The Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain
13 Aug 40
Aircraft
Unit Airbase Type Strength Svcble
Luftflotte 2
I. Fliegerkorps
Stab/KG 1 Amiens-Glisy He 111H 4 4
I/KG 1 Montdidier 27 23
II/KG 1 Amiens-Glisy 31 29
III/KG 1 Rosières-en-Santerre 32 15
Stab/KG 76 Cormeilles-en-Vexin Do 17Z 5 5
I/KG 76 Beauvais-Tille 29 29
II/KG 76 Creil Ju 88A 36 28
III/KG 76 Cormeilles-en-Vexin Do 17Z 32 19
Lehrstaffel 11 7
Stab, I, III/KG 77 Laon Ju 88A 68 *
II/KG 77 Asch-Nord 38 *
II. Fliegerkorps
Stab, II/KG 2 St. Lèger Do 17Z 42 35
I/KG 2 Epinoy 43 27
III/KG 2 Cambrai-Sd 34 32
Stab, I/KG 3 Le Culot 43 31
II/KG 3 Antwerpen-Deurne 35 32
III/KG 3 St. Trond 30 25
I, II, III/KG 53 Lille-Nord He 111H 94 67
II/StG 1 Pas-de-Calais Ju 87B 38 30
IV (St.)/LG 1 Tramecourt 36 28
ErprGr 210 Calais-Marck Bf 109E-4B 10 9
Bf 110C-6 5 4
Bf 110D-0 21 17
9. Fliegerdivision
Stab/KG 4 Soesterburg He 111P 6 5
I/KG 4 He 111H 30 12
II/KG 4 Eindhoven He 111P 31 25
III/KG 4 Amsterdam-Schipol Ju 88A 35 23
Stab/KG 40 Brest-Guipavas 1 1
I/KG 40 Fw 200C 9 3
KGr 100 Vannes He 111H-1/3 41 19
KGr 126 Marx? He 111H 34 8
Jafü 2
Stab/JG 3 Wierre au Bois Bf 109E 3 3
I/JG 3 Grandvilliers 33 32
II/JG 3 Samer 29 22
III/JG 3 Desvres, Le Touquet 29 29
Stab, I/JG 26 Audembert 42 38
II/JG 26 Marquise-Ost 39 35
III/JG 26 Caffiers 40 38
Stab/JG 51 Wissant 4 4
I/JG 51 Pihen bei Calais 32 32
II/JG 51 Marquise-West 33 33
III/JG 51 St. Omer-Clairmarais 32 30
Stab, I/JG 52 Coquelles 42 34
II/JG 52 Peuplingues 39 32
III/JG 52 Zerbst 31 11
Stab, I/JG 54 Campagne-les-Guines 38 26
II/JG 54 Hermelingen 36 32
III/JG 54 Guines-en-Calais 42 40
Stab/ZG 26 Lille Bf 110C 3 3
I/ZG 26 Yvrench, St. Omer 39 33
II/ZG 26 Crècy, St. Omer 37 32
III/ZG 26 Barly, Arques 35 24
Nachtjagd-Division
Stab/NJG 1 Dusseldorf, Deelen Bf 110B? 3 3
I/NJG 1 Bönninghardt 4 3
Bf 110C 30 19
II/NJG 1 Dusseldorf Ju 88C-2 11 4
Do 17Z-10 7 6
Do 17Z-7 3 3
III/NJG 1 Köln-Ostheim Bf 110C 13 4
Bf 109D 3 1
Bf 109E 17 16
Luftflotte 3
VIII. Fliegerkorps
Stab, III/StG 1 Angers Ju 87B 41 28
Do 17M 2 1
I/StG 1 Ju 87R 39 27
Stab, I/StG 2 St. Malo Ju 87B 39 32
Do 17M 5 4
II/StG 2 Lannion Ju 87R 37 31
Ju 87B 2 2
I, II, III/StG 77 Caen 115 98
Do 17M 4 1
II (Sch.)/LG 2 Böblingen Bf 109E 39 31
V (Z.)/LG 1 Caen Bf 110C 32 21
Bf 110D 11 8
V. Fliegerkorps
Stab/KG 51 Paris-Orly Ju 88A 1 1
I/KG 51 Melun-Villaroche 30 21
II, III/KG 51 Etampes-Mondèsir 66 49
Stab, I/KG 54 Evreux 35 29
II/KG 54 St. André 31 23
Stab, III/KG 55 Villacoublay He 111P 42 34
I/KG 55 Dreux He 111H 21 18
He 111P 18 17
II/KG 55 Chartres He 111P 38 28
IV. Fliegerkorps
Stab/LG 1 Orlèans-Bricy Ju 88A 2 1
I (K.) , II (K.)/LG 1 67 47
He 111H 2 1
III (K.)/LG 1 Chateaudun Ju 88A 34 23
Stab, I/KG 27 Tours He 111P 20 13
He 111H 18 10
II/KG 27 Dinard-Bourges He 111P 26 18
He 111H 8 3
III/KG 27 Rennes He 111P 30 22
He 111D 1 1
KGr 806 Nantes, Caen-Carpiquet Ju 88A 33 22
Stab/StG 3 Bretigny Do 17M 1 0
Do 17Z 4 3
He 111H 2 1
Jafü 3
Stab, I, II/JG 2 Beaumont-le-Roger Bf 109E 73 63
III/JG 2 Le Havre 32 28
Stab/JG 27 Cherbourg-West 5 4
I/JG 27 Plumett 37 32
II/JG 27 Crèpon 40 32
III/JG 27 Arcques 39 32
Stab/JG 53 Cherbourg 6 6
I/JG 53 Rennes, Guernsey 39 37
II/JG 53 Dinan, Guernsey 38 34
III/JG 53 Brest, Sempy 38 35
Stab/ZG 2 Toussus-le-Noble Bf 110C 4 3
I/ZG 2 Caen-Carpiquet 41 35
II/ZG 2 Guyancourt 18 14
Bf 110D 23 20
Luftflotte 5
X Fliegerkorps
Stab/KG 26 Stavanger He 111P 6 6
I, III/KG 26 He 111H 56 55
Stab, I, III/KG 30 Aalborg Ju 88A 76 62
I/ZG 76 Stavanger-Forus Bf 110C 34 32
Stab/JG 77 ? Bf 109E 4 4
I/JG 77 ? 38 37
II/JG 77 Stavanger, Trondheim 43 38
KüFlGr 506 ? He 115B 8 7
He 115C 18 14
Seefliegerverbände
1./KüFlGr 106 Norderney He 115C 12 12
2./KüFlGr 106 Rantum Do 18 10 6
1., 2./KüFlGr 406 Stavanger 17 15
3./KüFlGr 406 Hörnum 10 10
KüFlGr 606 Brest Do 17Z 33 32
2./KüFlGr 906 Hörnum Do 18 9 8
TransOzeanSt. Brest Do 26 2 1
* KG 77 is converting to the Ju 88A
Strength Summary
Number Type Strength Svcble
42 1/3 Kampfgruppen 1482 1008
9 Stukagruppen 365 286
1 Schlachtgruppe 39 31
26 Jagdgruppen 976 853
9 Zerstrergruppen 244 189
3 Nachtjagdgruppen 91 59
14 Seefliegerstaffeln 240 125