Kommandierender General:

• GenOb Hubert Weise, 3.10.39 - 23.3.41
• Gen Walter von Axthelm, 1.4.41 - 20.12.41
• Gen Richard Reimann, 20.12.41 - 2.4.42
• GenOb Otto Dessloch, 2.4.42 - 6.43
• Gen Richard Reimann, 6.43 - 2.5.45
• Gen Walter von Axthelm, 2.5.45 - 8.5.45

Chef des Stabes:

• Oberst Walter Schwabedissen, 15.10.39 - 22.5.40
• Oberst Wolfgang Pickert, 22.5.40 - 23.3.41
• Maj Kurt Hein(?), 1941
• Oberst Erich Groepler, 6.41 - 1943
• Oberst Stelzer(?), 1943 - 1944
• Obstlt Bruno Brundt, 1944 - 5.45

Formed 3.10.39 in Berlin from parts of Stab/Luftgau-Kommando III. Soon transferred to Neuwied, where it took control of Flak-Regiments 101, 102 and 104, and was subordinated to Luftflotte 3. Was to support the panzer units under Heeresgruppe A, for the attack on France.

On 16.4.40 controlled the following units:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 101 with I./12, I./22, I./51, le.85 and III./RGG, for the support 12th Army.
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 102 with I./18, I./38, II./38 and le.91, for the support of Panzergruppe Kleist.
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 104 with I./11, II./11, le.75 and III./9, for the support of 16th Army
• Luftnachrichten-Regiment 101
• Korpsnachschubführer I
• Flugbereitschaft with Bf 108, Fi 156 and W.34

Stab/Flak-Regiment 104 also controlled I./Flak-Regiment 8 (from 10.5 to 18.5.40).

On 1.6.40 the corps was reorganised:

• Stab/Flak-Brigade I with
  • Stab/Flak-Regiment 102 with I./18, I./38, II./38 and le.91
  • Stab/Flak-Regiment 103 with I./RGG, I./7, II./43 and IV.(le)/RGG (Stab/103 transferred from II. Flakkorps 31.5.40)
• Stab/Flak-Brigade II with
  • Stab/Flak-Regiment 101 with I./12, I./22, I./51 and III./RGG
  • Stab/Flak-Regiment 104 with I./8, I./11, II./11 and III./9
• Luftnachrichten-Regiment 101
• Korpsnachschubführer I
• Flugbereitschaft

Stab/Flak-Regiment 103 left for II. Flakkorps on 14.6.40. During June 1940 the following units were briefly attached to I. Flakkorps: I./36, II./Flak-Lehr-Regiment, le.71, le.83 and le.92.

On 12.7.40 was stationed at Paris with:

• Stab/Flak-Brigade I with
  • Stab/Flak-Regiment 102 with I./18, I./38, II./38 and le.91
• Stab/Flak-Brigade II with
  • Stab/Flak-Regiment 101 with I./12, I./22, I./51, le.85 and III./RGG
  • Stab/Flak-Regiment 104 with I./8, I./11, II./11, le.75 and III./9
• Luftnachrichten-Regiment 101
• Korpsnachschubführer I
• Flugbereitschaft

Moved to Berlin in September 1940, and took control of the air defence of the capital, now subordinated to Luftgau III. On 23.3.41 redesignated Stab/Luftwaffenbefehlshaber Mitte.

Reformed 1.4.41 in Berlin from Stab/Flak-Brigade I. On 6.6.41 stationed in Warszaw. Began attack on Russia 22.6.41 (HQ Bohukaly, near Brest-Litovsk) in support of Panzergruppe 2, subordinated to Luftflotte 2, with the following units:

• Stab/Flak-Regiment 101 with I./12, I./22 and le.91
• Stab/Flak-Regiment 104 with I./11, II./11 and le.77

15.1.42 based at Orel. In May 1942 transferred to South Russia, HQ Poltava, and took control of all flak-units under Luftflotte 4:

• 9. Flak-Division at Kharkov, in support of 6th Army
• 10. Flak-Division at Kursk, in support of 2nd Army
• 15. Flak-Division at Mariupol, in support of 17th Army
• 17. Flak-Division at Stalino, in support of 1st Panzer Army

I. Flakkorps was known as Luftwaffenkommando Kaukasus (HQ Pjatigorsk), from 25.11.42 to 6.2.43 for operations in the Caucasus. The 10. Flak-Division left the korps 8.8.42, and became subordinated to Luftwaffenkommando Don, but rejoined the korps in 2.43. The 9. Flak-Division was destroyed in Stalingrad 1.43, but was reformed 7.2.43.

In July 1943 controlled the following divisions:

• 9. Flak-Division (mot.) on Crimea
• 10. Flak-Division (mot.)
• 15. Flak-Division (mot.)
• 17. Flak-Division (mot.)

In March 1944 with:

• 9. Flak-Division (mot.) on Crimea
• 10. Flak-Division (mot.)
• 15. Flak-Division (mot.)
• 17. Flak-Division (mot.)

The 9. Flak-Division was destroyed in 5.44 on Crimea, and never rejoined the korps.

10. Flak-Division (mot.) and 17. Flak-Division (mot.) left for the II. Flakkorps in 6.44. The 5. Flak-Division joined the corps in 7.44.

In 8.44 I. Flakkorps became subordinated to Luftflotte 6, now with (1.9.44):

• 10. Flak-Division (mot.)
• 17. Flak-Division (mot.)

10.44 at Krakau. The 23. Flak-Division joined the corps in 11.44.

4.3.45 at Smirschitz with:

• 11. Flak-Division at Friedberg
• 10. Flak-Division moving to SW Lauban
• 17. Flak-Division at Gr. Postwitz

4.45 at Schweidnitz with:

• 10. Flak-Division at Troppau, in support of 17th Army
• 11. Flak-Division at Mähr. Ostrau, in support of 1st Panzer Army
• 17. Flak-Division at Görlitz, in support of 4th Panzer Army

5.45 HQ at Königgrätz.

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