Luftflotte 3
Headquarters in Paris, France, under Generalfeldmarschall Hugo Sperrle. OOB from 13 August 1940.
| Wetterkundungstaffel 51 (Weather reconnaissance unit under direct control of Luftflotte 3 ) | Versailles–Buc | Independent Staffel | Dornier Do 17, Heinkel He 111, | Versailles-Buc | Regierungsrat Dr. Felber |
| Parent unit | Geshwader Base | Unit (Gruppe/Staffel) | Aircraft Type | Unit Airfield | Commanding Officer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IV. Fliegerkorps (Generalleutnant Kurt Pflugbeil), Dinard | |||||
| Lehrgeschwader 1 (Oberstleutnant Alfred Bülowius) | |||||
| Orléans/Bricy | I. Gruppe | Junkers Ju 88 | Orléans/Bricy | Hptm. W. Kern | |
| II. Gruppe | Junkers Ju 88 | Orléans/Bricy | Major Debratz | ||
| III. Gruppe | Junkers Ju 88 | Châteaudun | Major Dr. Ing. Ernst Bormann | ||
| Kampfgeschwader 27 (Oberst Gerhard Conrad) | |||||
| Tours | I. Gruppe | Heinkel He 111 | Tours | Major Gerhard Ulbricht | |
| II. Gruppe | Heinkel He 111 | Dinard | Major Friedrich-Karl Schlichting | ||
| III. Gruppe | Heinkel He 111 | Rennes | Major Manfred Freiherr von Sternberg | ||
| Kampfgeschwader 40 (Long range reconnaissance) Oberst Ernst-August Roth (as of 1 August) | |||||
| Stabschwarme | Junkers Ju 88 | Brest-Guipavas | Oberst Ernst-August Roth | ||
| I. Gruppe | Focke Wulf Fw 200 | Brest-Guipavas | Hptm Edmund Daser | ||
| Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 (Oberst Angerstein) | |||||
| Stabschwarme | Junkers Ju 87 and Dornier Do 17 | Caen | |||
| Kampfgruppe 806 (Maritime bombers) (Oberst | |||||
| Junkers Ju 88 | Nantes | Hptm. W. Siegel | |||
| Aufklärungsgruppe 31 (Long-range reconnaissance) | 3. Staffel | Dornier Do 17, Junkers Ju 88, Messerschmitt Bf 110 | Rennes | Hauptmann Sieckemus | |
| Aufklärungsgruppe 121(Long-range reconnaissance) | 3. Staffel | Junkers Ju 88, | North-West France | Hauptmann Kerber | |
| V. Fliegerkorps (General der Flieger Robert Ritter von Greim) Villacoublay | |||||
| Kampfgeschwader 51 (Major Schulz-Heyn) | |||||
| Orly | I Gruppe | Junkers Ju 88 | Melun | Major Schulz-Hein | |
| II Gruppe | Junkers Ju 88 | Orly | Major Winkler | ||
| III Gruppe | Junkers Ju 88 | Étampes | Major W. Marienfeld | ||
| Kampfgeschwader 54 (Oberstleutnant Otto Höhne) | |||||
| Évreux | I Gruppe | Junkers Ju 88 | Évreux | Hptm. Jobst-Heinrich von Heydebrock | |
| II Gruppe | Junkers Ju 88 | St. Andre-de-L’Eure | Major Kurt Leonhardy (MIA 11 August). Replaced by Hptm Karl-Bernhard Schlaeger (acting). Replaced by Htpm Hans Widmann. | ||
| Kampfgeschwader 55 (Oberstleutnant Alois Stoeckl - KIA 14 August). Replaced by Obstlt Hans Korte 15 August | |||||
| Villacoublay | I Gruppe | Heinkel He 111 | Dreux | Major Joachim Roeber | |
| II Gruppe | Heinkel He 111 | Chartres | Major Friedrich Kless | ||
| III Gruppe | Heinkel He 111 | Villacoublay | Hptm Hans Schlemell | ||
| Aufklärungsgruppe 14 (Long-range reconnaissance) | 4. Staffel | Dornier Do 17, Messerschmitt Bf 110 | Cherbourg | Hauptmann von Dewitz | |
| Aufklärungsgruppe 121 (Long-range reconnaissance) | 4. Staffel | Dornier Do 17,Junkers Ju 88 | Villacoublay | Hauptmann Kerber (?) | |
| VIII. Fliegerkorps (General der Flieger Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen, Deauville | |||||
| Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 (Major Hagen) | |||||
| Angers | I Gruppe | Junkers Ju 87 | Angers | Major P. Hozzel | |
| II Gruppe | Junkers Ju 87 | Angers | Hptm. H. Mahlke | ||
| Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 (Major Oskar Dinort) | |||||
| St. Malo | I Gruppe | Junkers Ju 87 | St. Malo | Hptm. H. Hitschold | |
| II Gruppe | Junkers Ju 87 | Lannion | Major W. Enneccerus | ||
| Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 (Major Graf von Schönborn) | |||||
| Caen | I Gruppe | Junkers Ju 87 | Caen | Hptm. von D. zu Lichtenfels | |
| II Gruppe | Junkers Ju 87 | Caen | Hptm. W. Plewig | ||
| III Gruppe | Junkers Ju 87 | Caen | Major H. Bode | ||
| Lehrgeschwader 1 (Oberstleutnant Bülowius) | |||||
| Caen | V. Gruppe | Messerschmitt Bf 110 | Caen | Hptm. Horst Liensberger | |
| Aufklärungsgruppe 11 (Long-range reconnaissance) | 2. Staffel | Dornier Do 17, Messerschmitt Bf 110 | Bernay | ||
| Aufklärungsgruppe 123 (Long-range reconnaissance) | 2. Staffel | Dornier Do 17,Junkers Ju 88 | Paris | ||
| Jagdfliegerführer 3 (Oberst Werner Junck), Deauville | |||||
| Jagdgeschwader 2 (Major von Bülow) | |||||
| Évreux, | Stabschwarme | Messerschmitt Bf 109 | Beaumont-le-Roger | Major von Bülow | |
| Évreux | I. Gruppe | Messerschmitt Bf 109 | Beaumont-le-Roger | Major H. Strumpell | |
| II. Gruppe | Messerschmitt Bf 109 | Beaumont-le-Roger | Major Wolfgang Schellmann | ||
| III. Gruppe | Messerschmitt Bf 109 | Le Havre | Major Dr. Erich Mix | ||
| Jagdgeschwader 27 (Oberstleutnant Max Ibel) | |||||
| Cherbourg-West | Stabschwarme | Messerschmitt Bf 109 | Cherbourg-West | Oberstleutnant Max Ibel | |
| Cherbourg-West | I. Gruppe | Messerschmitt Bf 109 | Plumetot | Hptm. Eduard Neumann | |
| II. Gruppe | Messerschmitt Bf 109 | Crepon | Hptm. Lippert | ||
| III. Gruppe | Messerschmitt Bf 109 | Carquebutt | Hptm. J. Schlichting | ||
| Jagdgeschwader 53 (Major Hans-Jürgen von Cramon-Taubadel) | |||||
| Cherbourg | Stabschwarme | Messerschmitt Bf 109 | Cherbourg | Major von Cramon-Taubadel | |
| Cherbourg | I. Gruppe | Messerschmitt Bf 109 | Rennes | Hptm. Blumensaat | |
| II. Gruppe | Messerschmitt Bf 109 | Dinan | Major Günther Freiherr von Maltzahn | ||
| III. Gruppe | Messerschmitt Bf 109 | Sempy & Brest | Hptm. Harro Harder (Hptm. Wolf-Dietrich Wilcke from 13 August) | ||
| Zerstörergeschwader 2 (Oberstleutnant Friedrich Vollbracht) | |||||
| Toussee-le-Noble | Stabschwarme | Messerschmitt Bf 110 | Toussee-le-Noble | Oberstleutnant Vollbracht | |
| Toussee-le-Noble | I. Gruppe | Messerschmitt Bf 110 | Amiens | Hptm. Heinlein | |
| II. Gruppe | Messerschmitt Bf 110 | Guyancourt | Major Carl |
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