- Luftwaffe North (Ostland) detachment (Luftflotte 1, Baltic Area)
This
Luftwaffe detachment served inEstonia ,Latvia ,Lithuania andImmola ,Finland for air support ofAxis forces in area ; with command offices inMalpils , Latvia, (June 26,1944), Eastern front.Strategic Reconnaissance
*Stab/FAGr.1 (
Riga -Spilve )
*3.(F)/22 (Riga -Spilve )
*5.(F)/122 (Mitau )
*NASt.3 (Riga -Spilve )Maritime Reconnaissance
*1./SAGr.127 (
Reval -Uleministe )Transports
*1.St. Tr.10(Ital) (
Riga -Spilve )Transports (special works)
This unit was branch of KG.zbV 200 with bases in East Prussia, Kurland and Baltic areas, stay equipped with:
* Junkers Ju 252A-1
* Junkers Ju 352A-0/1 "Herkules"
* Arado Ar 232B-0 "Tausendfussler" for transport special commandos, weapons, vehicles or dropping by parachute secret agents in clandestine missions behind enemy lines.* I.(TGr.)/KG.zbV 200 (
Riga )Bombers
* 14.(Eis)/KG.55 (
Jakobstadt )3.Fliegerdivision (3°Air Division)
Petseri Tactical Reconnaissance
* Stab//NAGr.5 (
Petseri )
* 1./NAGr.5 (Idriza )
* 1./NAGr.31 (Wesemberg )Land Air Strike
*I/SG.3 (
Jakobstadt )Night land strike
*Stab/NSGr.1 (
Idriza )
*3./NSGr.1 (Idriza )
*1./NSGr.1 (Kovno )
*2./NSGr.1 (Kovno )
*Stab/NSGr.3 (Vecuci )
*1./NSGr.3 (Vecuci )
*2./NSGr.3 (Vecuci )
*1./NSGr.12 (Vecuci )
*1./(Detach)NSGr.12(Riga -Spilve )
*Stab/NSGr.11(Rahkla )
*1./NSGr.11 (Rahkla )
*2./NSGr.11 (Rahkla )
*2./NSG.12 (Libau )Jagdabschnittfuhrer Ostland (Fighter direction in Ostland)
Riga -Spilve Fighters
*Stab/JG.54 (
Dorpat )
*I./JG.54 (Turku )(Finland)
*2./JG.54 (Reval -Laksberg )
*3./JG.54 (Reval -Laksberg )Gefechtsverband Kulmey (Kulmey Combat Unit)
Immola Tactical Reconnaissance
*1./NAGr.5 (
Immola )Fighters
*II./JG.54 (
Immola )Land Air Strike
*Stab/SG.3 (
Immola )
*1./SG.3 (Immola )
*2./SG.3 (Immola )
*3./SG.3 (Immola )Abbreviations
* FAGr = "Fernaufklärungsgruppe" = Reconnaissance aircraft.
** "Gruppe" = equivalent to a RAF Wing.
* JG = "Jagdgeschwader" = Fighters.
** "Geschwader" = equivalent to aRoyal Air Force Group.
* KG = "Kampfgeschwader" = Bombers.
* KG zbV = "Kampfgeschwader zur besonderen Verwendung" = Transport aircraft, later TG.
* NAGr = "Nahaufklärungsgruppe" = Observation aircraft.
* NASt = "Nahaufklärungsstaffel" = Observation aircraft.
** "Staffel" = equivalent to a RAFSquadron .
* NSGr = "Nachtschlachtgruppe" = Night Fighter Bombers.
* SAGr = "Seeaufklärungsgruppe" = Maritime Patrol aircraft
* SG = "Schlachtgeschwader" = Fighter bombers.
* TG = "Transportgeschwader"= Transport aircraft.
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