The Luftwaffe in the Invasion of Scandinavia (Weserübungs)

Unit	Base	Aircraft	Strength
X.Fliegerkorps
II/JG 77	Husum	Bf 109E	38
Stab, II/KG 4	Faßberg	He 111P	42
I/KG 4	Perleberg		36
III/KG 4	Lüneburg		17
III/KG 4	Lüneburg	Ju 88A	20
Stab, II, III/KG 26	Lübeck-Blankensee	He 111H	67
I/KG 26	Marx	He 111H	36
Stab/KG 30	Westerland	Ju 88A	1
2., 3./KG 30			25
II/KG 30			30
III/KG 30			13
Z./KG 30		Ju 88C-2	6
KGr 100	Nordholz	He 111H	27
1./KüFlGr 106	List/Sylt	He 115B/C	12
1., 2./KüFlGr 506		He 115B	11
1., 2./KüFlGr 506		He 115C	12
I/StG 1	Kiel-Holtenau	Ju 87R	39
1., 2./ZG 1	Barth	Bf 110C	22
3./ZG 1	Westerland		10
I/ZG 76	Westerland		32
Stab, I/KG zbV 1	Utersen	Ju 52	56
II/KG zbV 1	Schleswig, Stade		53
III/KG zbV 1	Utersen, Hagenow		53
IV/KG zbV 1	Hagenow		53
KGr zbV 101	Neumünster		53
KGr zbV 102	Oldenburg		53
KGr zbV 103	Schleswig		53
KGr zbV 104	Stade		53
KGr zbV 105	Holtenau	Fw 200B/C	8
		Ju 90	11
		Ju G-38	1
KGr zbV 106	Utersen	Ju 52	53
KGr zbV 107	Fuhlsbüttel	Ju 52	53
KGr zbV 108	Rantum, Hörnum	Ju 52/See	13
KGr zbV 108	Rantum, Hörnum	He 59D	?

The strength of KGr zbV 108 is under dispute as it was referred to in contemporary orders as a geschwader with three gruppen. There is also some confusion about which unit had the commandeered transports with KGr zbV 107 often suggested.

Extracted from Shores' Fledgling Eagles supplemented with information from other sources.

The Luftwaffe in the Battle of France

10 May 40

	Aircraft
Units	Type	Strength	Svcble	Airfield
Luftflotte 1
Stab/KG 28	He 111H	6	5	Kassel-Rothwesten
II/KG 28	Ju 88A-1	4	2	Kassel-Rothwesten
Stab, II/JG 3	Bf 109E	49	39	Döberitz
Lufflotte 2
Fliegerkorps zbV 2
Stab/KG 4	He 111P	8	7	Faßberg
Stab/KG 4	He 111D	1	0	Faßberg
I/KG 4	He 111H	36	24	Gütersloh
II/KG 4	He 111P	35	28	Faßberg
III/KG 4	He 111P	23	12	Delmenhorst
III/KG 4	Ju 88A-1	37	21	Delmenhorst
Stab, I/KG 54	He 111P	42	37	Quackenbrück
Stab, I/KG 54	He 111D	1	0	Quackenbrück
II/KG 54	He 111P	29	26	Varrelbusch
III/KG 54	He 111P	35	27	Vechta
IV. Fliegerkorps
Stab/KG 27	He 111P	41	29	Hannover-Langenhagen
Stab/KG 27	He 111D	1	1	Hannover-Langenhagen
II/KG 27	He 111P	35	25	Delmenhorst
III/KG 27	He 111P	38	32	Wunstorf
Stab, I, II/KG 30	Ju 88A-1	74	52	Oldenburg
Stab, I, II/KG 30	He 111H	1	0	Oldenburg
III/KG 30	Ju 88A-1	30	20	Marx
Stab/LG 1	He 111H	5	4	Düsseldorf
Stab/LG 1	Ju 88A-1	1	0
I (K.)/LG 1	He 111H	30	22
II (K.)/LG 1	He 111H	26	18
II (K.)/LG 1	Ju 88A-1	32	4
III (K.)/LG 1	He 111H	12	5
III (K.)/LG 1	Ju 88A-1	37	12
VIII. Fliegerkorps
Stab, II, III/KG 77	Do 17Z	77	55	Düsseldorf
Stab, II, III/KG 77	Do 17U	1	1	Düsseldorf
I/KG 77	Do 17Z	35	28	Werl
Stab, I/StG 2	Ju 87B	43	36	Köln-Ostheim
Stab, I/StG 2	Do 17M	6	5	Köln-Ostheim
III/StG 2	Ju 87B	38	27	Nörvenich
I/StG 76		39	34	Köln-Ostheim
Stab, I, II/StG 77		82	64	Köln-Butzweilerhof
Stab, I, II/StG 77	Do 17M	6	5	Köln-Butzweilerhof
IV (St.)/LG 1	Ju 87B	39	37	Duisburg
II (Sch.)/LG 2	Hs 123A	49	38	Lauffenberg
I/JG 1	Bf 109E	46	24	Gymnich
I/JG 21		46	34	Mönchen-Gladbach
Stab, I/JG 27		43	32	Mönchen-Gladbach
Jafü 'Deutsche Bucht' (German Bight)
Stab/JG 1	Bf 109E	4	4	Jever
II (J.)/TrGr 186		48	32	Wangerooge
II/JG 2		47	35	Nordholz
10., 12. (N.)/JG 2	Bf 109D	31	30	Hopsten
10., 12. (N.)/JG 2	Ar 68	36	13	Hopsten
I (J.)/LG 2	Bf 109E	32	22	Wyk-auf-Föhr
1 staffel of I (J.)/LG 2	Bf 109E	16	10	Esbjerg
Jafü 3
III/JG 3	Bf 109E	37	25	Hopsten
I/JG 20		48	36	Bönninghardt
Stab, II/JG 26		51	39	Dortmund
I/JG 26		44	35	Bönninghardt
III/JG 26		42	22	Essen-Mühlheim
II/JG 27		43	33	Bönninghardt
II/JG 27	Bf 109C	1	0
Stab/JG 51	Bf 109E	4	3
I/JG 51	Bf 109E	47	28	Krefeld
I/ZG 1	Bf 110C	35	22	Kirchenhellen
II/ZG 1		36	26	Gelsenkirchen-Buer
Stab/ZG 26		3	3	Dortmund
I/ZG 26		34	11	Niedermendig
III/ZG 26		37	30	Krefeld
Luftflotte 3
I. Fliegerkorps
Stab, I/KG 1	He 111H	39	28	Giessen
II/KG 1		35	23	Kirtorf
III/KG 1		33	27	Ettinghausen
III/KG 28	He 111P	36	30	Bracht
KG 76	Do 17Z	119	87	Nidda
KG 76	Do 17U	1	0	Nidda
III/StG 51	Ju 87B	39	31	Köln-Wahn
I/JG 3	Bf 109E	48	38	Vogelsang
Stab/JG 77		4	3	Peppenhoven
I/JG 77		46	28	Odendorf
II/ZG 26	Bf 110C	35	25	Kaarst/Neuß
Stab, II/ZG 76	Bf 110C	36	28	Köln-Wahn
II. Fliegerkorps
Stab, II/KG 2	Do 17Z	43	33	Ansbach
Stab, II/KG 2	Do 17U	1	1	Ansbach
I/KG 2	Do 17Z	36	22	Giebelstadt
III/KG 2		36	30	Illesheim
Stab, III/KG 3		41	34	Würzburg
I/KG 3		35	31	Aschaffenburg
II/KG 3		36	28	Schweinfurt
Stab, I/KG 53	He 111H	43	25	Roth
II/KG 53		36	24	Oedheim
III/KG 53		36	26	Schwäbisch Hall
Stab, II/StG 1	Ju 87B	41	36	Siegburg
Stab, II/StG 1	Do 17M	6	5	Siegburg
I (St.)/TrGr 186	Ju 87B	39	36	Hemweiler
V. Fliegerkorps
Stab, III/KG 51	He 111H	40	30	Lansberg/Lech
Stab, III/KG 51	Ju 88A-1	1	0	Lansberg/Lech
I/KG 51	He 111H	36	18	Lechfeld
I/KG 51	Ju 88A-1	23	7	Lechfeld
II/KG 51	Ju 88A-1	38	15	München-Riem
Stab, II/KG 55	He 111P	42	29	Leipheim
I/KG 55		35	25	Neuberg-Donau
III/KG 55		36	17	Gablingen
II/JG 51	Bf 109E	42	30	Böblingen
Stab/JG 52		3	3	Mannheim-Sandhofen
I/JG 52		46	33	Lachen/Speyerdorf
II/JG 52		42	28	Speyer
Stab, I/JG 54		46	31	Böblingen
I/ZG 52	Bf 110C	35	23	Neuhausen ob Eck
V (Z.)/LG 1	Bf 110C	33	27	Mannheim-Sandhofen
Jafü 3
Stab, I, III/JG 2	Bf 109E	91	48	Frankfurt-Rebstock
III/JG 52		48	39	Mannheim-Sandhofen
JG 53		139	107	Wiesbaden-Erbenheim
I/JG 76		46	37	Ober-Olm
Stab, I/ZG 2	Bf 110C	35	24	Darmstadt-Griesheim
Fliegerdivision 7
I, II, III, IV/KG zbV 1	Ju 52
KGr zbV 9
KGr zbV 11
KGr zbV 12
KGr zbV 172
Staffel Schwilben	He 59D
Total	Ju 52	475	438
Sturmabteilung Koch	DFS 230	45
Luftflotte 5
Fliegerführer Stavanger
1./KüFlGr 106	He 115B	8	3	Stavanger-Sola
4./JG 77	Bf 109E	12	8
1., 3./ZG 76	Bf 110C/D	27	16
Fliegerführer Trondheim
Stab, I, III/KG 26	He 111H	75	58	Trondheim-Vaernes
KGr 100	He 111H	28	13
I/StG 1	Ju 87R	39	25
Z./KG 30	Ju 88C-2	15	5
11. (N)/JG 2	Bf 109D	11	6
1., 2./KüFlGr 506	He 115C	17	7	Trondheim-See
9. Fliegerdivison
KGr 126	He 111H	36	24	Marx
KGr 126	He 111B	1	0	Marx
3./KüFlGr 506	He 111B	1	1	Norderney
	He 115B	5	5
	He 115C	11	10
3./KüFlGr 906	He 111B	6	6
X. Fliegerkorps
II/KG 26	He 111H	36	7	Aalborg-West
I/KG 40	Fw 200C	4	2	Kopenhagen
2./ZG 76	Bf 110C	11	7	Aalborg-West
5., 6./JG 77	Bf 109E	28	20	Kristiansand-Kjevik
KGrzbV 107	Ju 52	48	35	Aalborg and Oslo
KGrzbV 108	Ju 52	11	8	Hörnum, Aalborg, Bergen
	Ju 52/See	5	4
	He 59D	13	8
	Do 24	2	1
	Do 26	4	2
	Bv 138A	2	1
Seefliegerverbände
2./KüFlGr 106	Do 18	9	4	Rantum
3./KüFlGr 106	He 115B	8	8	Borkum
3./KüFlGr 106	He 115C	4	2	Borkum
KüFlGr 406	Ha 139B	2	1	Hörnum
	Do 18	30	17
	Do 26	3	2
KüFlGr 606	Do 17Z	33	27	Kopenhagen
1./KüFlGr 706	He 59D	23	9	Kopenhagen
1./KüFlGr 806	He 111J	10	5	Kiel-Holtenau
2., 3./KüFlGr 806	He 111J	20	16	Uetersen
1./KüFlGr 906	He 115B	9	4	Aalborg-See
2./KüFlGr 906	Do 18	10	7	Hörnum

Theater		West		Norway		Reich		Grand Totals
Number	Type	On-hand	Svcble	On-hand	Svcble	On-hand	Svcble	On-hand	Svcble
45 2/3	Kampfgruppen	1607	1093	143	80	10	7	1760	1180
10	Stukagruppen	378	316	39	25	-	-	417	341
1	Schlachtgruppe	49	38	-	-	-	-	49	38
29	Jagdgruppen	1266	897	51	34	49	39	1366	970
10 1/3	Zerstörergruppen	319	219	53	28	-	-	372	247
9	Transportgruppen							476	438

Primary source was Balke's KG 2 history, supplemented by Shores' Fledgling Eagles and Cull's Twelve Days in May. Hooton's Phoenix Triumphant provided the info for the transport forces.

The Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain

13 Aug 40

		Aircraft
Unit	Airbase	Type	Strength	Svcble
Luftflotte 2
I. Fliegerkorps
Stab/KG 1	Amiens-Glisy	He 111H	4	4
I/KG 1	Montdidier		27	23
II/KG 1	Amiens-Glisy		31	29
III/KG 1	Rosières-en-Santerre		32	15
Stab/KG 76	Cormeilles-en-Vexin	Do 17Z	5	5
I/KG 76	Beauvais-Tille	Do 17Z	29	29
II/KG 76	Creil	Ju 88A	36	28
III/KG 76	Cormeilles-en-Vexin	Do 17Z	32	19
Lehrstaffel	Cormeilles-en-Vexin	Do 17Z	11	7
Stab, I, III/KG 77	Laon	Ju 88A	68	*
II/KG 77	Asch-Nord	Ju 88A	38	*
II. Fliegerkorps
Stab, II/KG 2	St. Lèger	Do 17Z	42	35
I/KG 2	Epinoy		43	27
III/KG 2	Cambrai-Sd		34	32
Stab, I/KG 3	Le Culot		43	31
II/KG 3	Antwerpen-Deurne		35	32
III/KG 3	St. Trond		30	25
I, II, III/KG 53	Lille-Nord	He 111H	94	67
II/StG 1	Pas-de-Calais	Ju 87B	38	30
IV (St.)/LG 1	Tramecourt	Ju 87B	36	28
ErprGr 210	Calais-Marck	Bf 109E-4B	10	9
		Bf 110C-6	5	4
		Bf 110D-0	21	17
9. Fliegerdivision
Stab/KG 4	Soesterburg	He 111P	6	5
I/KG 4	Soesterburg	He 111H	30	12
II/KG 4	Eindhoven	He 111P	31	25
III/KG 4	Amsterdam-Schipol	Ju 88A	35	23
Stab/KG 40	Brest-Guipavas	Ju 88A	1	1
I/KG 40	Brest-Guipavas	Fw 200C	9	3
KGr 100	Vannes	He 111H-1/3	41	19
KGr 126	Marx?	He 111H	34	8
Jafü 2
Stab/JG 3	Wierre au Bois	Bf 109E	3	3
I/JG 3	Grandvilliers		33	32
II/JG 3	Samer		29	22
III/JG 3	Desvres, Le Touquet		29	29
Stab, I/JG 26	Audembert		42	38
II/JG 26	Marquise-Ost		39	35
III/JG 26	Caffiers		40	38
Stab/JG 51	Wissant		4	4
I/JG 51	Pihen bei Calais		32	32
II/JG 51	Marquise-West		33	33
III/JG 51	St. Omer-Clairmarais		32	30
Stab, I/JG 52	Coquelles		42	34
II/JG 52	Peuplingues		39	32
III/JG 52	Zerbst		31	11
Stab, I/JG 54	Campagne-les-Guines		38	26
II/JG 54	Hermelingen		36	32
III/JG 54	Guines-en-Calais		42	40
Stab/ZG 26	Lille	Bf 110C	3	3
I/ZG 26	Yvrench, St. Omer		39	33
II/ZG 26	Crècy, St. Omer		37	32
III/ZG 26	Barly, Arques		35	24
Nachtjagd-Division
Stab/NJG 1	Dusseldorf, Deelen	Bf 110B?	3	3
I/NJG 1	Bönninghardt	Bf 110B?	4	3
I/NJG 1	Bönninghardt	Bf 110C	30	19
II/NJG 1	Dusseldorf	Ju 88C-2	11	4
		Do 17Z-10	7	6
		Do 17Z-7	3	3
III/NJG 1	Köln-Ostheim	Bf 110C	13	4
		Bf 109D	3	1
		Bf 109E	17	16
Luftflotte 3
VIII. Fliegerkorps
Stab, III/StG 1	Angers	Ju 87B	41	28
Stab, III/StG 1		Do 17M	2	1
I/StG 1		Ju 87R	39	27
Stab, I/StG 2	St. Malo	Ju 87B	39	32
Stab, I/StG 2	St. Malo	Do 17M	5	4
II/StG 2	Lannion	Ju 87R	37	31
II/StG 2	Lannion	Ju 87B	2	2
I, II, III/StG 77	Caen	Ju 87B	115	98
I, II, III/StG 77	Caen	Do 17M	4	1
II (Sch.)/LG 2	Böblingen	Bf 109E	39	31
V (Z.)/LG 1	Caen	Bf 110C	32	21
V (Z.)/LG 1	Caen	Bf 110D	11	8
V. Fliegerkorps
Stab/KG 51	Paris-Orly	Ju 88A	1	1
I/KG 51	Melun-Villaroche		30	21
II, III/KG 51	Etampes-Mondèsir		66	49
Stab, I/KG 54	Evreux		35	29
II/KG 54	St. André		31	23
Stab, III/KG 55	Villacoublay	He 111P	42	34
I/KG 55	Dreux	He 111H	21	18
I/KG 55	Dreux	He 111P	18	17
II/KG 55	Chartres	He 111P	38	28
IV. Fliegerkorps
Stab/LG 1	Orlèans-Bricy	Ju 88A	2	1
I (K.) , II (K.)/LG 1		Ju 88A	67	47
I (K.) , II (K.)/LG 1		He 111H	2	1
III (K.)/LG 1	Chateaudun	Ju 88A	34	23
Stab, I/KG 27	Tours	He 111P	20	13
Stab, I/KG 27	Tours	He 111H	18	10
II/KG 27	Dinard-Bourges	He 111P	26	18
II/KG 27	Dinard-Bourges	He 111H	8	3
III/KG 27	Rennes	He 111P	30	22
III/KG 27	Rennes	He 111D	1	1
KGr 806	Nantes, Caen-Carpiquet	Ju 88A	33	22
Stab/StG 3	Bretigny	Do 17M	1	0
		Do 17Z	4	3
		He 111H	2	1
Jafü 3
Stab, I, II/JG 2	Beaumont-le-Roger	Bf 109E	73	63
III/JG 2	Le Havre		32	28
Stab/JG 27	Cherbourg-West		5	4
I/JG 27	Plumett		37	32
II/JG 27	Crèpon		40	32
III/JG 27	Arcques		39	32
Stab/JG 53	Cherbourg		6	6
I/JG 53	Rennes, Guernsey		39	37
II/JG 53	Dinan, Guernsey		38	34
III/JG 53	Brest, Sempy		38	35
Stab/ZG 2	Toussus-le-Noble	Bf 110C	4	3
I/ZG 2	Caen-Carpiquet		41	35
II/ZG 2	Guyancourt		18	14
II/ZG 2	Guyancourt	Bf 110D	23	20
Luftflotte 5
X Fliegerkorps
Stab/KG 26	Stavanger	He 111P	6	6
I, III/KG 26	Stavanger	He 111H	56	55
Stab, I, III/KG 30	Aalborg	Ju 88A	76	62
I/ZG 76	Stavanger-Forus	Bf 110C	34	32
Stab/JG 77	?	Bf 109E	4	4
I/JG 77	?		38	37
II/JG 77	Stavanger, Trondheim		43	38
KüFlGr 506	?	He 115B	8	7
KüFlGr 506	?	He 115C	18	14
Seefliegerverbände
1./KüFlGr 106	Norderney	He 115C	12	12
2./KüFlGr 106	Rantum	Do 18	10	6
1., 2./KüFlGr 406	Stavanger		17	15
3./KüFlGr 406	Hörnum		10	10
KüFlGr 606	Brest	Do 17Z	33	32
2./KüFlGr 906	Hörnum	Do 18	9	8
TransOzeanSt.	Brest	Do 26	2	1
* KG 77 is converting to the Ju 88A

Strength Summary

Number	Type	Strength	Svcble
42 1/3	Kampfgruppen	1482	1008
9	Stukagruppen	365	286
1	Schlachtgruppe	39	31
26	Jagdgruppen	976	853
9	Zerstrergruppen	244	189
3	Nachtjagdgruppen	91	59
14	Seefliegerstaffeln	240	125

The Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain

7 Sept 1940

Courtesy of Johann Palsson

Aircraft
Unit Airbase Type Strength Svcble
Luftflotte 2
Long-Range Bombers
Stab/KG 1 Rosières-en-Santerre He 111 7 5
I/KG 1 Montdidier, Clairmont 36 22
II/KG 1 Montdidier, Nijmegen 36 23
III/KG 1 Rosières-en-Santerre Ju 88A 9 -
Stab/KG 2 St. Lèger Do 17Z 6 6
I/KG 2 Cambrai 19 12
II/KG 2 St. Lèger 31 20
III/KG 2 Cambrai-Süd 30 20
Stab/KG 3 Le Culot 6 5
I/KG 3 29 25
II/KG 3 Antwerp, Deurne 27 23
III/KG 3 St. Trond 28 19
Stab/KG 4 Soesterburg He 111 5 5
I/KG 4 37 16
II/KG 4 Eindhoven 37 30
III/KG 4 Amsterdam-Schipol Ju 88A 30 14
Stab/KG 26 Gilze-Rijen He 111 6 3
I/KG 26 Meirbeke, Courtrai 25 7
II/KG 26 Gilze-Rijen 26 7
Stab/KG 30 Brussels Ju 88A 1 1
I/KG 30 10 1
II/KG 30 Gilze-Rijen 30 24
Stab/KG 40 Bordeaux 2 1
Stab/KG 53 Lille-Nord He 111 5 3
I/KG 53 23 19
II/KG 53 29 7
III/KG 53 19 4
Stab/KG 76 Cormeilles-en-Vexin Do 17Z 6 3
I/KG 76 Beauvais-Tille 26 19
II/KG 76 Creil Ju 88A 27 21
III/KG 76 Cormeilles-en-Vexin Do 17Z 24 17
Stab/KG 77 Laon Ju 88A 1 1
I/KG 77 36 31
II/KG 77 Asch-Nord 32 25
III/KG 77 Laon 30 19
KGr 126 ? He 111 33 26
Dive-Bombers and Ground-Attack Aircraft
Stab/StG 1 St. Pol Ju 87, Do 17 7 5
II/StG 1 Pas-de-Calais Ju 87 43 29
Stab/StG 2 Tramecourt Ju 87, Do 17 11 9
II/StG 2 St. Omer/St. Trond Ju 87 27 22
IV (St.)/LG 1 Tramecourt 42 28
II (Sch.)/LG 2 St. Omer Bf 109E 33 27
Single-Engined Fighters
Stab/JG 1 Pas-de-Calais Bf 109E 4 3
Stab/JG 3 Pas-de-Calais 3 3
I/JG 3 23 14
II/JG 3 24 14
III/JG 3 25 23
Stab/JG 26 Pas-de-Calais 4 3
I/JG 26 27 20
II/JG 26 Northen France 32 28
III/JG 26 29 26
Stab/JG 27 Etaples 5 4
I/JG 27 33 27
II/JG 27 Montreuil 37 33
III/JG 27 Sempy 31 27
Stab/JG 51 St. Omer 5 4
I/JG 51 St. Omer, St. Inglevert 36 33
II/JG 51 22 13
III/JG 51 Pas-de-Calais 44 31
Stab/JG 52 Laon/Couvorn 2 1
I/JG 52 21 17
II/JG 52 Pas-de-Calais 28 23
III/JG 52 31 16
Stab/JG 53 Northen France 2 2
II/JG 53 Wissant 33 24
III/JG 53 Northen France 30 22
Stab/JG 54 South Holland 4 2
I/JG 54 28 23
II/JG 54 35 27
III/JG 54 29 23
I/JG 77 Northen France 42 40
Twin-Engined Fighters (Night-Fighters Excluded)
Stab/ZG 2 Toussous-le-Noble Bf 110 1 -
I/ZG 2 Amiens, Caen 20 10
II/ZG 2 Guyancourt/Caudran 28 10
Stab/ZG 26 ? 3 3
I/ZG 26 Abbeville, St. Omer 33 14
II/ZG 26 Crècy 25 17
III/ZG 26 Barly, Arques 25 17
V (Z.)/LG 1 Ligescourt, Alencon 23 19
ErprGr 210 Denain Bf 109E/Bf 110C/D 26 17
Long-Range Reconnaissance Aircraft
1(F)/22 Lille Do 17, Bf 110 13 9
1(F)/122 Holland Ju 88A 5 3
2(F)/122 Brussels/Melsbrock Ju 88A, He 111 10 9
3(F)/122 Eindhoven 11 11
4(F)/122 Brussels 13 9
Bf 110
5(F)/122 haute-Fontaine Ju 88A, He 111 3 3
Coastal Aircraft
1./KüFlGr 106 Brittany He 115 10 4
2./KüFlGr 106 Do 18 9 6
3./KüFlGr 106 Borkum He 115 9 6
Luftflotte 3
Long-Range Bombers
Stab/LG 1 Orlèans-Bricy Ju 88A 3 3
I/LG 1 27 13
II/LG 1 31 19
III/LG 1 Chateaudun 30 19
Stab/KG 27 Tours He 111 7 4
I/KG 27 35 13
II/KG 27 Dinard-Bourges 32 15
III/KG 27 Rennes 20 13
I/KG 40 Bordaux Fw 200 7 4
Stab/KG 51 Paris-Orly Ju 88A 1 -
I/KG 51 Melun-Villaroche 33 13
II/KG 51 Paris-Orly 34 17
III/KG 51 Etampes-Mondèsir 34 27
Stab/KG 54 Evreux 1 -
I/KG 54 30 18
II/KG 54 St. André 26 14
Stab/KG 55 Villacoublay He 111 6 6
I/KG 55 Dreux 27 20
II/KG 55 Chartres 30 22
III/KG 55 Villacoublay 25 20
KGr 100 Vannes He 111H 28 7
KGr 606 Brest, Cherbourg Do 17 33 29
KGr 806 Nantes, Caen-Carpiquet Ju 88A 27 18
Dive-Bombers
Stab/StG 3 Brittany Ju 87, Do 17 7 6
I/StG 3 Ju 87 37 34
Single-Engined Fighters
I/JG 53 Brittany Bf 109E 34 27
*Stab/JG 2 Beaumont-le-Roger 3 2
*I/JG 2 29 24
*II/JG 2 22 18
*III/JG 2 Le Havre 30 19
Twin-Engined Fighters (Night-Fighters Excluded)
Stab/ZG 76 ? Bf 110 2 2
II/ZG 76 Le Mans, Abbeville 27 12
III/ZG 76 Laval 19 8
Long-Range Reconnaissance Aircraft
7(F)/LG 2 ? Bf 110 14 9
4(F)/14 Normandy Bf 110, Do 17 12 9
3(F)/31 St. Brieuc 9 5
3(F)/121 North-West France Ju 88A, He 111 10 6
4(F)/121 Normandy Ju 88A, Do 17 13 5
1(F)/122 near Paris 10 7
2(F)/123 near Paris 10 8
3(F)/123 Buc 12 9
Luftflotte 5
Single-Engined Fighters
II/JG 77 South Norway Bf 109E 44 35
Long-Range Reconnaissance Aircraft
2(F)/22 Stavanger Do 17 9 5
3(F)/22 Stavanger 9 5
1(F)/120 Stavanger He 111, Ju 88A 13 2
1(F)/121 Stavanger, Aalborg Do 17 7 2
Coastal Aircraft
1/KüFlGr 506 Stavanger He 115 8 6
2/KüFlGr 506 Throndheim, Tromso 8 5
3/KüFlGr 506 Lista 8 6
* JG 2 Interchangeable between Luftflotten 2 and 3

Strength Summary

Number	Type	Strength	Svcble
43	Kampfgruppen	1291	798
4	Stukagruppen	174	133
2	Schlachtgruppe	59	44
27	Jagdgruppen	831	658
8	Zerstörergruppen	206	112
18	Fernaufklärungsstaffeln	191	123
6	Seefliegerstaffeln	52	33

Source: The Defence of United Kingdom by Basil Collier as supplemented by more recent research.

The Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain

26 October 40

Unit	Aircraft	Airfield
Luftflotte 2
Stab, II/KG 1	He 111	Clairmont
I/KG 1	He 111	Rosières-en-Santerre
III/KG 1	Ju 88A	Nijmegen
Stab, II/KG 2	Do 17Z	Arras
I/KG 2		Epinay
III/KG 2		Cambrai
Stab, I/KG 3		Le Culot
II/KG 3		Antwerp-Deurne
III/KG 3		St. Trond
Stab, I/KG 4	He 111H	Soesterburg
II/KG 4		Eindhoven
Stab, II/KG 26		Gilze-Rijn
I/KG 26		Moersbeek and Courtrai
Stab, I/KG 30	Ju 88A	Brussels
II/KG 30	Ju 88A	Gilze-Rijn
KG 53	He 111	Lille
III/KG 76	Do 17Z	Cormeilles-en-Vexin
KG 77	Ju 88A	Laon
KGr 126	He 111H	Nantes
Stab, I, II/StG 1	Ju 87/Do 17Z	St. Pol
Stab/StG 2	Ju 87/Do 17Z	Tramecourt
I, II/StG 2	Ju 87B	St. Omer
IV (St.)/LG 1	Ju 87B	Tramecourt
II (Sch.)/LG 2	Bf 109E	Calais-Marck
Stab/JG 1		Jever
Stab, II/JG 3		Arques
I/JG 3		Grandvilliers
III/JG 3		Desvres
JG 26		Pas de Calais
JG 27		Guines
Stab, I/JG 51		Pihen
II/JG 51		Mardyck
III/JG 51		St. Omer
Stab, I/JG 52		Laon-Couvron
II, III/JG 52		Pas de Calais
Stab, I/JG 53		Abbeville
II/JG 53		Etaples
III/JG 53		Le Touquet
Stab, I, II/JG 54		S. Holland
III/JG 54		N. France
I/JG 77		Marquise
Stab/ZG 26	Bf 110	Abbeville
I/ZG 26		Abbeville and St. Omer
II/ZG 26		Crécy
III/ZG 26		Barly-Argues
V (Z.)/LG 1		Liegescourt and Alençon
ErprGr 210	Bf 109E/Bf 110C/D/E	Calais-Marck
1./KüFlGr 106	He 115	Brittany
2./KüFlGr 106	Do 18	Brittany
3./KüFlGr 106	He 115	Borkum
Luftflotte 3
Stab, I (K.), II (K.)/LG 1	Ju 88A	Orlèans-Bricy
III (K.)/LG 1	Ju 88A	Chateaudun
Stab, I/KG 27	He 111	Tours
II/KG 27		Dinard-Bourges
III/KG 27		Rennes
Stab, I/KG 40	Fw 200C	Bordeaux
Stab, II/KG 51	Ju 88A	Paris-Orly
I/KG 51		Villaroche
III/KG 51		Bretigny
Stab, I/KG 54		Evreux
II/KG 54		St. André-de-l'Eure
Stab, III/KG 55	He 111	Villacoublay
I/KG 55		Dreux
II/KG 55		Chartres
KGr 100	He 111H	Vannes
KGr 606	Do 17Z	Lannion
KGr 806	Ju 88A	Caen-Carpiquet
Stab/StG 3	Do 17/He 111	Brittany
I/StG 3	Ju 87B	Brittany
JG 2	Bf 109E	Beaumont-le-Roger
Luftflotte 5
II/JG 77	Bf 109E	Stavanger
II/ZG 26	Bf 110	Stade
III/ZG 26		Stavanger
Stab/ZG 76
1./KüFlGr 506	He 115
2./KüFlGr 506		Trondheim and Tromsö
3./KüFlGr 506		List

Note: Foreman shows II, III/ZG 26, and Stab/ZG 76 subordinated to Luftflotte 3.

Sources:

The October order of battle is from Foreman's The Battle of Britain: The Forgotten Months, November and December 1940. The others are from Balke's KG 2 history.

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