Commander-in-Chief Luftflotte 2

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Commander-in-Chief Luftflotte 2 was the senior command post of a major German Luftwaffe air fleet responsible for key air operations in multiple World War II campaigns.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Luftwaffe command post
air fleet headquarters
military command
associatedWith Axis military operations in Europe
German strategic air warfare
campaign Balkans Campaign
linked to: Balkan Campaign

Battle of Britain
Battle of France
Invasion of Poland
Italian Campaign
linked to: Italian campaign

North African Campaign
Operation Barbarossa
commandStructure Luftflotte system
conflict World War II
country Nazi Germany
dissolutionReason defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945
function coordination of fighter and bomber units
directing air campaigns
planning air operations
garrisonLabel headquarters
historicalSignificance key Luftwaffe operational command in multiple campaigns
languageOfName German
militaryBranch German Air Force
notableCommander Albert Kesselring
Bruno Loerzer
Hugo Sperrle
operatedBy Luftwaffe high command
partOf Luftwaffe
Wehrmacht
responsibleFor major Luftwaffe air operations
role operational air fleet command
senior air command
service German Luftwaffe
linked to: Luftwaffe
status disbanded
subordinateTo Oberkommando der Luftwaffe
linked to: Luftwaffe

Reich Air Ministry
theaterOfOperations Eastern Front
Italy
Mediterranean theatre of World War II
North Africa
Western Front
timePeriod 20th century
World War II era
linked to: World War II
typeOfUnit air fleet

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Albert Kesselring positionHeld Commander-in-Chief Luftflotte 2