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a l ong th e We s t 'Y a l l an d t o su perv i ae t he ror k o f t h e f or c e 9 a s s i gned
t her e .
Th e newl y cr e a t ed oi f i c e o f t he 8 eni or Comiaand er , d ra i a i r -
cra ft krtillery Fortifica tions III ( Hoeherer xomina . ndeur der Fest -
ung s f l a . k . r t i l l cr i e I I I )
Def ns Comn an d ,
'ne s t .
ra s pl a c e d ::ndcr t he c ora and o f t he Ai r
Fi r e 6h r e s ent s a r a zhi c sumr i r of th e or g ani z a t i onr s t r uat ur e of t h e Luf t -
P I Y
raf f e c omma . nd appar a t u s dur i n g 19 3s .
2 . C er t ai n el ement s of t h - Luf t waf f e rer e c al l eq .
i nt o ac t i on dur i ng t h e
annexation of xu atriQ (I arch 1938) aad during th e occupa tion of the Su dcten-
- land in October 1938 .
3 ,
p y t h e end o f 1938 ,
th e LLu't wa f i e ha d pr e t t y n ear l y r e a ched i t s pe a ce-
tima hlgh-point in personnel stren ;th It
. w s rnade up approaimately of the
f o l l oFri ng :
a. 13 reconnaissance gruu p st 109
affs b . 20 c l o s e- r an ge r ec onnai s ca . ne c s r , u adr on s
c. l long-rsnge r conna issance squadrons
d .
5 s i ng l e- eng i ne f i bht er ri n ; s t af f 1 10
s
e . 23 s i n gl e- en ne f i gnt er ro up s
f . 14 bomber win sta fflll
g . 30 bomber groups
h . 1 divc- bomb -r wing st a ff lll
i . dive- bomber groupa
j .
ls .
5 c o a s t a l pat r ol bYr oup s t af f s
8 a l l - pur po s e s c aadr on s
1 . 6 reconnaissance s uadrons
(5ea )
109 - The s totistics on t_ e aerial reconnaissance forces are based on a stu dy
by General Drum , R ttired .
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