Luftwaffe order of battle April 1940
For its campaign against Norway and Denmark during World War II, the German Luftwaffe had the following order of battle on 9 April 1940.
''[10th [Air Corps (Germany)|X. Fliegerkorps]]''
Commanded by Generalleutnant Hans GeislerParent unit | Geschwader Base | Unit | Aircraft Type | Commanding Officer |
Jagdgeschwader 77 | Husum | II. Gruppe | Messerschmitt Bf 109E | Hauptmann Karl Hentschel |
Zerstörergeschwader 26 | Barth | I, II. Gruppe | Messerschmitt Bf 110C | Hauptmann Karl Kaschka/ Wilhelm Makrocki |
Zerstörergeschwader 76 | Westerland | I. Gruppe | Messerschmitt Bf 110C | |
Zerstörergeschwader 1 | Westerland | III. Gruppe | Messerschmitt Bf 110C | |
Kampfgeschwader 4 | Fassberg | Stab, and II. Gruppe | Heinkel He 111 | |
Kampfgeschwader 4 | Perleberg | I. Gruppe | Heinkel He 111 | |
Kampfgeschwader 4 | Lüneburg | III. Gruppe | Heinkel He 111 | |
Kampfgeschwader 26 | Varel | Stab, and I. Gruppe | Heinkel He 111 | |
Kampfgeschwader 26 | Marx | II. Gruppe | Heinkel He 111 | |
KGr100 | Nordholz | Heinkel He 111 | ||
Kampfgeschwader 30 | Westerland | Stab, I., II., III., and Z. Gruppe | Heinkel He 111 | |
Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 | Kiel-Holtena | I. Gruppe | Junkers Ju 87B and R | Major Paul-Werner Hozzel |
1./Aufklärungs-Gruppe 122 | Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel | I. Gruppe | Heinkel He 111 | |
Wetterkette | Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel | Heinkel He 111 | ||
Korpstransportstaffel | Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel | Junkers Ju 52 | ||
1./Aufklärungs-Gruppe 120 | Lübeck/Kiel | Dornier Do 17 and Heinkel He 111 |