Feldwerftverbände der Luftwaffe
Overview:
Feldwerftverband der Luftwaffe 10
Formed in Summer 1941 with leichten Feldwerftabt. I - III and schweren Feldwerftabt. IV - V (in 1942 became leichten Feldwerftabt. IV - V). In 1945: Stab in Prenzlau, II. in Fürstenwalde, IV. with Heeresgruppe Weichsel, I. in Luftgau XIV, III. and V. in Luftgau XVII.
3.3.45 transferred from Luftflotte 6 to Luftflotte Reich control (Luftgaukommando III), Stab at Neubrandenburg, with:
- II./10 at Fürstenwalde
- IV./10 at Güstrow, near Prenzlau
- I./60 at Cantnitz, near Neustrelitz
- II./40 at Löcknitz
- IV./40 at Kleinheide, near Prenzlau
Feldwerftverband der Luftwaffe 20
Formed in 1941/42 with leichten Feldwerftabt. I - III and schweren Feldwerftabt. IV - V. (II. was formed from Feldwerft-Abteilung der Luftwaffe LE 5). In 1944 the battalions became independent. In 1945: Stab in Luftgau XIV, I. and III. in Italy, II. in the East (Luftgau VIII), IV. in Finsterwalde/NL, V. in Zerbst, and later in Uetersen.
Feldwerftverband der Luftwaffe 30
Formed in Winter 1941/42 with leichten Feldwerftabt. I - III and schweren Feldwerftabt. IV - V. In 1944 reorganised into Feldwerftverbandsstab 30 and the independent Feldwerft-Abteilungen I. - V./30. In 1945: Stab and IV. in Italy?, I. in Kurland?, II. and IV. in the East, III. in Denmark?
Feldwerftverband der Luftwaffe 40
Formed in 1941 with leichten Feldwerftabt. I - III, schwere IV. added in Winter 41/42 and leichte V. added 1942. (V. disbanded again in Winter 43/44). In 1944 reorganised into Feldwerftverbandsstab 40 and the independent Feldwerft-Abteilungen I. - IV./40. In 1945: Stab in Böhmen, IV. in Prenzlau, I. in the Southeast, II. and III. in the West (Luftgau VI).
3.3.45 transferred from Luftflotte 6 to Luftflotte Reich control (Luftgaukommando VIII), Stab at Senftenburg, with:
- I./50 at Pretsch
- II./20 at Bautzen-Briesing
- I./70 at Hirschberg
- III./60 at Prosenitz
Feldwerftverband der Luftwaffe 50
Formed in 1941 with leichten Feldwerftabt. I - III and schweren Feldwerftabt. IV - V. (II. was formed from Feldwerft-Abteilung der Luftwaffe LE 3, and III. from LE 6). In 1944 reorganised into Feldwerftverbandsstab 50 and the independent Feldwerft-Abteilungen I. - V./50. In 1945: Stab, II. and III. in the Southeast, I. in Pommern, IV. and V. in Luftgau XI.
Feldwerftverband der Luftwaffe 60
Leichte Feldwerft-Abteilung I./60 formed in 1941, and the leichten Feldwerft-Abteilungen II., III. and V./60 in 1942/43. Stab and IV. was never formed. In 1945: I. in Luftgau I, II. and III. in Luftgau XVII and V. in Luftgau XI.
Feldwerftverband der Luftwaffe 70
Formed in Winter 1941/42 with leichten Feldwerftabt. I - III. Stab IV. (schwere) and V. (leichte) was formed in 1942/43. In 1944 reorganised into Feldwerftverbandsstab 70 and the independent Feldwerft-Abteilungen I. - V./70. In 1945: Stab in Luftgau III, I. in Schlesien, Hirschberg (Luftgau VIII), II. in Freienhagen/Nordbahn, III. in Luftgau VI, IV. in Fürth and V. in Agram.
Feldwerftverband der Luftwaffe 80
Planned formation in summer 1941, was apparently cancelled.
Feldwerftverband der Luftwaffe 90
Leichte Feldwerft-Abteilung I./90 was formed in Winter 43/44 from Feldwerft-Abteilung Tropen I. Stab, II - V. was never formed.
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