Fliegerführer Afrika

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Fliegerführer Afrika was part of Luftflotte 2 (Air Fleet 2), one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in the Second World War. It operated in the Mediterranean and Libya from 1941–1942. The commanders were Generalmajor Stefan Fröhlich and Generalleutnant Otto Hoffmann von Waldau, who led the German air support to the German Afrika Korps campaign during the winter of 1941–1942. The aircraft flown by these commanders were a He 111 P-4 (VG+ES), fully equipped (armed with 5 × MG 15 and 1 × MG 17, capacity to load 1000 kg of bombs in belly and another 1000 kg under the wings, also exterior fuel tanks).

Commanding officers

Order of battle

Luftflotte 2 (1941–42)

Luftflotte 2 (1942–43)

<!---==List of aircraft in use by Fliegerführer Afrika== ## German Aircraft **Fighter-interceptors** **Night fighters** **Aerial convoy Escorts** **Fighter-bombers** **Dive-bombers/land support** **Bombers** **Seaplanes** **Reconnaissance** **Liaison** **Transports** ## Italian Aircraft **Fighter-interceptors** **Aerial convoy escorts** **Fighter-bombers** **Dive-bombers/land support** **Bombers** **Seaplanes** **Reconnaissance** **Liaison** **Transports**

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