Military Tribunal against Colonel Heymer - North Africa 1941

[Larry deZeng]

Originally Posted by AndreasB

(1) You still have him as Koflug on 15.08.41, and with 'Befehlshaber d.DeutschenTruppen in Libyen' - shouldn't that be Koluft Panzergruppe Afrika?

(2) You alluded in your earlier post that there was a big difference between Koluft and Koflug. Could you elaborate on this, when you have some time?

I'll let you handle (1).

Koluft = Kommandeur der Luftwaffe. A senior officer (Obstlt., Oberst or Gen,Maj.) attached to the Stab of an AOK or Panzergruppe who commanded all Luftwaffe assets assigned to support said Heeres command, e.g., Aufklärungsstaffeln, Lw.-Flak units, etc.

Koflug = Kommando Flughafenbereich (Regional Airfield Command). Each of these subordinated from 3 to 7 or so Fliegerhorstkommandantur (Airfield Commands).

Hope that helps!

L.