Luftwaffen-Feld-Divisionen

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Jeff Gray
Unregistered User
(11/25/99 6:17:05 pm)
Reply Luftwaffen-Feld-Divisionen
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I'm looking for info (commanders, organization, where did they fight, were they any good? etc) on the Luftwaffen-Feld-Divisionen.


Gareth Collins
Unregistered User
(11/26/99 6:34:52 pm)
Reply Commanders
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1. LUFTWAFFE-FELD-DIVISION
Generalleutnant Gustav Wilke (30/9/42-17/1/43).
Generalmajor Werner Zech (17/1/43-14/4/43).
Generalleutnant Gustav Wilke (14/4/43-1/11/43).
Generalmajor Rudolf Petrauschke (1/11/43-10/2/44).
DISBANDED 2/44
Area of ops. Germany (9/42-11/42), Northern sector, Eastern Front (11/42-2/44).

2. LUFTWAFFE-FELD-DIVISION
Oberst Hellmuth Petzold (9/42-1/11/43).
DISBANDED 11/43
Area of Ops. Germany (9/42-11/42), Central sector, Eastern Front (11/42-11/43).

3. LUFTWAFFE-FELD-DIVISION
Generalleutnant Robert Pistorius (26/9/42-24/1/44).
DISBANDED 1/44
Area of ops. Germany (9/42-11/42), Central sector, Eastern Front (11/42-1/44).

4. LUFTWAFFE-FELD-DIVISION
Generalleutnant Rainer Stahel (25/9/42-22/11/42).
Generalmajor Hans-Georg Schreder (22/11/42-8/4/43).
Generalmajor Wilhelm Völk (8/4/43-5/11/43).
Generalmajor Hans Sauerbrey (5/11/43-20/11/43).
Generalmajor Wilhelm Völk (20/11/43-12/43).
Generalmajor Heinrich Geerkens (12/43-24/1/44).
Generalleutnant Robert Pistorius (24/1/44-27/6/44).
DESTROYED AT VITEBSK 7/44.
Area of ops. Germany (9/42-11/42), Central sector, Eastern Front (11/42-7/44).

5. LUFTWAFFE-FELD-DIVISION
Generalmajor Hans-Joachim von Arnim (10/42-3/44).
Generalleutnant Botho Graf von Hülsen (10/3/44-1/6/44).
DISBANDED 6/44
Area of ops. Germany (10/42-12/42), Southern sector, Eastern Front (12/42-6/44).

More to follow
Gareth
Collins


Gareth Collins
Unregistered User
(11/28/99 4:49:02 pm)
Reply LFD cont.
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6. LUFTWAFFE-FELD-DIVISION
Generalmajor Ernst Weber (9/42-16/11/42)
Generalleutnant Rüdiger von Heyking (25/11/42-5/11/43).
Generalmajor Rudolf Peschel (5/11/43-30/6/44).
DISBANDED 6/44
Area of ops. Germany (9/42-1/43), Central sector, Eastern Front (1/43-6/44).

7. LUFTWAFFE-FELD-DIVISION
Generalmajor Wolf Freiherr von Biedermann (9/42-11/2/43).
Generalleutnant Willibald Spang (9/1/43-11/2/43).
Generalmajor Wolf Freiherr von Biedermann (11/2/43-3/43).
DISBANDED 5/43
Area of ops. Germany (9/42-1/43), Southern sector, Eastern Front (1/43-5/43).

8. LUFTWAFFE-FELD-DIVISION
Oberst Hans Heidemeyer (10/42-1/1/43).
Generalleutnant Willibald Spang (2/1/43-14/2/43).
Oberst Kurt Hähling (2/43-3/43).
DESTROYED ON THE DON 5/43
Area of Ops; Germany (10/42-12/42), Southern sector, Eastern Front (12/42-5/43).

9. LUFTWAFEE-FELD-DIVISION
Generalmajor Hans Erdmann (8/10/42-11/8/43).
Generalmajor Anton-Carl Longin (11/8/43-5/11/43).
Generalleutnant Paul Winter (5/11/43-25/11/43).
Generalmajor Ernst Michael (25/11/43-22/1/44).
DISBANDED 2/44
Area of ops; Germany (10/42-12/42), Northern sector, Eastern Front (12/42-2/43).

10. LUFTWAFFE-FELD-DIVISION
Generalmajor Walter Wadehn (25/9/42-5/11/43).
Generalleutnant Hermann von Wedel (5/11/43-29/1/44).
DISBANDED 2/44
Area of Ops; Germany (9/42-12/42), Northern sector, Eastern Front (12/42-2/44).

More to come.
Gareth



Gareth Collins
Unregistered User
(11/29/99 3:37:25 pm)
Reply LFD cont.
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11. LUFTWAFFE-FELD-DIVISION
General der Flieger Karl Drum (1/10/42-1/2/43).
Generalleutnant Wilhelm Kohler (1/2/43-10/11/43).
Generalleutnant Alexander Bourquin (10/11/43-1/12/43).
Generalleutnant Wilhelm Kohler (1/12/43-1/11/44).
Generalmajor Gerhard Henke (1/11/44-8/5/45).
Area of ops: Germany (10/42-1/43), Greece (1/43-10/44), Balkans (10/44-5/45).

12. LUFTWAFFE-FELD-DIVISION
Generalleutnant Herbert Kettner (1/12/42-15/11/43).
Generalleutnant Gottfried Weber (15/11/43-10/4/45).
Generalmajor Franz Schlieper (10/4/45-8/5/45).
Area of Ops: Germany (12/42-5/43), Northern sector, Eastern Front; Courland Pocket (3/43-4/45), East Prussia (4/45-5/45).

13. LUFTWAFFE-FELD-DIVISION
Generalleutnant Herbert Olbrich (10/11/42-1/12/42).
Generalmajor Hans Korte (1/12/42-1/10/43).
Generalleutnant Hellmuth Reymann (1/10/43-1/4/44).
DISBANDED 4/44
Area of Ops: Germany (11/42-2/43), Northern sector, Eastern Front (2/43-4/44).

14. LUFTWAFFE-FELD-DIVISION
Generalleutnant Günther Lohmann (28/11/42-8/5/45).
Area of Ops: Germany (11/42-1/43), Norway (1/43-6/44), Denmark (6/44-7/44), Norway (7/44-5/45).

15. LUFTWAFFE-FELD-DIVISION
General der Flieger Alfred Mahnke (1/11/42-1/1/43).
Oberst Heinrich Cornrody (1/1/43-15/2/43).
Generalleutnant Willibald Spang (15/2/43-6/11/43).
DISBANDED 11/43
Area of Ops: Germany (11/42-12/42), Southern sector, Eastern Front (12/42-11/43).

More to follow
Gareth


Gareth Collins
Unregistered User
(12/1/99 4:42:10 pm)
Reply LFD cont.
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16. LUFTWAFFE-FELD-DIVISION
Oberst Otto Lachemair (1/12/42-11/43).
Generalleutnant Karl Sievers (5/11/43-30/7/44).
DESTROYED AT CAEN 7/44
Area of Ops: Germany (12/42-2/43), Netherlands (2/43-6/44), France (6/44-7/44).

17. LUFTWAFFE-FELD-DIVISION
Generalleutnant Herbert Olbrich (25/1/43-30/10/43).
Oberst Hans Korte (30/10/43-5/11/43).
Generalleutnant Hanskurt Höcker (5/11/43-10/44).
DISBANDED 10/44
Area of Ops: Germany (12/42-1/43), France 1/43-10/44).

18. LUFTWAFFE-FELD-DIVISION
Generalmajor Ferdinand Freiherr von Stein-Liebenstein zu Barchfeld (Phew!) (12/42-1/4/43).
Generalleutnant Wolfgang Erdmann (1/4/43-26/8/43).
Generalmajor Fritz Reinshagen (26/8/43-27/10/43).
Generalleutnant Wilhelm Rupprecht (27/10/43-1/2/44).
Generalleutnant Joachim von Tresckow (1/2/44-10/44).
DISBANDED 10/44
Area of Ops: France (12/42-9/44), Belgium (9/44-10/44).

19. LUFTWAFFE-FELD-DIVISION
Generalmajor Gerhard Bassenge (1/12/42-1/2/43).
General der Flakartillerie Hermann Plocher (1/2/43-30/6/43).
Generalleutnant Erich Bäßler (30/6/43-6/44).
REDESIGNATED TO 19. LUFTWAFFE-STÜRM-DIVISION 1/6/44
Area of Ops: Germany (12/42-6/43), France (6/43-7/43), Netherlands (7/43-1/44), Belgium (1/44-6/44).

20. LUFTWAFFE-FELD-DIVISION
Generalleutnant Wolfgang Erdmann (1/4/43-5/4/43).
Oberst Hermann Vaue (5/4/45-8/45).
Generalmajor Robert Fuchs (8/43-31/10/43).
Generalmajor Wilhelm Crisoli (25/11/43-1/9/44).
REDESIGNATED 20. LUFTWAFFE-STÜRM-DIVISION 1/6/44
Area of Ops: Germany (3/43-7/43), Denmark (7/43-6/44).

21. LUFTWAFFE-FELD-DIVISION
Generalleutnant Richard Schimpf (12/42-12/10/43)
Generalleutnant Rudolf-Eduard Licht (12/10/43-1/4/44).
Generalmajor Rudolf Goltzsch (1/4/44-8/44).
Generalleutnant Albert Henze (8/44-28/1/45).
Generalmajor Otto Barth (28/1/45-8/5/45).
Area of Ops: Germany (12/42-1/43), Northern sector, Eastern Front; Kurland Pocket (1/43-5/45).

22. LUFTWAFFE-FELD-DIVISION
(Formation began in 1943, but never fully completed).
Generalmajor Robert Fuchs 1943.

Also of note were the Storm divisions and Division Meindl;

19. LUFTWAFFE-STÜRM-DIVISION
Generalleutnant Albert Henze (6/44-8/44).
DESTROYED IN ITALY 8/44.
Area of Ops: Italy (6/44-8/44).

20. LUFTWAFFE-STÜRM-DIVISION
Generalmajor Erich Fronhöfer (1/9/44-1/4/45).
DISBANDED 1/4/45
Area of Ops: Italy (6/44-4/45).

DIVISION 'MEINDL'
General der Fallschirmjäger Eugen Meindl (9/42-30/9/42).
General der Flakartillerie Job Odebrecht (30/9/42-11/11/42).
Generalleutnant Richard Schimpf (11/11/42-12/42)
REDESIGNATED 21. LUFTWAFFE-FELD-DIVISION 12/42
Area of Ops: Germany (9/42-12/42).

That's it! Hope I helped a bit.
Gareth Collins

Marcus Wendel
Unregistered User
(12/1/99 10:32:03 pm)
Reply Thanks
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You've been a big help to me at least since I was looking for this information too.

/W