Luftflotte 5
Headquarters in Stavanger, Norway, led by Generaloberst Hans-Jürgen Stumpff. OOB from 13 August 1940.
| Parent unit | Geshwader Base | Unit (Gruppe/Staffel) | Aircraft Type | Unit Airfield | Commanding Officer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X. Fliegerkorps (Generalleutnant Hans Geisler) Stavanger | |||||
| Wetterkundungskette X. Fl.Korps (Weather reconnaissance) | Unit under direct control of X. Fliegerkorps | Heinkel He 111 | Stavanger | Regierungsrat Dr. Müller | |
| Kampfgeschwader 26 (Oberstleutnant Karl Frieherr von Wechmar) | |||||
| Stavanger | Stabschwarme | Heinkel He 111 | Stavanger | Oberstleutnant Fuchs | |
| I. Gruppe | Heinkel He 111 | Stavanger | Major Hermann Busch | ||
| III. Gruppe | Heinkel He 111 | Stavanger | Major Waldemar Lerche | ||
| Kampfgeschwader 30 (Oberstleutnant Walter Loebel, to 16 August. Replaced by Oberst Herbert Rieckhoff on 17 August.) | |||||
| Aalborg | Stabschwarme | Junkers Ju 88 | Aalborg | Oberstleutnant Loebel/Oberst Rieckhoff | |
| I. Gruppe | Junkers Ju 88 | Aalborg | Major Fritz Doensch | ||
| II. Gruppe | Junkers Ju 88 | Aalborg | Hptm. Karl-Joachim von Symonski | ||
| III. Gruppe | Junkers Ju 88 | Aalborg-West | Hptm. Gerhard Kollewe | ||
| Zerstörergeschwader 76 (Major Walter Grabmann) | |||||
| Stavanger | I. Gruppe | Messerschmitt Bf 110 | Stavanger | Hptm. W. Restemeyer | |
| Jagdgeschwader 77 (Hauptmann Hentschel) | |||||
| Stavanger | II. Gruppe | Messerschmitt Bf 109 | Stavanger/Trondheim | Hptm. Hentschel | |
| Kustenfliegergruppe 506 (Major Eisenbach) | |||||
| Stavanger | 1. Staffel | Heinkel He 115 | Stavanger | - | |
| 2. Staffel | Heinkel He 115 | Trondheim, Tromsö | |||
| 3. Staffel | Heinkel He 115 | List | - | ||
| Aufklärungsgruppe 22 (Long-range reconnaissance) (Oberstleutnant Thomas) | 2. Staffel | Dornier Do 17, | Stavanger | ||
| 3. Staffel | Dornier Do 17, | Stavanger | |||
| Aufklärungsgruppe 120(Long-range reconnaissance) | 1. Staffel | Heinkel He 111, Junkers Ju 88 | Stavanger | Major Schub | |
| Aufklärungsgruppe 121(Long-range reconnaissance) | 1. Staffel | Heinkel He 111, Junkers Ju 88 | Stavanger | Hauptmann Klinkicht | |
| Aufklärungsgruppe Ob.d.L(Long-range reconnaissance) | 1. Staffel | Dornier Do 215 Heinkel He 111, Messerschmitt Bf 110 | Stavanger | ||
| Seenotdienst(Air-sea rescue unit) | Heinkel He 59 | Sola, Bergen, Trondheim |
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