Küstenfliegergruppen

[CJE]

Hello,

Were they under Luftwaffe or Kriegsmarine's operational control?

Thanks in advance.

Chris

[Chris Goss]

From my forthcoming book; it is never as simple as this though which you will see from the book for 1941:

Following the outbreak of war and as a result of an alleged power struggle between the Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe as to who would be in charge of maritime combat aircraft, in October 1939 Reichsmarschall HermannGöring rejected the idea that aircraft assigned to the Kriegsmarine would be engaged in offensive missions, stating that in future, reconnaissance of British coastal waters should be carried out by the Luftwaffe’s X Fliegerkorps, with all but six long-range reconnaissance Staffeln and nine multi-purpose mine-laying Staffeln remaining with the Kriegsmarine for missions over the North Sea and its approaches; all other maritime units would transfer to X Fliegerkorps. All land-based aircraft would now remain under Luftwaffe control whilst Küstenflieger units with sea or float planes were subordinated to General der Luftwaffe beim Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine.

[Hans Mcilveen]

Your forthcoming book?

[Chris Goss]

Fw 200 At War-details in Books section

[CJE]

Thanks for these explanations.

Chris