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Appendix 17: Equipment, Strength, Serviceability and Location of Luftwaffe Units deployed for use against the United Kingdom, 7th September 1940

(Short-range tactical-reconnaissance units excluded)

Unit	Equipment	Strength	Serviceable aircraft	Location
LUFTFLOTTE 2, BRUSSELS (Field-Marshal Kesselring)
Long-Range Bombers
Stab. KG. 1	Heinkel 111	7	5	Rosières-en-Santerre
I/KG. 1	Heinkel 111	36	22	Montdidier and Clairmont
II/KG. 1	Heinkel 111	36	23	Montdidier and Nijmegen
III/KG. 1	Junkers 88	9	–	Rosières-en-Santerre
Stab. KG. 2	Dornier 17	6	6	Saint-Leger
I/KG. 2	Dornier 17	19	12	Cambrai
II/KG. 2	Dornier 17	31	20	Saint-Leger
III/KG. 2	Dornier 17	30	20	Cambrai
Stab. KG. 3	Dornier 17	6	5	Le Culot
I/KG. 3	Dornier 17	29	25	Le Culot
II/KG. 3	Dornier 17	27	23	Antwerp/Deurne
III/KG. 3	Dornier 17	28	19	Saint-Trond
Stab. KG. 4	Heinkel 111	5	5	Soesterberg
I/KG. 4	Heinkel 111	37	16	Soesterberg
II/KG. 4	Heinkel 111	37	30	Eindhoven
III/KG. 4	Junkers 88	30	14	Amsterdam/Schipol
Stab. KG. 26	Heinkel 111	6	3	Gilze-Rijen
I/KG. 26	Heinkel 111	25	7	Moerbeke and Courtrai
II/KG. 26	Heinkel 111	26	7	Gilze-Rijen
Stab. KG. 30	Junkers 88	1	1	Brussels
I/KG. 30	Junkers 88	10	1	Brussels
II/KG. 30	Junkers 88	30	24	Gilze-Rijen
*Stab. KG. 40	Junkers 88	2	1	Bordeaux
Stab. KG. 53	Heinkel 111	5	3	Lille
I/KG. 53	Heinkel 111	23	19	Lille
II/KG. 53	Heinkel 111	29	7	Lille
III/KG. 53	Heinkel 111	19	4	Lille
Stab. KG. 76	Dornier 17	6	3	Cormeilles-en-Vexin
I/KG. 76	Dornier 17	26	19	Beauvais/Tille
1I/KG. 76	Junkers 88	27	21	Creil
III/KG. 76	Dornier 17	24	17	Cormeilles-en-Vexin
Stab. KG. 77	Junkers 88	1	1	Laon
I/KG. 77	Junkers 88	36	31	Laon
II/KG. 77	Junkers 88	32	25	Asch (Nord)
III/KG. 77	Junkers 88	30	19	Laon
KGr. 126 (Minelayers)	Heinkel 111	33	26
		764	484
Dive-Bombers and Ground-Attack Aircraft
Stab. St.G. 1	Ju. 87 and Do. 17	7	5	Saint-Pol
II/St.G. 1	Junkers 87	43	29	Pas-de-Calais
Stab. St.G. 2	Ju. 87 and Do. 17	11	9	Tramecourt
II/St.G. 2	Junkers 87	27	22	Saint-Omer and Saint-Trond
IV (St.) LG. 1	Junkers 87	42	28	Tramecourt
*II (Schlacht) LG. 2	Messerschmitt 109	33	27	Saint-Omer
		163	120
Single-Engined Fighters
Stab. JG. 1	Messerschmitt 109	4	3	Pas-de-Calais
Stab. JG. 3	Messerschmitt 109	3	3	Pas-de-Calais
I/JG. 3	Messerschmitt 109	23	14	Pas-de-Calais
II/JG. 3	Messerschmitt 109	24	21	Pas-de-Calais
III/JG .3	Messerschmitt 109	25	23	Pas-de-Calais
Stab. JG. 26	Messerschmitt 109	4	3	Pas-de-Calais
I/JG. 26	Messerschmitt 109	27	20	Pas-de-Calais
II/JG. 26	Messerschmitt 109	32	28	Northern France
III/JG. 26	Messerschmitt 109	29	26	Northern France
Stab. JG. 27	Messerschmitt 109	5	4	Etaples
I/JG. 27	Messerschmitt 109	33	27	Etaples
II/JG. 27	Messerschmitt 109	37	33	Montreuil
III/JG. 27	Messerschmitt 109	31	27	Sempy
Stab. JG. 51	Messerschmitt 109	5	4	Saint-Omer
I/JG. 51	Messerschmitt 109	36	33	Saint-Omer and Saint-Inglevert
II/JG. 51	Messerschmitt 109	22	13	Saint-Omer and Saint-Inglevert
III/JG. 51	Messerschmitt 109	44	31	Pas-de-Calais
Stab. JG. 52	Messerschmitt 109	2	1	Laon/Couvron
I/JG. 52	Messerschmitt 109	21	17	Laon/Couvron
II/JG. 52	Messerschmitt 109	28	23	Pas-de-Calais
III/JG. 52	Messerschmitt 109	31	16	Pas-de-Calais
Stab. JG. 53	Messerschmitt 109	2	2	Northern France
II/JG. 53	Messerschmitt 109	33	24	Wissant
III/JG. 53	Messerschmitt 109	30	22	Northern France
Stab. JG. 54	Messerschmitt 109	4	2	South Holland
I/JG. 54	Messerschmitt 109	28	23	South Holland
II/JG. 54	Messerschmitt 109	35	27	South Holland
III/JG. 54	Messerschmitt 109	29	23	South Holland
I/JG. 77	Messerschmitt 109	42	40	Northern France
		669	533
Twin-Engined Fighters (Night-Fighters Excluded)
Stab. ZG. 2	Messerschmitt 110	1	–	...
I/ZG -2	Messerschmitt 110	20	10	Amiens and Caen
II/ZG. 2	Messerschmitt 110	28	10	Guyancourt/Caudran
Stab. ZG. 26	Messerschmitt 110	3	3	...
I/ZG. 26	Messerschmitt 110	33	14	Abbeville and Saint-Omer
II/ZG. 26	Messerschmitt 110	25	17	Crécy-en-Ponthieu
III I ZG. 26	Messerschmitt 110	25	17	Barley and Arques
V(Z)LG. 1	Messerschmitt 110	23	19	Ligescourt and Alençon
*Gruppe 210	Messerschmitt 110 and 109	26	17	Denain
		184	107
Long-Range Reconnaissance Aircraft
1(F)/22	Do. 17 and Me. 110	13	9	Lille
1(F)/122	Junkers 88	5	3	Holland
2(F)122	Ju. 88 and He. 111	10	9	Brussels/Melsbroek
3(F)/122	Ju. 88 and He. 111	11	10	Eindhoven
4(F)/122	Ju. 88, He. 111 and Me. 110	13	9	Brussels
5(F)/122	Ju. 88 and He. 111	11	11	Haute-Fontaine
		63	51
Coastal (Reconnaissance and Minelaying) Aircraft
1/106	Heinkel 115	10	4	Brittany
2/106	Dornier 18	9	6	Brittany
3/106	Heinkel 115	9	6	Borkum
		28	16
LUFTFLOTTE 3, SAINT-CLOUD (Field-Marshal Sperrle)
Long-Range Bombers
Stab. LG. 1	Junkers 88	3	3	Orléans/Bricy
i/LG. i	Junkers 88	27	13	Orléans/Bricy
II/LG. 1	Junkers 88	31	19	Orléans/Bricy
III/LG. 1	Junkers 88	30	19	Chateaudun
Stab. KG. 27	Heinkel 111	7	4	Tours
I/KG. 27	Heinkel 111	35	13	Tours
II/KG. 27	Heinkel 111	32	15	Dinard and Bourges
III/KG. 27	Heinkel 111	20	13	Rennes
*I/KG. 40	Focke-Wulf 200	7	4	Bordeaux
Stab. KG. 51	Junkers 88	1	–	Orly
I I KG. 51	Junkers 88	33	13	Melun
III KG. 51	Junkers 88	34	17	Orly
III/KG. 51	Junkers 88	34	27	Etampes
Stab. KG. 54	Junkers 88	1	–	Evreux
I/KG. 54	Junkers 88	30	18	Evreux
II/KG. 54	Junkers 88	26	14	St. André-de-l’Eure
Stab. KG. 55	Heinkel 111	6	6	Villacoublay
I/KG. 55	Heinkel 111	27	20	Dreux
II/KG. 55	Heinkel 111	30	22	Chartres
III/KG. 55	Heinkel 111	25	20	Villacoublay
KGr. 100	Heinkel 111	28	7	Vannes
KGr. 606	Dornier 17	33	29	Brest and Cherbourg
KGr. 806	Junkers 88	27	18	Nantes and Caen/Carpiquet
		527	314
Dive-Bombers
Stab. St. G. 3	Do. 17 and He. 111	7	6	Brittany
I/St.G. 3	Junkers 87	37	34	Brittany
		44	40
Single-Engined Fighters
I/JG. 53	Messerschmitt 109	34	27	Brittany
*Stab. JG. 2	Messerschmitt 109	3	2	Beaumont-le-Roger
*I/JG. 2	Messerschmitt 109	29	24	Beaumont-Ie-Roger
*I/JG. 2	Messerschmitt 109	22	18	Beaumont-le-Roger
*III/JG. 2	Messerschmitt 109	30	19	Le Havre
		118	90
Twin-Engined Fighters (Night-Fighters Excluded)
Stab. ZG. 76	Messerschmitt 110	2	2
II/ZG. 76	Messerschmitt 110	27	12	Le Mans and Abbeville
III/ZG. 76	Messerschmitt 110	19	8	Laval
		48	22
Long-Range Reconnaissance Aircraft
7(F)/LG. 2	Messerschmitt 110	14	9	...
4(F)/14	Me. no and Do. 17	12	9	Normandy
3(F)/31	Me. no and Do. 17	9	5	St. Brieuc
3(F)121	Ju. 88 and He. 111	10	6	North-West France
4(F)/121	Ju. 88 and Do. 17	13	5	Normandy
i(F)/123	Ju. 88 and Do. 17	10	7	near Paris
2(F)/123	Ju. 88 and Do. 17	10	8	near Paris
3(F)/123	Ju. 88 and Do. 17	12	9	Buc
		90	58
LUFTFLOTTE 5, KRISTIANSUND (General Stumpff)
Single-Engined Fighters
II/JG. 77	Messerschmitt 109	44	35	South Norway
Long-Range Reconnaissance Aircraft
2(F)122	Dornier 17	9	5	Stavanger
3(F)122	Dornier 17	9	5	Stavanger
1(F)/120	He. 111 and Ju. 88	13	2	Stavanger
1(F)/121	He. 111 and Ju. 88	7	2	Stavanger and Aalborg
Coastal (Reconnaissance and Minelaying) Aircraft
1/506	Heinkel 115	8	6	Stavanger
2/506	Heinkel 115	8	5	Trondheim and Tromsö
3/506	Heinkel 115	8	6	List
		24	17

NOTES

The following notes apply to units marked with an asterisk:

KG. 40	Used wholly or mainly for co-operation with naval units.
II (Schlacht) LG. 2	Ground-attack unit.
Gruppe 210	Twin-engined fighter-bombers and single-engined escort fighters.
JG. 2	Interchangeable between Luftflotten 2 and 3.