Luftwaffe units before the 1939 invasion of Poland

In peace time these Luftwaffe detachments were based in Germany, Austria, Bohemia, Moravia, and Slovakia ; but they were moved to advanced bases on the outbreak of hostilities with Poland, the "Fall Weiss" Operation, on September 1, 1939.

Luftwaffe Lehrdivision (Development and Operational Training Division)

Tactical Reconnaissance

Strategic Reconnaissance

Fighters

Zerstörer (Heavy Fighters)

Bombers

Dive bombers

Luftflotte 1 (Air Fleet 1) Nordostdeutschland (Northeast Germany)

Tactical (Army) Reconnaissance (Heeres-Aufklärungsgruppen)

Strategical Reconnaissance (Fern-Aufklärungsgruppen)

Fighters

Zerstörer (Heavy Fighters)

Bombers

Dive Bombers

Land Air Strike (Operative Training)

Luftflotte 2 (Air Fleet 2) Nordwestdeutschland (Northwest Germany)

Tactical Reconnaissance

Strategical Reconnaissance

Fighters

Zerstörer (Heavy Fighters)

Bombers

Luftflotte 3 (Air Fleet 3) Südwestdeutschland (Southwest Germany)

Tactical Reconnaissance

Strategical Reconnaissance

Fighters

Zerstörer (Heavy Fighters)

Bombers

Dive Bombers

Luftflotte 4 (Air Fleet 4) Südostdeutschland (Southeast Germany, Austria, Bohemia, Moravia and Slovakia)

Tactical Reconnaissance

Strategical Reconnaissance

Fighters

Zerstörer (Heavy Fighters)

Bombers

Dive Bombers

Transport units

Maritime Reconnaissance, Embarked and Sea regular units

Coastal squadrons

Squadron Embarked in vessel

Baltic Sea area

Coastal squadrons

Squadron Embarked in vessel

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