsounaki (4 August 2009). "The Turk
Greek_Civil_War
1941 Axis invasion of the Soviet Union during WWII
army groups) that supported the army groups: Luftflotte 1 for North, Luftflotte 2 for Centre and Luftflotte 4 for South. Army Norway was to operate in far
Operation_Barbarossa
Military unit
Luftflotte 1 ("Air Fleet 1") was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed on 1 February 1939 from Luftwaffengruppenkommando
Luftflotte_1
Last major German offensive on the Eastern Front of World War II
of the 2nd Panzer Army, 6th SS Panzer Army, 6th Army, 8th Army, and Luftflotte 4 attended; here the plans for Operation Spring Awakening were laid out
Operation_Spring_Awakening
Axis invasion of Crete during World War II
Military History. 1952. OCLC 43416304. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2015. The Rise and Fall of the German Air Force. Air
Battle_of_Crete
British author and soldier (1915–2011)
charmer" (review), The Economist (20 October 2012). "The Man of the Mani", Radio 4 (22 June 2015). Associated Press. Boukalas, Pantelis (7 February 2010). "Υποθέσεις"
Patrick_Leigh_Fermor
Greek resistance movement against the Axis occupation during WWII
1930s were remembered as the time of the Great Depression and the oppressive 4 August Regime, and many Greeks, especially younger Greeks, did not have fond
National Liberation Front (Greece)
National_Liberation_Front_(Greece)
Austrian Nazi politician
establishment of a gendarmerie controlled by the new government Ultimately only point 4 of his proposals was approved, although he did succeed in ending German military
Hermann_Neubacher
Greek communist guerrilla during World War II and Greek Civil War (1906–1992)
Division 6th Australian Division Germany XVIII Army Corps XXXX Panzer Corps Luftflotte 4 1st Parachute Division 5th Mountain Division Occupation and collaboration
Markos_Vafeiadis
1940–1941 conflict
1–4 December, while 8th Division launched repeated attacks on the heights around the Kakavia Pass, forcing the Italians to withdraw on the night of 4/5
Greco-Italian_War
further north in France. Luftflotte 5 targeted the north of England and Scotland, from bases in Norway. Luftflotte 1 and Luftflotte 4 were based in Germany
Luftwaffe order of battle August 1940
Luftwaffe_order_of_battle_August_1940
Prime minister of Greece (1888–1968)
Division 6th Australian Division Germany XVIII Army Corps XXXX Panzer Corps Luftflotte 4 1st Parachute Division 5th Mountain Division Occupation and collaboration
Georgios_Papandreou
Militia in the Greek resistance against Axis occupation in WWII
Division 6th Australian Division Germany XVIII Army Corps XXXX Panzer Corps Luftflotte 4 1st Parachute Division 5th Mountain Division Occupation and collaboration
ELAS
World War II campaign in Russia
a strength of 102 Junkers Ju 52 transports were deployed from Luftflotte 4 (Air Fleet 4) to evacuate surrounded army units and improve the supply line
Battle_of_Moscow
World War II war crime
surrendered on October 4. A total of 1,388 British and 3,145 Italians were captured and mustered in Neratzia Castle in the city of Kos. Between 4 and 6 October
Massacre_of_Kos
1935 dive bomber aircraft family by Junkers
the Auxiliary Staffel was created. By mid-1943, Luftflotte 1 was given four Staffeln while Luftflotte 4 and Luftwaffe Kommando Ost (Luftwaffe Command East)
Junkers_Ju_87
1942 German military operation
II Corps (G. Zanghieri) XXXV Corps (G. Messe) Alpini Corps (G. Nasci) Luftflotte 4 Generaloberst Alexander Löhr (thru 20 July) Generalfeldmarschall Wolfram
Case_Blue
World War II massacre
και ονόματα Ιταλών στρατιωτικών που εκτελέστηκαν όπως και οι τοποθεσίες που 4 πηγή: holocaust.gr σφαγιάσθηκαν. (Μια εβδομάδα διήρκεσαν οι εκτελέσεις. Ελάχιστοι
Massacre of the Acqui Division
Massacre_of_the_Acqui_Division
WWII bombing tactic
locations in Eastern China. The Battle of Stalingrad, September 1942: Luftflotte 4 of the Luftwaffe employed shuttle bombing tactics during the intense
Shuttle_bombing
Prime Minister of Greece (1886–1948)
Division 6th Australian Division Germany XVIII Army Corps XXXX Panzer Corps Luftflotte 4 1st Parachute Division 5th Mountain Division Occupation and collaboration
Georgios_Tsolakoglou
German Colonel General (1898–1944)
staff of Luftflotte 4 (4th Air Fleet) stationed in Austria. At the beginning of 1940, Korten was transferred to the general staff of the Luftflotte 3 (3rd
Günther_Korten
Greek Nazi collaborationist military groups
(2005). Έλληνες εναντίον Ελλήνων. Greece: Epikentro. ISBN 978-960-6647-31-4. Eudes, Dominique (1973). The Kapetanios. New York: NYU Press. ISBN 085345275X
Security_Battalions
1943 mass killing of Greek civilians by occupying Nazi forces during WWII
Division 6th Australian Division Germany XVIII Army Corps XXXX Panzer Corps Luftflotte 4 1st Parachute Division 5th Mountain Division Occupation and collaboration
Lingiades_massacre
Mass-killing in Distomo, Nazi-occupied Greece
Division 6th Australian Division Germany XVIII Army Corps XXXX Panzer Corps Luftflotte 4 1st Parachute Division 5th Mountain Division Occupation and collaboration
Distomo_massacre
Strategic operation conducted during Operation Barbarossa
week of fighting, the total serviceable strength of Luftflotte 1, Luftflotte 2 and Luftflotte 4 had been reduced to just 960 machines. The Soviet troops
Battle_of_Białystok–Minsk
Nazi German offensive on the Eastern Front of World War II
by the Luftwaffe. The Oberkommando der Luftwaffe dispatched Luftflotte 4's (Air Fleet 4) 8th Air Corps for support. It consisted of nine Geschwader (Wings)
Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942)
Siege_of_Sevastopol_(1941–1942)
Greek resistance movement against its occupation by Germany and Italy during WWII
Albania and the Greek State (1923 - 1945)". Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs. 4 (29). Retrieved 19 January 2024. See Paramythia_incident. Barjaba, Kosta;
EDES
Military unit
Luftflotte Reich (Air Fleet Reich) was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed on February 5, 1944 in Berlin-Wannsee
Luftflotte_Reich
1943 razing of Kalavryta by Nazi troops during the Axis occupation of Greece
"Kalavryta: The Bloodiest Nazi Massacre in Greece". Greek Reporter. Retrieved 4 December 2022. "Monastery of Agia Lavra – Kalavrita". Μοναστήρια της Ελλάδος
Kalavryta_massacre
Greek journalist, politician, and folk hero (1922–2020)
Civil War and the Regime of the Colonels total 11 years and 4 months of imprisonment, and 4 years and 6 months of exile.[citation needed] After the restoration
Manolis_Glezos
Military unit
Division 6th Australian Division Germany XVIII Army Corps XXXX Panzer Corps Luftflotte 4 1st Parachute Division 5th Mountain Division Occupation and collaboration
Sacred_Squadron_(Greece)
Military unit
organisation was created at Giessen aerodrome and was subordinated to Luftflotte 4 (Air Fleet 4). The Stabsstaffel was placed under the command of Wilhelm Süssmann
Kampfgeschwader_55
Greek Resistance fighter during the Axis occupation in WWII
Defiance Still Resonates in Greece". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2010. "Events in Athens commemorate WWII
Apostolos_Santas
Major Red Army operation
the 700 aircraft of Luftflotte 4 (including the veteran air units of 8th Air Corps) and the 300-400 aircraft of the nearby Luftflotte 6. However, due to
Lvov-Sandomierz_Offensive
German invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II
North was supported by Luftflotte 1, and Luftflotte 5. Luftflotte 5 conducted operations in the Arctic near Murmansk. Luftflotte 1 supported operations
Operation Barbarossa order of battle
Operation_Barbarossa_order_of_battle
1942 World War II Soviet operation
River and began its advance with heavy air support from the Luftwaffe's Luftflotte 4. On 7 August, two German panzer corps were able to flank and encircle
Operation_Uranus
Greek politician and priest (1891–1949)
Division 6th Australian Division Germany XVIII Army Corps XXXX Panzer Corps Luftflotte 4 1st Parachute Division 5th Mountain Division Occupation and collaboration
Damaskinos_of_Athens
Political party in Greece
Division 6th Australian Division Germany XVIII Army Corps XXXX Panzer Corps Luftflotte 4 1st Parachute Division 5th Mountain Division Occupation and collaboration
National Socialist Patriotic Organisation
National_Socialist_Patriotic_Organisation
Greek Nazi collaborator (1889–1949)
Division 6th Australian Division Germany XVIII Army Corps XXXX Panzer Corps Luftflotte 4 1st Parachute Division 5th Mountain Division Occupation and collaboration
Georgios_Poulos
Greek doctor and prime minister (1878–1961)
Division 6th Australian Division Germany XVIII Army Corps XXXX Panzer Corps Luftflotte 4 1st Parachute Division 5th Mountain Division Occupation and collaboration
Konstantinos_Logothetopoulos
German Wehrmacht general (1897–1947)
Division 6th Australian Division Germany XVIII Army Corps XXXX Panzer Corps Luftflotte 4 1st Parachute Division 5th Mountain Division Occupation and collaboration
Friedrich-Wilhelm_Müller
1941 massacre on Crete, Greece
been declared a martyred village with Presidential Decree 29, ΦΕΚ Α 54/2.4.2019. A memorial in the village lists the names of the victims and has a wall
Massacre_of_Kondomari
Greek monk and Resistance member (1912–2004)
Division 6th Australian Division Germany XVIII Army Corps XXXX Panzer Corps Luftflotte 4 1st Parachute Division 5th Mountain Division Occupation and collaboration
Germanos_Dimakos
German military unit
Luftflotte 5 (Air Fleet 5) was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed 12 April 1940 in Hamburg for the invasion
Luftflotte_5
Greek Resistance member on Crete
could not even afford pen and paper. In 1968 Machin left him a pile of 5" by 4" cards and pens so he could write. He started his translation of the Iliad
George_Psychoundakis
World War II military campaign in 1941
redeploy the 5th Cretan Division to the mainland. Hitler decided to intervene on 4 November 1940, four days after British troops arrived at Crete and Lemnos
German_invasion_of_Greece
German general (1888–1979)
Division 6th Australian Division Germany XVIII Army Corps XXXX Panzer Corps Luftflotte 4 1st Parachute Division 5th Mountain Division Occupation and collaboration
Alexander_Andrae
Hellenic Army officer (1891-1957)
Napoleon Zervas"]. Greek War Museum (in Greek). Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023. Museum of Greek resistance (1941–1945)
Napoleon_Zervas
1941 mass shooting of Greek civilians by Nazi German paratroopers in Crete
Division 6th Australian Division Germany XVIII Army Corps XXXX Panzer Corps Luftflotte 4 1st Parachute Division 5th Mountain Division Occupation and collaboration
Alikianos_executions
Greek politician (1902–1986)
Division 6th Australian Division Germany XVIII Army Corps XXXX Panzer Corps Luftflotte 4 1st Parachute Division 5th Mountain Division Occupation and collaboration
Panagiotis_Kanellopoulos
Luftflotte 6 (Air Fleet 6) was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed on May 5, 1943 from Luftwaffenkommando
Luftflotte_6
20th-century Greek Communist Party leader and resistance fighter during WWII
Division 6th Australian Division Germany XVIII Army Corps XXXX Panzer Corps Luftflotte 4 1st Parachute Division 5th Mountain Division Occupation and collaboration
Georgios_Siantos
German air force officer (1899–1943)
von Greim's Luftflotte 6, with some support from Luftflotte 4, was assigned seven bomber wings to carry out the offensive —KG 55, KG 3, KG 4, KG 27, KG
Hans_Jeschonnek
Cypriot army officer and resistance fighter (1897-1974)
"Revolutionary Guerrilla Warfare & the Decolonization Movement". Polity. 4 (2). Polity, Vol. 4, No. 2: 137–158. doi:10.2307/3234160. JSTOR 3234160. S2CID 155657462
Georgios_Grivas
Former resistance movement in Crete
Division 6th Australian Division Germany XVIII Army Corps XXXX Panzer Corps Luftflotte 4 1st Parachute Division 5th Mountain Division Occupation and collaboration
National Organization of Crete
National_Organization_of_Crete
1944 Soviet offensive on the Eastern Front of WW2
Luftwaffe's Luftflotte 4 (1st, 4th and 8th Air Corps), as well as the bulk of the Romanian Air Force. The headquarters of the Luftflotte 4 was in Proskurov
Dnieper–Carpathian_offensive
1941 massacre and destruction of the Cretan village of Kondanos by Nazi troops
Division 6th Australian Division Germany XVIII Army Corps XXXX Panzer Corps Luftflotte 4 1st Parachute Division 5th Mountain Division Occupation and collaboration
Kandanos_massacre
Greek politician (1895–1947)
Division 6th Australian Division Germany XVIII Army Corps XXXX Panzer Corps Luftflotte 4 1st Parachute Division 5th Mountain Division Occupation and collaboration
Evripidis_Bakirtzis
German field army (1939–1945)
Stalingrad on 23 August. On the same day, over 1,000 aircraft of the Luftflotte 4 bombed the city, killing many civilians. Stalingrad was defended by the
6th_Army_(Wehrmacht)
British Conservative politician
Velestinlis: the proto-Martyr of the Greek Revolution (1995) ISBN 960-7120-09-4 Shortly before his death, Woodhouse, who succeeded to the family title in
Montague Woodhouse, 5th Baron Terrington
Montague_Woodhouse,_5th_Baron_Terrington
Part of the Greco-Italian War
Division 6th Australian Division Germany XVIII Army Corps XXXX Panzer Corps Luftflotte 4 1st Parachute Division 5th Mountain Division Occupation and collaboration
Battle_of_Morava–Ivan
German World War II flying ace (1922–1993)
Zaporizhzhia and then to Ugrim on 3 July. There, under the command of Luftflotte 4, they supported Army Group South fighting on the southern flank of the
Erich_Hartmann
1941 proposal during WWII
with revealing the hope that Bulgaria and Romania would join the union, on 4 February 1942, Eden stated in the House of Commons that the treaty signed
Greek–Yugoslav_confederation
WWII battle on Greek island in 1943
cover. The Germans captured 1,388 British and 3,145 Italian prisoners. On 4 October, German troops conducted the Massacre of Kos, in which Colonello Felice
Battle_of_Leros
Razing of Greek village and massacre of civilians by Nazi Germans, 1944
GROUND…”]. Anogi (in Greek). 8 August 2014. Archived from the original on 4 January 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2026. "ΔΙΚΤΥΟ ΜΑΡΤΥΡΙΚΩΝ ΠΟΛΕΩΝ & ΧΩΡΙΩΝ
Razing_of_Anogeia
German field marshal (1887–1973)
the morning of 2 June 1942. All of the resources of the Luftwaffe's Luftflotte 4, commanded by Wolfram von Richthofen, were committed; the barrage continued
Erich_von_Manstein
Offensive operation in southern Ukraine
General Staff of the 6th Army informed the Chief of the General Staff of Luftflotte 4 by telephone of the seriousness of the army's supply situation and asked
Odessa_Offensive
1943 U.S. strategic bombing campaign of oil refineries in Ploiești, Romania during WWII
Bombardment Squadron 566th Bombardment Squadron 567th Bombardment Squadron Luftflotte 4 – Jagdfliegerführer Rumänien Otopeni IV./Nachtjagdgeschwader 6 – Ziliștea
Operation_Tidal_Wave
1943 series of battles on the Eastern Front of World War II
major road to Rostov and housed the headquarters of Army Group South and Luftflotte 4 (Air Fleet Four). Despite Adolf Hitler's orders to hold the city, Kharkov
Third_Battle_of_Kharkov
Greek resistance fighter (1905–1945)
Division 6th Australian Division Germany XVIII Army Corps XXXX Panzer Corps Luftflotte 4 1st Parachute Division 5th Mountain Division Occupation and collaboration
Aris_Velouchiotis
Military unit
Command of Luftflotte 4. It began the Polish Campaign attacking airfields and railway yards. Stab/KG 4 was withdrawn on 20 September. I./KG 4 attacked airfields
Kampfgeschwader_4
Campaign of the Mediterranean theatre of World War II
to the south. The island is about 9 mi (14 km) long and varies from .65 to 4 mi (1.05 to 6.44 km) wide with islets off the coast. The island is rocky with
Dodecanese_campaign
History of the Focke-Wulf Fw 190
were 64 aircraft strong, although the number of Fw 190s is unknown. Luftflotte 4, I. Fliegerkorps contained units from SG 2, 10 and 77 numbering 27, 29
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 operational history
Focke-Wulf_Fw_190_operational_history
Government in exile unit during WWII
Division 6th Australian Division Germany XVIII Army Corps XXXX Panzer Corps Luftflotte 4 1st Parachute Division 5th Mountain Division Occupation and collaboration
3rd_Greek_Mountain_Brigade
1942 British Commando raids in Crete
original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2017. "Β' σαμποτάζ Αεροδρομίου Καστελίου: 4–5 Ιουλίου 1943: Β' σαμποτάζ Αεροδρομίου Καστελίου: 4-5 Ιουλίου
Operation_Albumen
Italian general (1880–1943)
16 May 1913.» War Merit Cross Knight of the Order of the Crown of Italy (4 June 1914) Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy (29 December 1918) Commander
Ugo_Cavallero
Military unit
transferred to Focșani, in Romania with 28 bombers under the command of Luftflotte 4 on 12 January 1942. Major Helmut Küster was the group's first Gruppenkommandeur
Kampfgeschwader_100
Battle in the Pindus Mountains in 1940
advance—Samarina and Vovousa—were recaptured by the advancing Greek forces on November 3–4. Within less than a week, the remaining Italian troops were pushed back into
Battle_of_Pindus
Structure of German air force
Russian front. The last Luftflotte created was Luftflotte Reich on 5 February 1944 and was to direct operation in Germany. Each Luftflotte in turn was divided
Organization of the Luftwaffe (1933–1945)
Organization_of_the_Luftwaffe_(1933–1945)
Greek G and H-class destroyer
with German guns and fire-control systems. They had an overall length of 98.4 meters (322 ft 10 in), a beam of 10.05 meters (33 ft 0 in), and a draft of
Greek destroyer Vasilissa Olga
Greek_destroyer_Vasilissa_Olga
Italian fighter
transferred from Northern Yugoslavia to the Ukrainian front, flanking Luftflotte 4. On 25 June 1943, the Zrakoplovstvo Nezavisne Drzave Hrvatske (Air Force
Fiat_G.50_Freccia
1944 as Generalmajor and Chef des Generalstabes (Chief of Staff) of Luftflotte 4 Fellgiebel 2000, p. 319. Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die
Karl-Heinrich_Schulz
German paratrooper general (1893–1947)
Bruno Oswald Bräuer (4 February 1893 – 20 May 1947) was a general in the paratroop forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. He served as a commander
Bruno_Bräuer
Series of Axis and Soviet operations on the Eastern Front of WWII
Hermann Hoth), 17th Army (Colonel-General Richard Ruoff), part of the Luftflotte 4 (Generalfeldmarschall Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen) and the 3rd Romanian
Battle_of_the_Caucasus
Bulgarian collaborationist units in Greek Macedonia during WWII
Who are the Macedonians? C. Hurst & Co. Publishers, 1995, ISBN 1-85065-238-4, p. 109 Егеjски бури — Револуционерното движење во Воденско и НОФ во Егеjска
Ohrana
Luftwaffe dive bomber wing during World War II
part of Luftflotte 2 in May and June 1940 and supported Army Group A in the Battle of Belgium and Battle of France. StG 2 remained with Luftflotte 2 during
Sturzkampfgeschwader_2
and Soviet aviation divisions are not shown in this order of battle. Luftflotte 4 (4th Air Fleet) (Otto Deßloch as both commander-in-chief and chief of
Battle of Kursk order of battle
Battle_of_Kursk_order_of_battle
Russian military offensive (1944)
The German 6th Army was nominally supported by the 1st Air Corps of Luftflotte 4. At the beginning of the Nikopol–Krivoy Rog Offensive on 30 January,
Nikopol–Krivoi_Rog_offensive
1941 Axis campaign during World War II
Force (RAF) in the Kingdom of Egypt. At 16:00 on 15 April the C-in-C of Luftflotte 4, Generaloberst Alexander Löhr received orders from Hermann Göring to
Invasion_of_Yugoslavia
1943 massacres on Crete, Greece
Plünderung Griechenlands und die Rückkehr der "deutschen Frage", gleichheit 4/2015, 2015. Beevor, Antony. Crete: The Battle and the Resistance, John Murray
Viannos_massacres
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