"Fliegerf\u00FChrer Atlantik"@en . . . "An Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor. The main threat to Atlantic convoys from the air."@en . . "Fliegerf\u00FChrer Atlantik (German: \"Flyer Command Atlantic\"), was a Second World War Luftwaffe naval command Luftflotte (\"Air Fleet\"), dedicated to maritime patrol. In February 1941, the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe was ordered by Adolf Hitler to form a naval air command to support the German Kriegsmarine\u2019s (Navy) U-Boat operations in the Battle of the Atlantic. Though reluctant, the commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe, Hermann G\u00F6ring, agreed to the formation of a specialised naval formation which would remain under the command of the Luftwaffe. It was placed under the control of Luftflotte 3, commanded by Hugo Sperrle. The command had jurisdiction over all Luftwaffe operations in the Atlantic and supported German surface raiders and submarines attacking Western Allied shipping in the Atlantic Ocean, English Channel and Irish Sea. It was disbanded in September 1944."@en . "1941"^^ . . . "Air Fleet"@en . . . . . . . . "Fliegerf\u00FChrer Atlantik"@en . . . . . . . "Germany"@en . "Anti-Shipping and naval interdiction operations"@en . . "Fliegerf\u00FChrer Atlantik (German: \"Flyer Command Atlantic\"), was a Second World War Luftwaffe naval command Luftflotte (\"Air Fleet\"), dedicated to maritime patrol. In February 1941, the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe was ordered by Adolf Hitler to form a naval air command to support the German Kriegsmarine\u2019s (Navy) U-Boat operations in the Battle of the Atlantic. Though reluctant, the commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe, Hermann G\u00F6ring, agreed to the formation of a specialised naval formation which would remain under the command of the Luftwaffe. It was placed under the control of Luftflotte 3, commanded by Hugo Sperrle. The command had jurisdiction over all Luftwaffe operations in the Atlantic and supported German surface raiders and submarines attacking Western Allied shipping in the Atlantic "@en . . . ""@en . "Nazi Germany"@en . .