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 Balkan Campaign
surface form: Balkans Campaign

Battle of Britain
Battle of France
Invasion of Poland
Italian campaign
surface form: Italian Campaign

North African campaign
surface form: 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
surface form: Luftwaffe high command
partOf Luftwaffe
Wehrmacht
responsibleFor major Luftwaffe air operations
role operational air fleet command
senior air command
service Luftwaffe
surface form: German Luftwaffe
status disbanded
subordinateTo Luftwaffe
surface form: Oberkommando der Luftwaffe

Reich Air Ministry
theaterOfOperations Eastern Front
Italy
Mediterranean Theater of Operations
surface form: Mediterranean theatre of World War II

North Africa
Western Front
timePeriod 20th century
World War II
surface form: World War II era
typeOfUnit air fleet

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Albert Kesselring positionHeld Commander-in-Chief Luftflotte 2