Luftwaffe units before the 1939 invasion of Poland

In peace time these Luftwaffe detachments were based in Germany, Austria, Bohemia, Moravia, and Slovakia ; but they were moved to advanced bases on the outbreak of hostilities with Poland, the "Fall Weiss" Operation, on September 1, 1939.

Tactical Reconnaissance

 * 9.(H)/LG.2 (Jüterbog-Damm)

Strategic Reconnaissance

 * 7.(F)/LG.2 (Jüterbog-Damm)
 * 8.(F)/LG.2 (Jüterbog-Damm)

Fighters

 * Stab/LG.2 (Jüterbog-Damm)
 * 1.(J)/LG.2 (Garz)
 * 11.(N)/LG.2 (Garz)

Zerstörer (Heavy Fighters)

 * I.(Z)/LG.1 (Barth)

Bombers

 * Stab/LG.1 (Greifswald)
 * I.(K)/LG.1 (Neubrandenburg)
 * II.(K)/LG.1 (Schwerin)
 * III.(K)/LG.1 (Greifswald)
 * 10.(See)/LG.1 (Travermunde)

Dive bombers

 * IV.(St.)/LG.1 (Barth)

Tactical (Army) Reconnaissance (Heeres-Aufklärungsgruppen)

 * 1.(H)/10 (Neuhausen)
 * 2.(H)/10 (Neuhausen)
 * 1.(H)/11 (Großenhain)
 * 1.(H)/21 (Stargard)
 * 2.(H)/21 (Stargard)
 * 3.(H)/21 (Stargard)
 * 4.(H)/21 (Stargard)
 * 1.(H)/41 (Reichenberg)
 * 2.(H)/41 (Reichenberg)

Strategical Reconnaissance (Fern-Aufklärungsgruppen)

 * 3.(F)/10 (Neuhausen)
 * 2.(F)/11 (Großenhain)
 * 3.(F)/11 (Großenhain)
 * 4.(F)/11 (Großenhain)
 * 1.(F)/120 (Neuhausen)
 * 1.(F)/121 (Prenzlau)
 * 2.(F)/121 (Prenzlau)
 * 3.(F)/121 (Prenzlau)
 * 4.(F)/121 (Prenzlau)

Fighters

 * I./JG.1 (Seerappen)
 * I./JG.21 (Jesau)
 * I./JG.2 (Doberitz)
 * 10.(N)/JG.2 (Fürstenwalde)
 * 1./JG.20 (Fürstenwalde)
 * 2./JG.20 (Fürstenwalde)
 * Stab/JG.3 (Bernburg)
 * I./JG.3 (Zerbst)

Zerstörer (Heavy Fighters)

 * I./ZG.1 (Jüterbog-Damm)
 * II./ZG.1(JGr.101) (Fürstenwalde)
 * I./ZG.2 (JGr.102) (Bernburg)

Bombers

 * Stab/KG.1 (Neubrandenburg)
 * I./KG.152(II./KG.1) (Neubrandenburg)
 * I./KG.1 (Kolberg)
 * Stab/KG.2 (Cottbus)
 * I./KG.2 (Liegnitz)
 * II./KG.2 (Liegnitz)
 * Stab./KG.3 (Elbing)
 * II./KG.3 (Heiligenbeil)
 * III./KG.3 (Heiligenbeil)
 * I./KG.25 (Rechlin)
 * Stab./KG.4 (Erfurt)
 * I./KG.4 (Gotha)
 * II./KG.4 (Erfurt)
 * III./KG.4 (Nordhausen)

Dive Bombers

 * Stab/St. G.1 (Insterburg)
 * I./St. G.2 (Cottbus)
 * II./St. G.2 (Stolp - Reitz)
 * III./St. G.2 (Langensalza)

Land Air Strike (Operative Training)

 * II.(Schl)/LG.2 (Tutow)

Tactical Reconnaissance

 * 1. (H) / 12 (Münster Loddenheide-)
 * 2. (H) / 12 (Münster Loddenheide-)
 * 3. (H) / 12 (Münster Loddenheide-)
 * 4. (H) / 12 (Münster Loddenheide-)
 * 4. (H) / 22 (Kassel-Rothwesten)

Strategical Reconnaissance

 * 1.(F)/22 (Kassel-Rothwesten)
 * 2.(F)/22 (Kassel-Rothwesten)
 * 3.(F)/22 (Kassel-Rothwesten)
 * 1.(F)/122 (Goslar)
 * 2.(F)/122 (Goslar)
 * 3.(F)/122 (Goslar)

Fighters

 * I./JG.26 (Cologne-Ostheim)
 * II./JG.21 (Düsseldorf)
 * 10.(N)/JG.2 (Düsseldorf)

Zerstörer (Heavy Fighters)

 * I./ZG.26 (Dortmund)
 * II./ZG.26 (Werl)
 * II./ZG.26 (Lippstadt)

Bombers

 * Stab/KG.26 (Lüneburg)
 * I./KG.26 (Lübeck-Blankensee)
 * II./KG.26 (Lüneburg)
 * Stab/KG.27 (Hannover-Langenhagen)
 * I./KG.27 (Hannover-Langenhagen)
 * II./KG.27 (Wunstorf)
 * III./KG.27 (Delmenhorst)
 * II./KG.28 (Gütersloh)

Tactical Reconnaissance

 * 1.(H)/13 (Göppingen)
 * 2.(H)/13 (Göppingen)
 * 3.(H)/13 (Göppingen)
 * 4.(H)/13 (Göppingen)
 * 5.(H)/13 (Göppingen)
 * 1.(H)/23 (Eschwege)
 * 2.(H)/23 (Eschwege)
 * 4.(H)/23 (Eschwege)

Strategical Reconnaissance

 * 1.(F)/123 (Würzburg)
 * 2.(F)/123 (Würzburg)
 * 3.(F)/123 (Würzburg)

Fighters

 * I./JG.51 (Bad-Aibling)
 * I./JG.52 (Böblingen)
 * I./JG.53 (Wiesbaden-Erbenhein)
 * II./JG.53 (Mannheim-Sandhofen)
 * 1./JG.70 (Nürnberg)
 * 2./JG.70 (Nürnberg)
 * 1./JG.71 (Friedrichshafen)
 * 2./JG.71 (Friedrichshafen)
 * 10.(N)/JG.72 (Mannheim-Sandhofen)
 * 11.(N)/JG.72 (Stuttgart-Echterdingen)

Zerstörer (Heavy Fighters)

 * I./ZG.52 (JGr.52) (Illesheim)

Bombers

 * Stab/KG.51 (Landsberg)
 * I./KG.51 (Landsberg)
 * III./KG.51 (Memmingen)
 * Stab/KG.53 (Ansbach)
 * I./KG.53 (Ansbach)
 * II./KG.53 (Schwäbisch Hall)
 * III./KG.53 (Giebelstadt)
 * Stab./KG.54 (Fritzlar)
 * I./KG.54 (Fritzlar)
 * Stab/KG.55 (Gießen)
 * I./KG.55 (Langendiebach)
 * II./KG.55 (Gießen)

Dive Bombers

 * III./ST.G.51 (Wertheim am Main)

Tactical Reconnaissance

 * 1.(H)/14 (Kottingbrunn)
 * 2.(H)/14 (Kottingbrunn)
 * 3.(H)/14 (Kottingbrunn)
 * 1.(H)/31 (Brieg)
 * 2.(H)/31 (Brieg)
 * 4.(H)/31 (Brieg)

Strategical Reconnaissance

 * 1.(F)/14 (Kottingbrunn)
 * 2.(F)/31 (Brieg)
 * 4.(F)/31 (Wiener Neustadt)

Fighters

 * I./JG.76 (Wien-Aspern)
 * I./JG.77 (Breslau)
 * II./JG.77 (Pilsen)

Zerstörer (Heavy Fighters)

 * I./ZG.76 (Olmutz)
 * II./ZG.76 (JGr.176) (Gablingen)

Bombers

 * Stab/KG.76 (Wiener Neustadt)
 * I./KG.76 (Wiener Neustadt)
 * III./KG.76 (Wels)
 * Stab/KG.77 (Prag-Kbely)
 * I./KG.77 (Prag-Kbely)
 * II./KG.77 (Brünn)
 * III./KG.77 (Olmutz)

Dive Bombers

 * Stab/St. G.77 (Breslau-Schöngarten, today Wrocław Airport)
 * I./St. G.77 (Brieg)
 * II./St. G.77 (Breslau-Schöngarten)
 * I./St. G.76 (Graz)

Transport units

 * Stab/KGzbV. 1 (Fürstenwalde-Burg)
 * I./KGzbV.1 (Burg)
 * II./KGzbV.1 (Stendal)
 * III./KGzbV.1 (Berlin-Tempelhof)
 * IV./KGzbV.1 (Braunschweig)
 * Stab/KGzbV.2 (Neuruppin)
 * I./KGzbV.2 (Tutow)
 * II./KGzbV.2 (Faßberg)
 * III./KGzbV.2 (Lechfeld)
 * I./KGzbV.172 (Berlin-Tempelhof)
 * II./KGzbV.172 (Berlin-Tempelhof)
 * 10./KGzbV.172 (Berlin-Tempelhof)
 * KGr.zbV.9(Heavy) (Berlin-Tempelhof)

Coastal squadrons

 * Stab/KuFlGr.106 (Norderney)
 * 1.(M)/KuFlGr.106 (Norderney)
 * 2.(F)/KuFlGr.106 (Norderney)
 * 3.(Mz)/KuFlGr.106 (Borkum)
 * 1.(M)/KuFlGr.306 (Norderney)
 * Stab/KuFlGr.406 (List-Sylt)
 * 1.(M)/KuFlGr.406 (List-Sylt)
 * 2.(F)/KuFlGr.406 (List-Sylt)
 * 3.(Mz)/KuFlGr406 (List-Sylt)

Squadron Embarked in vessel

 * 1./BFlGr.196 (Wilhelmshaven)

Coastal squadrons

 * Stab/KuFlGr.506(KGr.806) (Dievenow)
 * 1.(M)/KuFlGr.506 (Dievenow)
 * 2.(F)/KuFlGr.506 (Dievenow)
 * 3.(Mz)/KuFlGr.506 (Dievenow)
 * Stab/KuFlGr.706 (Kamp bei Kolberg)
 * 1.(M)/KuFlGr.706 (Kamp bei Kolberg)
 * 3.(Mz)/KuFlGr.706 (Kamp bei Kolberg)
 * 2.(F)/KuFlGr.606 (Kamp bei Kolberg)

Squadron Embarked in vessel

 * 1./BFlGr.196 (Kiel-Holtenau)
 * 4.(St)/TGr.186 (Kiel-Holtenau)
 * 5.(J)/TGr.186 (Kiel-Holtenau)
 * 6.(J)/TGr.186 (Kiel-Holtenau)