German Kampfgruppe & Kampfgeschwader 1939-1945
KAMPFGESCHWADER 1
Commanding Officers: ObLt Ulrich Kessler 1 May 1939 - 31 Dec 1939 ObLt Ernst Exss 18 Dec 1939 - 29 Jul 1940 Ob. Josef Kammhuber 12 Jul 1940 - 17 Jul 1940 GenMaj Karl Angerstein 17 Jul 1940 - 1 Mar 1942 unknown 1 Mar 1942 - 15 Aug 1942 Maj Hans Keppler 15 Aug 1942 - 3 Sep 1942 unknown 3 Sep 1942- ? Ob Horst von Riesen 1944
STAFF
Formed 1 May 1939 in Kolberg from Staff/KG152. On 25 August 1944 it was redesignated Staff/JG7.
Date Base Aircraft May 1939 - 16 Oct 1939 Kolberg He 111H 16 Oct 1939 - Feb 1940 Fassberg He 111H Feb 1940 - Jun 1940 Giessen He 111H Jun 1940 - Jan 1941 Rosières-en-Santerre He 111H Jan 1941 - Jun 1941 Amiens-Glisy He 111H Jun 1941- Jul 1941 Powunden He 111H Jul 1941 - Sep 1941 Riga-Spilve He 111H Sep 1941 - Nov 1941 Seredka Ju 88A Nov 1941 - Sep 1942 Dno Ju 88A Sep 1942- Dec 1942 Morosovskaja Ju 88A Dec 1942 - May 1942 Neuhausen Ju 88A May 1943 - 25 Jun 1943 Piacenza Ju 88A 25 Jun 1943 - Nov 1943 Airasca Ju 88A (none from 9.43) Nov 1943- 8 Jun 1944 Burg none 8 Jun 1944- 21 Jul 1944 Prowehren He 177 21 Jul 1944 - Aug 1944 Seerappen He 177
I. GRUPPE:
Formed on 1 May 1939 in Kolberg from IV./KG152. On 24 Mar 1941 it was redesignated as the III./KG40. It was reformed 8 June 1942 in Rennes from III./KG26. It was disbanded August 1944.
Date Base Aircraft 1 May 1939 - 16 Oct 1939 Kolberg He111H 16 Oct 1939 - Jan 1940 Lüneburg He 111H Jan 1940 - Jun 1940 Giessen He 111H Jun 1940 - Jan 1941 Montdidier He 111H Jan 1941 - 24 Mar 1941 Amiens-Glisy He 111H 8 Jun 1942 - late Jun 1942 Rennes Ju 88A Jun 1942 - Oct 1942 Dno Ju 88A Oct 1942 - Dec 1942 Morosovskaja Ju 88A
1 Dec 1942 - Apr 1943 ? Ju 88A Apr 1943 - May 1943 Neuhausen Ju 88A May 1943 - 25 Jun 1943 Piacenza Ju 88A 25 Jun 1943 - 10 Jul 1943 Airasca Ju 88A 10 Jul 1943 - Jul 1943 Viterbo Ju 88A Jul 1943 - Nov 1943 Airasca Ju 88A (none from 9.43) Nov 1943 - 2 Apr 1943 Burg none 2 Apr 1944 - Aug 1944 Brandis He 177
II. GRUPPE:
Formed on 18 September 1939 in Pinnow-Plathe from I./KG152. On 25 August 1944 it was redesignated I./JG7.
Date Base Aircraft Sep 1939-16 Oct 1940 Pinnow-Plathe He 111H 16 Oct 1939 - Feb 1940 Fassberg He 111H Feb 1940 - Jun 1940 Kirtorf He 111H Jun 1940 - Dec 1940 Montdidier He 111H Dec 1940 - Mar 1941 Münster-Handorf He 111H & Ju 88A Mar 1941-Jun 1941 Rosières-en-Santerre Ju 88A Jun 1941 - Jul 1941 Powunden Ju 88A Jul 1941 - Sep 1941 Riga-Spilve Ju 88A Sep 1941 - Nov 1941 Seredka Ju 88A Nov 1941 - Apr 1942 Dno Ju 88A Apr 1942 - Jun 1942 Pleskau Ju 88A Jun 1942 Dno Ju 88A Jun 1942 - Sep 1942 Bryansk Ju 88A Sep 1942 - Oct 1942 Siwerskaja Ju 88A Oct 1942 - Dec 1942 Orscha-Süd Ju 88A Dec 1942 - Apr 1943 Neuhausen Ju 88A Apr 1943 - 4 Jun 1943 Grottaglie Ju 88A 4 Jun 1943 - Nov 1943 Airasca Ju 88A (none from 9.43) Nov 1943 - 5 Apr 1944 Brandis none 5 Apr 1944 - 8 Jun 1944 Burg He 177 8 Jun 1944 - Aug 1944 Prowehren He 177
III. GRUPPE:
Formed 15 December 1939 in Burg-Magdeburg. In August 1943 most of the Gruppe were transported to Flensburg, while 9./KG1 remained in Russia. 9./KG1 was redesignated 14.(Eis)/KG3 in October 1943. The III./KG1 was disbanded 24 March 1944. It was reformed in May 1944 in Wittmundhafen from I./KG100. On 25 August 1944 it was redesignated II./JG7.
Date Base Aircraft Dec 1939-2 Feb 1940 Burg He 111H 2 Feb 1940 - Feb 1940 Nordhausen He 111H Feb 1940 - Jun 1940 Ettinghausen He 111H Jun 1940 - Oct 1940 Rosières-en-Santerre He 111H Oct 1940 - Jan 1941 Münster-Handorf He 111H & Ju 88A Jan 1941 - Jun 1941 Gevilliers Ju 88A Jun 1941 - Jul 1941 Eichwalde Ju 88A Jul 1941 - Sep 1941 Riga-Spilve Ju 88A Sep 1941 - Apr 1941 Dno Ju 88A Apr 1941 - Jun 1942 Pleskau Ju 88A Jun 1942 - Sep 1942 Dno Ju 88A Sep 1942 - Oct 1942 Siwerskaja Ju 88A Oct 1942 - Dec 1942 Morosovskaja Ju 88A Dec 1942 - Feb 1943 Neuhausen Ju 88A Feb 1943 - May 1943 Dno Ju 88A May 1943 - Aug 1943 Bryansk Ju 88A Aug 1943 - 24 Mar 1944 Flensburg none 24 Mar 1944 - Aug 1944 Fassberg He 177
IV. GRUPPE:
Formed in October 1940 in Münster-Handorf. Disbanded in July 1944.
Date Base Aircraft Oct 1940 - Jul 1942 Münster-Handorf He 111H & Ju 88A Jul 1942 - Apr 1943(?) Schaulen Ju 88A Apr 1943 - Jul 1944 Neuburg Ju 88A & He 177A
KAMPFGESCHWADER 2
Commanders:
GenLt Johannes Fink 1 May 1939 - 20 Oct 1940 GenMaj Herbert Rieckhoff 21 Oct 1940 - 15 Oct 1941 Ob Karl Mehnert 16 Oct 1941 - 31 Dec 1941 ObLt Georg Pasewaldt 1 Jan 1942 - 30 Apr 1942 ObLt Hans von Koppelow 1 May 1942 - 22 Jan 1943 ObLt Walter Bradel 23 Jan 1943 - 5 May 1943 ObLt Karl Kessel 6 May 1943 - 15 Feb 1944 Maj Hanns Heise 25 Feb 1944 - 11 Apr 1944 Maj Wilhelm Rath 12 Apr 1944 - 22 May 1944 Maj Franz Schönberger 23 May 1944 - 27 Jul 1944 (acting) ObLt Rudolf Hallensleben 28 Jul 1944 - 19 Sep 1944
STAFF:
Formed 1 May 1939 in Sprottau from Staff/KG252. On 19 September 1944 redesignated Gefechtsverband Hallensleben.
Date Base Aircraft 1 May 1939 - 26 Aug 1939 Sprottau Do 17Z 26 Aug 1939 - 21 Sep 1939 Jesau Do 17Z 21 Sep 1939-3 Nov 1939 Liegnitz Do 17Z 3 Nov 1939 - Feb 1940 Kitzingen Do 17Z
3 Feb 1940 - 10 May 1940 Ansbach Do 17Z Feb 1940 - 3 Jun 1940 Biblis Do 17Z 3 Jun 1940- 3 Jul 1940 Trier-Euren Do 17Z 3 Jul 1940 - Nov 1940? Saint Léger Do 17Z Nov 1940? - 28 Mar 1941 Cambrai-Süd Do 17Z 28 Mar 1941 - 13 Apr 1941 Vienna-Zwölfaxing Do 17Z 13 Apr 1941 - 14 Apr 1941 Skoplje Do 17Z 14 Apr 1941 - 23 Apr 1941 Plovdiv-Krumovo Do 17Z 23 Apr 1941 - 29 Apr 1941 Saloniki-Sedes Do 17Z 29 Apr 1941 - 1 Jun 1941 Athens-Tatoi Do 17Z 1 Jun 1941 - 18 Jun 1941 Göttingen Do 17Z 18 Jun 1941 - 26 Jun 1941 Arys-Rostken Do 17Z 26 Jun 1941 - 10 Jul 1941 Suwalki Do 17Z 10 Jul 1941 - 1 Aug 1941 Silce Do 17Z 1 Aug 1941 - 30 Aug 1941 Wereteni Do 17Z 30 Aug 1941 - 1 Oct 1941 Rjelbitzy Do 17Z 1 Oct 1941 - 1 Nov 1941 Vitebsk Do 17Z 1 Nov 1941 - 1 Dec 1941 Achmer/Rheine Do 217E 1 Dec 1941 - 16 Dec 1941 Evreux Do 217E 16 Dec 1941 - 15 Mar 1944 Soesterberg* Do 217E/K 15 Mar 1944 - 7 Jun 1944 Zeist Do 217K, Me 410, Ju 188 7 Jun 1944 - 5 Jul 1944 Zeist Me 410, Ju 188 5 Jul 1944 - 6 Jul 1944 Chaam Me 410, Ju 188 6 Jul 1944 - 4 Sep 1944 Tilburg Me 410, Ju 188
* 8 - 28 November 1942 at Cognac (2nd Flieger-Division).
I. GRUPPE:
Formed 1 May 1939 in Liegnitz from I./KG252. On 11 September 1944 1./KG2 was redesignated 12./JG1. It was disbanded on 3 October 1944.
Date Base Aircraft 1 May 1939 - 22 Aug 1939 Liegnitz Do 17M 22 Aug 1939 - 1 Oct 1939 Gerdauen Do 17M 1 Oct 1939 - 10 Oct 1939 Liegnitz Do 17M 10 Oct 1939 - 23 Oct 1939 Cottbus Do 17M 23 Oct 1939 - 25 Oct 1939 Welzow Do 17M 25 Oct 1939 - 3 Nov 1939 Erfurt Do 17M 3 Nov 1939 - 23 Feb 1940 Kitzingen Do 17Z 23 Feb 1940 - 23 Mar 1940 Giebelstadt Do 17Z 23 Mar 1940 - 23 Apr 1940 Geinsheim Do 17Z 23 Apr 1940 - 10 May 1940 Giebelstadt Do 17Z 10 May 1940 - 3 Jun 1940 Geinsheim Do 17Z 3 Jun 1940 - 3 Jul 1940 Wengerohr Do 17Z 3 Jul 1940 - 8 Mar 1941 Epinoy Do 17Z 8 Mar 1941 - 28 Mar 1941 Merville Do 17Z 28 Mar 1941 - 13 Apri 1941 Zwölfaxing Do 17Z 13 Apri 1941 - 14 Apr 1941 Skoplje Do 17Z 14 Apr 1941 - 23 Apr 1941 Plovdiv-Krumovo Do 17Z 23 Apr 1941 - 29 Apr 1941 Saloniki-Sedes Do 17z 29 Apr 1941 - 1 Jun 1941 Athens-Tatoi Do 17Z 1 Jun 1941 - 18 Jun 1941 Göttingen Do 17Z 18 Jun 1941 - 26 Jun 1941 Arys-Rostken Do 17Z 26 Jun 1941 - 10 Jul 1941 Suwalki Do 17Z 10 Jul 1941 - 1 Aug 1941 Silce Do 17Z 1 Aug 1941 - 30 Aug 1941 Wereteni Do 17Z 30 Aug 1941 - 1 Oct 1941 Rjelbitzy Do 17Z 1 Oct 1941 - 1 Nov 1941 Vitebsk Do 17Z 1 Nov 1941 - 15 Apr1 1942 Rheine Do 217E 15 Apr1 1942 - 22 Apr 1942 Melun-Villaroche Do 217E 22 Apr 1942 - 11 Apr 1943 Gilze Rijen* Do 217E/K 11 Apr 1943 - 22 Jan 1944 Eindhoven Do 217K/M 22 Jan 1944 - 6 Jun 1944 Hesepe/Vörden Do 217M, Ju 188A 6 Jun 1944 - 7 Jun 1944 Hesepe Ju 188A 7 Jun 1944 - 17 Jun 1944 Couvron Ju 188A 17 Jun 1944 - 10 Aug 1944 Gilze Rijen Ju 188A, Do 217M 10 Aug 1944 - 19 Aug 1944 Couvron Do 217M 19 Aug 1944 - 25 Aug 1944 Tilburg Do 217M 25 Aug 1944 - 4 Sep 1944 Amsterdam-Schiphol Do 217M 4 - 14 Sep 1944 Münster-Handorf Do 217M 14 Sep 1944 - 3 Oct 1944 Neu-Hardenberg Do 217M
* 8 Nov 1942 - 17 November 1942 at Cognac (2nd Flieger-Division).
II. GRUPPE:
Formed 1 May 1939 in Liegnitz from II./KG252. On 1 March 1940 the 6./KG2 became 8./KG2, and was replaced. In June 1943 the 5./KG2 became 16./KG2, and a new 5./KG2 was formed from 6./KG40. It was disbanded 3 October 1944.
Date Base Aircraft 1 May 1939 - 28 Aug 1939 Liegnitz Do 17Z 28 Aug 1939 - 21 Sep 1939 Schippenbeil Do 17Z 21 Sep 1939 - 4 Oct 1939 Liegnitz Do 17Z 4 Oct 1939 - Nov 1939 Schweinfurt Do 17Z Nov 1939 - Feb 1940 Fürth Do 17Z Feb 1940 - 19 Apr 1940 Ansbach Do 17Z 19 Apr 1940 - 30 Apr 1940 Gross-Ostheim Do 17Z 30 Apr 1940 - 10 May 1940 Ansbach Do 17Z 10 May 1940 - 17 May 1940 Gross-Ostheim Do 17Z 17 May 1940 - 3 Jun 1940 Ober-Olm Do 17Z 3 Jun 1940 - 3 Jul 1940 Trier-Euren Do 17Z 3 Jul 1940 - 17 Nov 1940 Saint Léger Do 17Z 17 Nov 1940 - 28 Mar 1941 Merville* Do 17Z 28 Mar 1941 - 13 Apr 1941 Vienna-Zwölfaxing** Do 17Z 13 Apr 1941 - 14 Apr 1941 Skoplje** Do 17Z 14 Apr 1941 - 23 Apr 1941 Plovdiv-Krumovo** Do 17Z 23 Apr 1941 - 1 Jul 1941 Achmer Do 17Z, Do 217E 1 Jul 1941 - 16 Dec 1941 Evreux Do 217E
5 16 Dec 1941 - 2 May 1942 Soesterberg Do 217E 2 May 1942 - 11 Apr 1943 Eindhoven*** Do 217E/K 11 Apr 1943 - Sep 1943 Soesterberg Do 217E/K Sep 1943 - 7 Jun 1944 Münster-Handorf Ju 188E 7 Jun 1944 - 17 Jun 1944 Couvron Ju 188E 17 Jun 1944 - 22 Jun 1944 Gilze Rijen Ju 188E 22 Jun 1944 - 10 Jul 1944 Unknown Ju 188E 10 Jul 1944 - 7 Sep 1944 Münster-Handorf Do 217E/K 7 - 14 Sep 1944 Werl Do 217E/K 14 Sep 1944 - 3 Oct 1944 Reppen Do 217E/K/M
* 6./KG2 moved to Oberpfaffenhofen on 18 January 1941 and began training on Do 217E, but returned to Merville in March 1941 with Do 17Z. On 28 April 1941 it moved to to Vienna-Zwölfaxing.
* 4./KG2 moved to Oberpfaffenhofen on 22 February 1941 and began conversion to Do 217E, 15 April 1941 to Achmer and joined the rest if the Gruppe.
* 5./KG2 moved to Achmer on 22 February 1941 and began conversion to Do 217E.
** only 6./KG2. 23 April 1941 to Achmer and began conversion to Do 217E.
*** 8 - 15 Nov 1942 and 26 - 28 Nov 1942 at Cognac (2nd Flieger- Division).
**** 4./KG2 and Münster-Handorf, 5./KG2 at Gilze Rijen and 6./KG2 at Couvron.
III. GRUPPE:
Formed 1 March 1940 in Illesheim (8./KG2 from 6./KG2). Began conversion to Do 335 in late 1944. On 1 December 1944 it was redesignated V./NJG2.
Date Base Aircraft 1 Mar 1940 - 10 May 1940 Illesheim Do 17Z 10 May 1940 - 3 Jun 1940 Biblis Do 17Z 3 Jun 1940 - 3 Jul 1940 Kirchberg Do 17Z (Gros Caillou) 3 Jul 1940 - 28 Mar 1941 Cambrai-Süd Do 17Z 28 Mar 1941 - 13 Apr 1941 Vienna-Zwölfaxing Do 17Z 13 Apr 1941 - 14 Apr 1941 Skoplje Do 17Z 14 Apr 1941 - 23 Apr 1941 Plovdiv-Krumovo Do 17Z 23 Apr 1941 - 29 Apr 41 Saloniki-Sedes Do 17Z 29 Apr 41 - 1 Jun 1941 Athens-Tatoi Do 17Z 1 Jun 1941 - 18 Jun 1941 Göttingen* Do 17Z 18 Jun 1941- 26 Jun 1941 Lyck Do 17Z 26 Jun 1941- 10 Jul 1941 Dubovo-Süd Do 17Z 10 Jul 1941 - 1 Aug 41 Parafjanovo*** Do 17Z 1 Aug 41 - 30 Aug 1941 Wereteni*** Do 17Z 30 Aug 1941 - 26 Sep 1941 Rjelbitzy*** Do 17Z 26 Sep 1941 - 5 Jan 1942 Achmer/Hesepe Do 17Z Do 217E 5 Jan 1942 - 14 Jul 1942 Amsterdam-Schiphol Do 217E 14 Jul 1942 - 17 Mar 1943 Arnhem-Deelen**** Do 217E/K 17 Mar 1943 - 11 Apr 1943 Soesterberg Do 217E/K 11 Apr 1943 - 10 Aug 1943 Coulommiers Do217E/K/M 10 Aug 1943 - 22 Jan 1944 Gilze Rijen Do217E/K/M 22 Jan 1944 - 7 Jun 1944 Achmer Do217E/K/M 7 Jun 1944 - 17 Jun 1944 Couvron Do 217K/M 17 Jun 1944 - 22 Jun 1944 Gilze Rijen Do 217K/M 22 Jun 1944 - 4 Jul 1944 Achmer Do 217K/M 4 Jul 1944 - 1 Dec 1944 Friedrichshaven Do 335
* The 7./KG2 moved from Göttingen to Achmer on 26 June 1941 and began conversion to Do 217E. It remained there to 5 January 1942.
** The 8./KG2 moved to Achmer 9 July 1941 and began conversion to Do 217E, remained there to 5 January 1942.
** Gruppe Staff III./KG2 moved to Achmer 19 July 1941.
*** Only 9./KG2 present until 26 September 1941 when it moved to Hesepe for Do 217E conversion.
**** 8 - 15 Nov 1942 at Bordeaux-Merignac, and 15 Nov - 3 December 1942 at Toulouse-Francazal (2nd Flieger-Division).
IV. GRUPPE:
10. (Erg.)/KG2 was formed in early August 1940 in Achmer. On 22 March 1941 enlarged to IV. (Erg.)/KG2 (10. - 12. staffeln). It was disbanded 18 September 1944.
Date Base Aircraft Aug 40 - end Mar 1941 Achmer Do 17Z end Mar 1941 - 13 Jun 1941 Schwerin Do 17Z 13 Jun 1941 - Jan 1942 Juvincourt Do 17Z & Do 217 Jan 1942 - 22 Aug 1942 Achmer Do 217 22 Aug 1942 - 22 Apr 1944 Villaroche* Do 217 & Ju 188 22 Apr 1944 - 12 Sep 1944 Ferihegy Do 217 Ju 188 12 - 13 Sep 1944 Neuburg/Donau Do 217 13 - 18 Sep 1944 Debrecen** Do 217
* 8 - 15 Nov 1942 at Cognac (2nd Flieger-Division).
** parts only.
7 V. GRUPPE:
Formed June 1943 in Lechfeld from II./KG40 (Staff V. from Staff II./KG40, 14. from 4./KG40, 15. from 5./KG40 and 16. from 5./KG2). On 6 February 1944 redesignated the II./KG51.
Date Base Aircraft Jun 1943 - 20 Jun 1943 Lechfeld Me 410A Do 217K 20 Jun 1943 - 10 Aug 1943 Merville Me 410A 10 Aug 1943 - 16 Aug 1943 Vendeville Me 410A 16 Aug 1943 - 11 Sep 1943 Epinoy Me 410A 11 Sep 1943-29 Dec 1943 Amsterdam-Schiphol Me 410A/U 29 Dec 1943 - 22 Jan 1944 Athies Me 410A/U 29 Dec 1943 - 6 Feb 1944 Vitry Me 410A/U
KAMPFGESCHWADER 3
Commanders: Oberst Wolfgang von 1 May 1939 - 30 Nov 1941 Chamier-Glisczinski
Staff:
Formed 1 May 1939 in Heiligenbeil from Staff/KG153. It was dis- banded July 1944.
Date Base Aircraft May-Oct 1939 Elbing Do 17Z Oct 1939-Jun 1940 Würzburg Do 17Z Jun 1940-16 Mar 1941 Le Culot Do 17Z 16 Mar - May 1941 Wunstorf Do 17Z, Ju 88A May-Jun 1941 Le Culot Ju 88A Jun-Aug 1941 Deblin-Irena Ju 88A Aug-Sep 1941 unknown Ju 88A Sep 1941-Feb 1942 Schatalovka Ju 88A Feb-Jun 1942 Dno Ju 88A Jun-Jul 1942 Orscha Ju 88A Jul-Dec 1942 Schatalovka Ju 88A Dec 1942-May 1943 unknown Ju 88A May-Aug 1943 Poltava Ju 88A Aug-Dec 1943 unknown Ju 88A Dec 1943-15 May 1944 Terespol Ju 88A 15 May 1944-2 Jun 1944 Baranowitschi Ju 88A 2 Jun - 9 Jul 1944 Burg Ju 88A 9 Jul -20 Jul 1944 Altenburg Ju 88A I. GRUPPE:
Formed on 1 March 1940 in Burg-Magdeburg and disbanded July 1944.
Date Base Aircraft Mar-Apr 1940 Burg Do 17Z Apr - Jun 1940 Aschaffenburg Do 17Z Jun 1940 - 16 Mar 1941 Le Culot Do 17Z 16 Mar - May 1941 Wunstorf Do 17Z, Ju 88A May - Jun 1941 Le Culot Ju 88A Jun - Aug 1941 Deblin-Irena Ju 88A Aug - Sep 1941 unknown Ju 88A Sep - Dec 1941 Schatalovka Ju 88A Dec 1941 - Feb 1942 Münster-Handorf Ju 88A Feb - Jun 1942 Dno Ju 88A Jun - Jul 1942 Orscha Ju 88A Jul - Dec 1942 Schatalovka Ju 88A Dec 1942 - May 1943 unknown Ju 88A May - Augusrt 1943 Poltava Ju 88A Aug - Dec 1943 unknown Ju 88A Dec 1943 - 1 Apr 1944 Terespol Ju 88A 1 Apr - 15 May 1944 Biala-Podlaska Ju 88A 15 May - 2 Jun 1944 Baranowitschi Ju 88A 2 Jun 1944 - Jul 1944 Altenburg Ju 88A
II. GRUPPE:
Formed 1 May 1939 in Heiligenbeil from II./KG153 and disbanded July 1944.
Date Base Aircraft May - Oct 1939 Heiligenbeil Do 17Z Oct 1939 - Jun 1940 Schweinfurt Do 17Z Jun 1940 - 16 Mar 1941 Antwerp-Deurne Do 17Z 16 Mar - May 1941 Wunstorf Do 17Z, Ju 88A May-Jun 1941 Le Culot Ju 88A May - Aug 1941 Deblin-Irena Ju 88A Aug - Sep 1941 unknown Ju 88A Sepember 1941 - Mar 1942 Schatalovka Ju 88A Mar - Jul 1942 Orscha Ju 88A Jul - Dec 1942 Schatalovka Ju 88A Dec 1942 - May 1943 unknown Ju 88A May - Aug 1943 Poltava Ju 88A Aug - Dec 1943 unknown Ju 88A Dec 1943 - 17 May 1944 Terespol Ju 88A 17 May - 4 Jun 1944 Baranovitschi Ju 88A 4 Jun - 9 Jul 1944 Burg Ju 88A 9 - 20 Jul 1944 Lübeck-Blankensee Ju 88A
9 III. GRUPPE:
Formed 1 May 1939 in Heiligenbeil from III./KG153. In January 1944 redesignated I./KG7.
It was reformed in January 1944 in Germany from parts of II./KG51. It was used for for airborne V1 launchings. On 9 September 1944 it was redesignated I./KG53.
Date Base Aircraft May - Oct 1939 Heiligenbeil Do 17Z Oct 1939 - Jun 1940 Würzburg Do 17Z Jun 1940 - 28 Mar 1941 St. Trond Do 17Z 28 Mar - 13 Apr 1941 Münchendorf Do 17Z 13 - 14 Apr 1941 Skoplje Do 17Z 14 - 23 Apr 1941 Krumovo Do 17Z 23 - 29 Apr 1941 Saloniki Do 17Z 29 Apr - Jun 1941 Athens-Tatoi Do 17Z mid to 26 Jun 1941 Suwalki Do 17Z 26 Jun - 9 Jul 1941 Dubovo Do 17Z 9 Jul - 1 Aug 1941 Parafjanovo Do 17Z 1 - 30 Aug 1941 Wereteni Do 17Z 30 Aug - 1 Oct 1941 Rjelbitzy Do 17Z 1 Oct - Nov 1941 Vitebsk Do 17Z Nov 1941 - Feb 1942 Gütersloh Do 17Z, Ju 88A Feb - May 1942 Pleskau Ju 88A May - Jun 1942 Orscha Ju 88A Jul - december 1942 Schatalovka-Ost Ju 88A Dec 1942 - May 1943 unknown Ju 88A May - Aug 1943 Poltava Ju 88A Aug 1943 - Jan 1944 Münster-Handorf Ju 88A Jan - 26 Mar 1944 Lublin He 111H 26 Mar - 21 Jun 1944 Grieslienen He 111H 21 - 25 Jun 1944 Rheine He 111H 25 - 28 Jun 1944 Hesepe He 111H 28 Jun - 9 Sep 1944 Venlo* He 111H
* 9./KG3 at Eindhoven (28 -30 June 1944) and at Gilze Rijen (30 June - 3 September 1944).
IV. GRUPPE:
It was formed October 1940 in Chievres and was disbanded July 1944.
Date Base Aircraft Oct 1940 - Dec 1942 Chievres Do 17, Ju 88A Dec 1942 - Jan 1944 Istres Ju 88A Jan - Jul 1944 Heiligenbeil Ju 88A
10. (kroat.)/KG3:
Formed August 1941 in Greifswald. In July 1942 it was redesignated 15. (kroat.)/KG53.
Date Base Aircraft Aug - Oct 1941 Greifswald Do 17Z Oct 1941 - Mar 1942 Vitebsk Do 17Z Mar - Jul 1942 Agram Do 17Z
14.(Eis)/KG3:
Formed in October 1943 in Orscha from 9./KG1 and parts of 9./KG3. It was disbanded in November 1944.
Date Base Aircraft Oct 1943 - 9 Mar 1944 Orscha Ju 88C 9 Mar - 10 Jun 1944 Bobruisk Ju 88C 10 -27 Jun 1944 Puchowitschi Ju 88C 27 Jun - 1 Jul 1944 Pinsk Ju 88C 1 -15 Jul 1944 Terespol Ju 88C 15 - 28 Jul 1944 Padlovka Ju 88C 28 Jul - 8 Sep 1944 Kroszewo Ju 88C 8 Sep - Nov 1944 Graudenz Ju 88C
KAMPFGESCHWADER 4
Commanders:
Oberst Martin Fiebig 1 Sep 1939 - 10 May 1940 Oberst Hans-Joachim Rath, 30 May 1940 - 16 Jun 1942 Oberst Dr. Gottlieb Wolff 16 Jun 1942 - 11 Jan 1943 ObLt Heinz-Joachim Schmidt 12 Jan 1943 - 9 May 1943 ObLt Werner Klosinski 10 May 1943 - 4 Dec 1944 Major Reinhard Graubner 4 Dec 1944 - 8 May 1945
STAFF:
Formed on 1 May 1939 in Erfurt from Staff/KG25.
Date Base Aircraft 1 May - 25 Aug 1939 Erfurt-Bindersleben He 111P 25 Aug - 22 Sep 1939 Oels He 111P 22 - 30 Sep 1939 Erfurt-Bindersleben He 111P 30 Sep - Oct 1939 Fassberg He 111P Oct - Nov 1939 Fritzlar He 111P Nov 1939 - Feb 1940 Quakenbrück He 111P Feb - Jun 1940 Fassberg He 111P Jun 1940 - 19 Jul 1941 Soesterberg He 111P/H 19 Jul - 6 Aug 1941 Prowehren He 111H 6 Aug - Dec 1941 Korowje Selo He 111H Dec 1941 - Feb 1942 Seschtschinskaja He 111H Feb - Mar 1942 Pleskau-Süd, Dno He 111H Mar - May 1942 Riga-Spilve He 111H May - 15 Jun 1942 Prowehren, Jesau He 111H
11 15 Jun 1942 - Jul 1943 Seschtschinskaja He 111H Jul - Oct 1943 Schatalovka-West He 111H Oct - Dec 1943 Puchovitschi He 111H Dec 1943 - Jul 1944 Bialystok He 111H Jul - Oct 1944 Nasielsk He 111H Oct - Dec 1944 Papa He 111H Dec 1944 - Feb 1945 Novy Dvor He 111H Feb - Mar 1945 Dresden He 111H Mar - 8 May 1945 Königgrätz He 111H
The movements of the Staff, especially in 1942-43, is uncertain, and this is the best estimate.
I. GRUPPE:
Formed 1 May 1939 in Gotha from I./KG25. On 21 October 1943 I./KG4 and I./KG100 exchanged designations (I./KG4 became I./KG100, and a new I./KG4 was formed from the old I./KG100).
Date Base Aircraft 1 May - 25 Aug 1939 Gotha He 111P 25 Aug - 21 Sep 1939 Langenau He 111P 21 - 29 Sep 1939 Gotha He 111P 29 Sep - 9 Oct 1939 Lüneburg He 111P 9 - mid-Oct 1939 Fritzlar He 111P Mid-Oct - 6 Nov 1939 Giessen He 111P 6 Nov 1939 - Feb 1940 Quakenbrück He 111P Feb - 27 Mar 1940 Gütersloh He 111P 27 Mar - 20 Apr 1940 Perleberg He 111P 20 - 22 Apr 1940 Aalborg-West He 111P 22 - 30 Apr 1940 Kastrup (Copenhagen) He 111P 30 Apr - 2 May 1940 Oslo-Fornebu He 111P 2 - 4 May 1940 Perleberg He 111P 4 May - 12 Jun 1940 Gütersloh He 111P/H 12 Jun - 30 Jul 1940 Wittmundhafen He 111H 30 Jul 1940 - 26 Jun 1941 Soesterberg* He 111H 26 Jun - 19 Jul 1941 Chantilly-Creil He 111H 19 Jul - 6 Aug 1941 Prowehren He 111H 6 Aug - 1 Oct 1941 Korovje Selo He 111H 1 - 16 Oct 1941 Dno-Griwotschki He 111H 16 Oct 1941 - Mar 1942 Pleskau-Süd He 111H Mar - May 1942 Riga-Spilve He 111H May - Jun 1942 Prowehren He 111H Jun - 30 Dec 1942 Seschtschinskaja He 111H 30 Dec 1942 - 9 Feb 1943 Gutenfeld He 111H 9 Feb - 21 Oct 1943 Lechfeld He 111H, He 177A 21 Oct - 24 Oct 1943 Nikolayev-Ost He 111H 24 - 26 Oct 1943 Kirovograd He 111H 26 - 27 Oct 1943 Jitomir He 111H 27 Oct - 3 Nov 1943 Golta He 111H 3 - 12 Nov 1943 Nikolayev He 111H 12 - 28 Nov 1943 Sarabus He 111H 28 Nov - 2 Dec 1943 Nikolayev He 111H 2 Dec 1943 - 6 Feb 1944 Sarabus He 111H 6 - 25 Feb 1944 Nikolayev He 111H 25 Feb - 11 Mar 1944 Sarabus He 111H 11 - 17 Mar 1944 Odessa He 111H 17 - 30 Mar 1944 Sarabus He 111H 30 Mar - 4 Apr 1944 Krosno He 111H 4 - 5 Apr 1944 Milec He 111H 5 Apr - 4 Jul 1944 Focsani He 111H 4 - 7 Jul 1944 Zilistea He 111H 7 Jul - 25 Aug 1944 Focsani He 111H 25 - 27 Aug 1944 Buzau He 111H 27 - 28 Aug 1944 Grosswarden He 111H 28 Aug - 26 Sep 1944 Debrecen He 111H 26 Sep - 9 Oct 1944 Budapest** He 111H 9 Oct - 20 Dec 1944 Papa He 111H 20 Dec 1944 - 17 Feb 1945 Novy Dvor He 111H 17 Feb - 24 Apr 1945 Dresden He 111H 24 - 25 Apr 1945 Pardubitz He 111H 25 Apr 1945 - 8 May 1945 Königsgrätz He 111H
* 2./KG4 was detached to Comiso, late December 1940 to 10 June 1941.
** 2./KG4 was detached to Eleusis, 28 Sepember - 4 October 1944, for the evacuation of Greece.
II. GRUPPE:
Formed 1 May 1939 in Erfurt from II./KG25.
Bases: Date Base Aircraft 1 May - 25 Aug 1939 Erfurt-Bindersleben He 111P 25 Aug - 22 Sep 1939 Oels He 111P 22 - 30 Sep 1939 Erfurt-Bindersleben He 111P 30 Sep - Dec 1939 Lichtenau He 111P Dec 1939 - Feb 1940 Diepholz He 111P Feb 1940 Delmenhorst He 111P Feb - Apr 1940 Fassberg He 111P Apr - 2 May 1940 Oslo-Fornebu He 111P 2 May - Jun 1940 Fassberg He 111P Jun 1940 Kirchhellen He 111P mid- 23 Jun 1940 Merville He 111P 23 Jun - 30 Jul 1940 Eindhoven He 111P 30 Jul 1940 - 12 Mar 1941 Eindhoven He 111P/H 12 - 30 Mar 1941 Soesterberg He 111H 30 Mar - 21 Apr 1941 Vienna-Aspern He 111H 21 Apr - 5 Jul 1941 Zilistea* He 111H 5 - 19 Jul 1941 Rosieres He 111H 19 Jul - 6 Aug 1941 Prowehren He 111H 6 Aug - 21 Dec 1941 Korovje Selo He 111H 21 Dec 1941 - Feb 1942 Seschtschinskaja He 111H Feb 1942 Pleskau-Süd He 111H
13 Feb - Mar 1942 Dno He 111H Mar - May 1942 Riga-Spilve He 111H May 1942 Prowehren He 111H May - 15 Jun 1942 Jesau He 111H 15 Jun 1942 - 7 May 1943 Seschtschinskaja He 111H 7 May - 16 Jun 1943 Karatschev He 111H 16 Jun - 21 Jul 1943 Seschtschinskaja He 111H 21 Jul - 26 Aug 1943 Schatalovka-West He 111H 26 Aug - 3 Sep 1943 Konatop He 111H 3 Sep - 1 Dec 1943 Orscha-Süd He 111H 1 Dec 1943 - 11 Jun 1944 Bialystok He 111H 11 Jun - 27 Jun 1944 Baranovitsche He 111H 27 Jun - 17 Jul 1944 Bielsk He 111H 17 - 23 Jul 1944 Modlin He 111H 23 Jul - 26 Sep 1944 Zichenau He 111H 26 Sep - 9 Oct 1944 Budapest-Ferihegy He 111H 9 Oct - Dec 1944 Papa He 111H Dec 1944 - Mar 1945 Vienna-Neustadt He 111H Mar - Apr 1945 Pretzsch/Elbe He 111H Apr 1945 Greifswald He 111H Apr 1945 Anklam He 111H Apr - May 1945 Grossenbrode He 111H May - 8 May 1945 Eggebek He 111H
* 5./KG4 was detached to Catania, 21 April - June 1941; 4./KG4 was detached to Mossul (Iraq), 14 - 29 May 1941.
III. GRUPPE:
Formed 1 May 1939 in Nordhausen from III./KG25 Mar On 15 Oct 1940 redesignated III./KG30. Reformed 15 Jan 1941 in Leeuwarden (Group Staff, 7. and 8./KG4). 9./KG4 was not formed until 17 May 1941.
Date Base Aircraft 1 May - 25 Aug 1939 Nordhausen He 111P 25 Aug - 22 Sep 1939 Langenau He 111P 22 - 30 Sep 1939 Nordhausen He 111P 30 Sep 1939 - Jan 1940 Vechta He 111P Jan - 2 May 1940 Lüneburg He 111P, Ju 88A 2 May - Jun 1940 Delmenhorst He 111P, Ju 88A Jun 1940 Kirchhellen Ju 88A Jun - 23 Jun 1940 Antwerp-Deurne Ju 88A 23 Jun - 15 Oct 1940 Amsterdam-Schiphol Ju 88A 15 Jan - 1 May 1941 Leeuwarden He 111H 1 May - 15 May 1941 Soesterberg He 111H 15 May - 30 Jun 1941 Leeuwarden He 111H 30 Jun - 19 Jul 1941 Beauvais He 111H 19 Jul - 6 Aug 1941 Prowehren He 111H 6 Aug - Oct 1941 Korovje Selo He 111H Oct - 15 Nov 1941 Orscha-Süd He 111H 15 Nov - Dec 1941 Pleskau-Süd He 111H Dec 1941 - Apr 1942 Fassberg He 111H Apr - Jun 1942 Prowehren He 111H Jun - 6 Jul 1942 Fassberg He 111H 6 - 8 Jul 1942 Diepholz He 111H 8 - 14 Jul 1942 Nikolayev-Ost He 111H 14 - 28 Jul 1942 Charkow-Woitschenko He 111H 28 Jul - 5 Oct 1942 Makejevka He 111H 5 - 16 Oct 1942 Wittstock/Dosse He 111H 16 - 30 Oct 1942 Posen* He 111H 30 Oct - Nov 1942 Lecce* He 111H Nov - 3 Dec 1942 San Pancrazio* He 111H 3 Dec 1942 - 10 Jan 1943 Smolensk-Nord He 111H 10 - 22 Jan 1943 Woroschilowgrad He 111H 22 - 25 Jan 1943 Konstantinovka He 111H 25 - 30 Jan 1943 Makejevka He 111H 30 Jan - 15 Mar 1943 Bagerovo He 111H 15 Mar - 16 Jun 1943 Saki** He 111H 16 Jun - 21 Jul 1943 Karatschev He 111H 21 Jul - 9 Aug 1943 Schatalovka-West He 111H 9 - 31 Aug 1943 Mirgorod He 111H 31 Aug - 8 Sep 1943 Schatalovka-West He 111H 8 - 26 Sep 1943 Orscha-Süd He 111H 26 Sep - Oct 1943 Ulla He 111H Oct - 8 Dec 1943 Puchovitschi He 111H 8 Dec 1943 - Jul 1944 Bialystok He 111H Jul 1944 Nasielsk He 111H Jul - Aug 1944 Thorn He 111H Aug - Oct 1944 Papa He 111H Oct 1944 - Jan 1945 Tonndorf He 111H Jan - Feb 1945 Vienna-Neustadt He 111H Feb - Mar 1945 Wels He 111H Mar - 8 May 1945 Königgrätz He 111H
* 9./KG4 moved to Lechfeld on 16 October 1942, and on 26 October 1942 to Kalamaki (Athens). Remained there until about 3 December 1942.
** part of III./KG4 was based at Brjansk, 1-16 June 1943.
IV. (Ergänzung) GRUPPE:
Formed late March 1941 in Fassberg, from Erg.Staffel/9th Flieg- er-Division (at first only Gruppen staff, 10. and 11./KG4). 12./KG4 was formed 1 July 1942. The IV./KG4 was disbanded 15 August 1944.
Date Base Aircraft Mar - Jun 1941 Fassberg He 111P/H Jun 1941 - Jan 1942 Athies sous Laon He 111H Jan 1942 - Jan 1944 Avord He 111H Jan - Aug 1944 Pilsen He 111H
Commanders: ObLt Hahn May 1942 - 31 Aug 1942 ObLt Walter Storp 1 Sep 1942 - 10 Sep 1943 ObLt Hogeback 11 Sep 1943 - ? 1944 unknown
Staff:
Formed in May 1942 in Dinard. On 23 November 1944 redesignated Staff/KG(J) 6.
Bases: Date Base Aircraft May 1942 - Feb 1943 Dinard Ju 88A Feb - Mar 1943 Grove Ju 88A Mar - 15 Jun 1943 Creil Ju 88A 15 Jun - Aug 1943 Foggia Ju 88A Aug 1943 - 1 Feb 1943 Creil Ju 88A 1 Feb 1943 - 15 Mar 1944 Melsbroek Ju 88A 15 Mar - 16 Mar 1944 Prag-Rusin Ju 88A/ Ju 188E 16 Mar - 21 Mar 1944 Vienna-Aspern Ju 88A/ Ju 188E 21 Mar - 12 Jun 1944 Melsbroek Ju 88A/ Ju 188E 12 Jun - 10 Jul 1944 Melun-Villaroche Ju 88A/ Ju 188E 10 Jul - 1 Sep 1944 Bretigny Ju 88A/ Ju 188E 2 - 4 Sep 1944 Deelen Ju 88A/ Ju 188E 4 - 21 Sep 1944 Hennef Ju 88A/ Ju 188E 21 Sep - Oct 1944 Jena Ju 88A/ Ju 188E Oct 1944 - Jan 1945 Prag-Gbell Bf 109G Jan - Apr 1945 Prag-Rusin Bf 109G, Me 262A Apr - May 1945 Graz Me 262A
I. GRUPPE:
Formed 1 September 1942 in Creil from I./KG77. On 23 Nov 1944 redesignated I./KG(J) 6.
Bases: Date Base Aircraft 1 Sep - 1 Jan 1942 Creil Ju 88A 1Jan - 1 Feb 1942 Foggia* Ju 88A 1 Feb 1942 - Feb 1943 Beauvais Ju 88A Feb - Mar 1943 Grove Ju 88A Mar - 15 Jun 1943 Beauvais Ju 88A 15 Jun - Aug 1943 Foggia Ju 88A Aug 1943 - 20 Mar 1944 Chievres Ju 88A/ Ju 188E 20 Mar - 14 Jun 1944 Bretigny Ju 188E 14 Jun - 1 Sep 1944 Melun-Villaroche Ju 188E 1 - 5 Sep 1944 Volkel Ju 188E 21 - 27 Sep 1944 Jena Ju 188E 27 Sep - 21 Oct 1944 Gerstungen Ju 188E 21 Oct 1944 - 9 Apr 1945 Prag-Gbell** Bf 109G 9 Apr 1945 - May 1945 Graz Bf 109G
* possibly only parts of the Gruppe. ** also parts at Kletschany.
II. GRUPPE:
Formed 1 September 1942 in Dinard from KGr. 10 Jun On 23 November 1944 redesignated II./KG(J)6.
Bases:
Date Base Aircraft 1 Sep 1942 - 1 Jan 1943 Dinard Ju 88A 1 Jan - 1 Feb 1943 Foggia* Ju 88A 1 Feb - 15 Jun 1943 Cormeilles Ju 88A 15 Jun - Sep 1943 Foggia Ju 88A Sep 1943 - 1 Jan 1944 Agram? Ju 88A 1 Jan - 15 Mar 1944 Le Culot Ju 88A 15 - 16 Mar 1944 Prag-Rusin Ju 88A 16 - 21 Mar 1944 Vienna-Aspern Ju 88A 21 Mar - 4 Jun 1944 Le Culot Ju 88A, Ju 188E 4 Jun - 14 Jul 1944 Melun-Villaroche** Ju 188E 14 Jul - 1 Sep 1944 Bretigny Ju 188E 1 - 4 Sep 1944 Deelen Ju 188E 21 Sep - 21 Oct 1944 Rockau Ju 188E 21 Oct 1944 - 9 Apr 1945 Prag-Rusin/ Bf 109G Prag-Gbell*** 9 Apr - May 1945 Graz Bf 109G
* possibly only parts of the Gruppe.
** 4./KG6 at St. André, 4 June 1944 - 10 June 1944 and at Le Culot, 2 July 1944 - 10 July 1944; 5./KG6 at Chartres, 4 June 1944 - 10 July 1944; 6./KG 6 at Paris-Orly, 28 June 1944 - 10 July 1944.
*** also parts at Kletschany.
17 III. GRUPPE:
Formed 1 September 1942 in Eupatoria (Crimea) from III./LG1.On 23 November 1944 redesignated III./KG(J)6.
Bases: Date Base Aircraft 1 Sep 1941 - 1 Jan 1942 Eupatoria Ju 88A 1Jan 1942 - Feb 1943 Rosières Ju 88A Feb 1943 - Mar 1943 Grove Ju 88A Mar - 15 Jun 1943 Creil Ju 88A 15 Jun - Aug 1943 Foggia Ju 88A Aug 1943 - 1 Feb 1944 Creil Ju 88A 1 Feb 1943 - 10 Jun 1944 Melsbroek Ju 88A, Ju 188E 10 Jun - 1 Jul 1944 Melun-Villaroche Ju 188E 1 Jul 1944 - 4 Sep 1944 Ahlhorn Ju 188E 4 - 15 Sep 1944 Varrelbusch Ju 188E 15 Sep 1944 - Oct 1944 Punschran Ju 188E Oct 1944 - 9 Apr 1945 Prag-Rusin Bf 109G, Me 262A 9 Apr - May 1945 Graz Me 262A
IV. GRUPPE:
Formed May 1942 in Bretigny as Ergänzungsstaffel/KG6, from Ergän- zungsstaffel Kette/KGr. 60 Jun On 1 September 1942 increased to Gruppe strength. It was disbanded on 23 November 1944.
Bases: Date Base Aircraft Jul 1942 - 1 Feb 1943 Bretigny Ju 88A 1Feb 1943 - Mar 1944 Melsbroek Ju 88A Mar 1944 - 1 Jan 1944 Lüneburg Ju 88A, Ju 188E
14.Staffel:
Formed on 1 September 1942 in Beauvais, it was disbanded in October 1942. It tested the Ju 86P/R strategic reconnaissance aircraft.
15.Staffel:
Formed on 1 September 1942 in Chartres from Erprobungskommando 17, with Do217/He 111 pathfinders. In late April 1943 it was redesignated I./KG66.
16.Staffel:
Formed 1 September 1942 in Soesterberg from Erprobungskommando Me 210. It tested the Me 210A. It was disbanded in October 1942.
KAMPFGESCHWADER 7
I. GRUPPE (Beleuchter):
Formed in January 1944 in Münster-Handorf from III./KG3. In June 1944 it was redesignated I./NJG7.
Bases: Date Base Aircraft Jan - Jun 1994 Münster-Handorf Ju 88A/C/G
KAMPFGESCHWADER 25
I. GRUPPE (2 Staffeln):
Formed in August 1939 in Rechlin from Erprobungskommando 88. On 22 September 1939 it was redesignated I./KG30.
Date Base Aircraft Aug 1939 - 31 Aug 1939 Rechlin Ju 88A 1-22 Sep 1939 Jever Ju 88A
KAMPFGESCHWADER 26
COMMANDERS: GenMaj Hans Siburg May 1939 - Sep 1939 GenMaj Robert Fuchs 29 Sep 1939 - 15 Oct 1940 GenLt Alexander Holle 15 Oct 1940 - Jun 1941 unknown Jul 1941 - Oct 1942 Ob Karl Stockmann Nov 1942 - Feb 19 43 ObLt Werner Klümper Feb 1943 - Nov 1944 ObLt Wilhelm Stemmler Nov 1944 - Jan 1945 ObLt Georg Teske Feb 1945 - May 1945
STAFF:
Formed 1 May 1939 in Lüneburg from Staff/KG257. In June 1941 redesig- nated Staff/Fliegerführer Nord. Reformed in November 1942 in Grosseto, Italy. It began the war with He 111H, but converted to Ju88 in April 1944.
Date Base Aircraft 1 May 1939 - 24 Aug 1939 Lüneburg He111H 24 Aug 1939 - 27 Aug 1939 Werneuchen He111H 27 Aug 1939 - 7 Sep 1939 Gabbert/Pommern He111H 7 - 12 Sep 1939 Neudorf/Oppeln He111H 12 - late Sep 1939 Lübeck-Blankensee He111H late Sep 1939 - 8 Apr 1940 Westerland He111H 8 - 9 Apr 1940 Varel He111H 9 - 17 Apr 1940 Aalborg-West He111H 17- 29 Apr 1940 Stavanger-Sola He111H 29 Apr 1940 - end Jul 1940 Trondheim-Vaernes He111H
19 Jul 1940 - Sep 1940 Stavanger-Sola He111H Sep 1940 - end Feb 1941 Beauvais He111H Feb 1941 - mid Mar 1941 Aalborg-West He111H Mar 1941 - Jun 1941 Stavanger-Sola He111H Nov 1942 - May 1943 Grosseto He111H May 1943 - Apr 1944 Salon de Province He111H Apr - May 1944 Lübeck-Blankensee Ju88 May - Aug 1944 Montpellier Ju88 Aug 1944 Valence, Lyon Ju88 Aug -Sep 1944 Lübeck-Blankensee Ju88 via München-Riem Ju88 Sep - Nov 1944 Bardufoss Ju88 Nov 1944 - 8 May 1945 Trondheim-Vaernes Ju88
I. GRUPPE:
Formed 1 May 1939 at Lübeck-Blankensee from I./KG257. It began the war equipped with He 111H bombers, but in January 1942 it began converting to He 111H torpedo bombers, with one staffel converting at Grossto (1 staffel at a time) beginning with 3./KG26. It was converted to Ju 88A-4 LT torpedo bombers in April 1944. The aircraft and crews from I./KG77 were absorbed into the Gruppe on 20 July 1944.
Date Base Aircraft 1 May 1939 - 25 Sep 1939 Lübeck-Blankensee see 25 Sep 1939 - 8 Apr 1940 Schleswig* history 8-9 Apr 1940 Varel 9 - 16 Apr 1940 Aalborg-West 16 - 29 Apr 1940 Stavanger-Sola 29 Apr 1940 - end Jul 1940 Trondheim-Vaernes Jul - Sep 40 Stavanger-Sola Sep 40 - end Feb 1941 Beauvais Feb - Setpember 1941 Aalborg-West** Setpember - Oct 1941 Kemi Oct - Dec 1941 Petsamo Dec 1941 - Januayr 1942 Bardufoss Jan - Mar 1942 Trondheim-Vaernes Mar - 8 Nobember 1942 Bardufoss 8 Nobember 1942 - Jan 1943 Grosseto Jan 1943 - end May 1943 Decimomanu (Sardinia) May 1943 - Apr 1944 Salon de Province*** Apr - Jul 1944 Grove (Karup) Jul - Aug 1944 Salon de Province 20 Aug - Sep 1944 Memmingen, via München-Riem Sep 1944 - Jan 1945 Bardufoss Jan - May 1945 Vandel (Vejle)
* 1./KG26 was detached at Westerland. ** 2. and 3./KG26 moved to Stavanger-Sola in March 1941. 2./KG26 moved to Banak in August 1941, followed by 3./KG26 in October 1941. The whole group was united again in December 1941 at Bardu- foss. *** Detachment at Piacenza, January - February 1944, to combat the allied landings at Anzio.
II. GRUPPE:
Formed 1 May 1939 in Lüneburg from II./KG257. Began the war with He 111H bombers. In February 1941 6./KG26 converted to He111H-4/6 (torp.) torpedo bombers. The rest of the Gruppe converted to torpedo bombers from Aprril 1942 at Grosseto (one staffel at a time). The Gruppe began converting to Ju 88A torpedo bombers from June 1943.
Date Base Aircraft 1 May - 24 Aug 1939 Lüneburg see 24 - 27 Aug 1939 Werneuchen history 27 Aug 1939-7 Sep 1939 Gabbert/Pommern above 7 - 12 Sep 1939 Nieder-Ellgut/Oppeln 12 - 25 Sep 1939 Lüneburg 25 Sep - Oct 1939 Schwerin Oct 1939 - 21 Feb 1940 Westerland 21 Feb - Mar 1940 Neumünster Mar - 8 Apr 1940 Westerland 8 - 9 Apr 1940 Marx 9 - 16 Apr 1940 Aalborg-West 16 Apr - Apr 1940 Stavanger-Sola Apr - May 1940 Trondheim-Vaernes May - end Aug 1940 Aalborg-West Aug 1940 - 6 Jan 1941 Amiens 6 Jan - Jan 1941 Catania Jan - May 1941 Comiso* May - Nov 1941 Eleusis** Nov 1941 - Mar 1942 Kalamaki** Mar - Dec 1942 Saki** Dec 1942 - Jan 1943 Grosseto Jan - May 1943 Villacidro (Sardinia) May - Jun 1943 Salon de Provence Jun 1943 - May 1944 Grossenbrode*** May - Aug 1944 Valence Aug - Sep 1944 Neubiberg, Grossenbrode Sep - Nov 1944 Banak Nov 1944 - May 1945 Trondheim-Vaernes
* 4. and 5./KG26 was based at Foggia 6 - 20 April 1941 ** 6./KG26 moved to Buzeau (Romania) September 1941, and to Saki Dec 1941. In October 1942 it moved to Catania, and joined the rest of the Gruppe in Grosseto on 9 November 1942. *** 4./KG26 detached at Focsani, April-May 1944.
III. GRUPPE:
Began forming 12 September 1939 in Jesau with He 111H bombers. The formation was completed in February 1940, but the gruppe was immediately renamed KGr126, and was reformed from I./KG28. On 15 December 1941 while in Setschinskaja, was renamed II./KG100, and was reformed from the new I./KG28. On 8 June 1942 again renamed, now becoming I./KG1, and was reformed from Kü.Fl.Gr. (Coastal
21 Air Group) 506, now with Ju88A-4 bombers. In April 1944 converted to Ju 88A-17, and in August - November 1944 to Ju 188A-3.
Date Base Aircraft 12 Sep 1939 - Jan 1940 Jesau see Jan - Feb 1940 Gotha history Feb - 8 Apr 1940 Schwerin above 8 - 9 Apr 1940 Westerland 9 - 16 Apr 1940 Aalborg-West 16 - late Apr 1940 Stavanger-Sola Apr - Jul 1940 Trondheim-Vaernes Jul - Sep 1940 Stavanger-Sola Sep 1940-16 Feb 1941 Poix-Nord 16 Feb - 3 Mar 1941 Achiet 3 Mar - 20 Jul 1941 Le Bourget 20 Jul - Sep 1941 Brest-Litovsk Sep - Ocotber 1941 Bobruisk Ocotber 1941 - Feb 1942 Setschinskaja, Baranovicze Feb - Apr 1942 Grosseto Apr - Jun 1942 Rennes Jun - 8 Nov 1942 Banak 8 Nov 1942 - end May 1943 Grosseto May 1943 - 6 Jul 1944 Montpellier* 6 Jul - Aug 1944 Garsons Aug 1944 Valence, Lyon Aug - Oct 1944 Kaufbeuren, Leck Oct 1944 - May 1945 Trondheim-Vaernes
* Detachment at Piacenza, January - February 1944, to combat the allied landings at Anzio.
IV. GRUPPE:
Ergänzungsgruppe, for the operational training of bomber crews for KG26. 10./KG26 formed in October 1940, and increased to Gruppe strength in March 1941 with 10., 11. and 12./KG26. Sta- tioned at Lübeck-Blankensee. From 1943 it was known as Ergän- zungskampfgruppe LT (Lufttorpedo). On 25 December 1944 redesig- nated II./EKG1 Kolberg, and ended the war at Beldringe/Odense.
KAMPFGESCHWADER 27
Commanders:
Ob Hans Behrendt 1 May 1939 - 14 Nov 1940 Maj Ulbricht 14 Nov 1940 - ?
STAFF:
Formed 1 May 1939 in Hannover-Langenhagen from Staff/KG157. On 23 November 1944 redesignated Staff/KG(J)27. It was disbanded 8 April 1945. Date Base Aircraft 1 May - 1 Sep 1939 Hannover-Langenhagen He 111P 1 Sep - Oct 1939 Werneuchen He 111P Oct 1939 - May 1940 Hannover-Langenhagen He 111P May - Jul 1940 ? He 111P Jul 1940 - Jun 1941 Tours He 111P/H Jun - Jul 1941 Focsani-Süd He 111H Jul - Oct 1941 ? He 111H Oct - Dec 1941 Tiraspol He 111H Dec 1941 - Mar 1942 Kirovograd He 111H Mar - Jun 1942 Kharkov(?) He 111H Jun - Aug 1942 Kursk He 111H Aug - Sep 1942 Rossosch(?) He 111H Sep - 20 Dec 1942 Millerovo He 111H 20 Dec 1942 - May 1943 ? He 111H May - Aug 1943 Dnepropetrovsk He 111H Aug - Sep 1943 Uman He 111H Sep 1943 - Jan 44 ? He 111H Jan - 23 Feb 1944 Golta He 111H 23 - 27 Feb 1944 Proskurow He 111H 27 Feb - 1 Apr 1944 Lemberg He 111H 1 - 13 Apr 1944 Krosno He 111H 13 Apr - 13 May 1944 Focsani He 111H 13 May - 28 Jul 1944 Krosno He 111H 28 Jul - Nov 1944 Schippenbeil He 111H Nov 1944 - Apr 1945 Wels Me 109G
I. GRUPPE:
Formed 1 May 1939 in Hannover-Langenhagen from I./KG157. On 23 Novem- ber 1944 it was redesignated I./KG(J)27. It was disbanded 8 April 1945.
Date Base Aircraft 1 May 1939 - 1 Sep 1939 Hannover-Langenhagen He 111P 1 Sep 1939 - Oct 1939 Werneuchen He 111P Oct 1939 - May 1940 Hannover-Langenhagen He 111P May 1940 - Jul 1940 ? He 111P Jul 1940 - Jun 1941 Tours He 111P Jun 1941- Dec 1941 Mariupol He 111H Dec 1941 - Mar 1942 Kirovograd He 111H Mar 1942 - Jun 1942 Kharkov(?) He 111H Jun 1942 - Aug 1942 Kursk He 111H Aug 1942 - Sep 1942 Rossosch He 111H Sep 1942 - 20 Dec 1942 Millerovo He 111H 20 Dec 1942 - Jan 1943 Urasoff He 111H Jan 1943 - Apr 1943 ? He 111H Apr 1943 - Aug 1943 Dnepropetrovsk He 111H Aug 1943 - Jan 1944 Goslar He 111H Jan 1944 - 4 Mar 1944 Sarabus He 111H 4 Mar 1944 - 14 Mar 1944 Lemberg He 111H 14 Mar 1944 - 27 Mar 1944 Tirasspol He 111H 28 Mar 1944 - 9 Apr 1944 Krosno He 111H 9 Apr 1944 - 15 May 1944 Focsani He 111H 15 May 1944 - 28 Jul 1944 Krosno He 111H 28 Jul 1944 - Aug 1944 Bielice He 111H
23 Aug 1944 - Nov 1944 Udetfeld He 111H Nov 1944 - Apr 1945 Raffelding Bf 109G
II. GRUPPE:
Formed 1 May 1939 in Wunstorf from II./KG157. On 23 November 1944 redesignated II./KG(J)27. It was disbanded on 8 April 1945.
Date Base Aircraft 1 May 1939 - 1 Sep 1939 Wunstorf He 111P 1 Sep 1939 - Oct 1939 Neuhardenberg He 111P Oct 1939 - May 1940 Delmenhorst He 111P May 1940 - Jul 1940 ? He 111P Jul 1940 - Mar 1941 Dinard He 111P/H Mar 1941 - Jun 1941 Bourges He 111H Jun 1941 - Jul 1941 Focsani-Süd He 111H Jul 1941 - Jan 1942 ? He 111H Jan 1942 - Feb 1942 Hannover-Langenhagen He 111H Feb 1942 - Mar 1942 Korovje-Selo He 111H Mar 1942 - May 1942 Dno He 111H May 1942 - Jul 1942 Stalino He 111H Jul 1942 - Oct 1942 Kursk-Ost He 111H Oct 1942 - 20 Dec 1942 Millerovo He 111H 20 Dec 1942 - Jan 1943 Urasoff He 111H Jan 1943 - May 1943 ? He 111H May 1943 - Aug 1943 Dnepropetrovsk He 111H Aug 1943 - Sep 1943 Uman He 111H Jan 1944 - 12 Mar 1944 Lemberg He 111H 12 Mar 1944 - 13 Apr 1944 Krosno He 111H 13 Apr 1944 - 1 Jun 1944 Focsani He 111H 1 Jun 1944 - Oct 1944 Neuhausen He 111H Oct 1944 - Apr 1945 Hörsching Bf 109G
III. GRUPPE:
Formed 1 May 1939 in Delmenhorst from III./KG157. On 23 November 1944 redesignated III./KG(J)27. It was disbanded 8 April 1945.
Date Base Aircraft 1 May 1939 - 1 Sep 1939 Delmenhorst He 111P 1 Sep 1939 - Oct 1939 Königsberg/Neumark He 111P Oct 1939 - May 1940 Wunstorf He 111P May 1940 - Jul 1940 ? He 111P Jul 1940 - Jun 1941 Rennes He 111P/H Jun 1941 - Jul 1941 Zilistea He 111H Jul 1941 - Nov 1941 ? He 111H Nov 1941 - May 1942 Kherson He 111H May 1942 - Jun 1942 Stalino He 111H Jun 1942 - Jul 1942 Kharkov He 111H Jul 1942 - Sep 1942 Kursk He 111H Sep 1942 - 20 Dec 1942 Millerovo He 111H 20 Dec 1942 - May 1943 ? He 111H May 1943 - Aug 1943 Zaporozhye He 111H Aug 1943 - Sep 1943 Uman He 111H Sep 1943 - Jan 1944 ? He 111H Jan 1944 - 25 Feb 1944 Lemberg He 111H 25 Feb 1944 - 4 Mar 1944 Königsberg-Devau He 111H 4 Mar 1944 - 1 Jun 1944 Neuhausen He 111H 1 Jun 1944 - 25 Jul 1944 Mielec He 111H 25 Jul 1944 - Nov 1944 Schippenbeil He 111H Nov 1944 - Apr 1945 Wels Fw 190A
IV. GRUPPE:
It was formed in October 1940 in Avord. It was disbanded November 1944.
Date Base Aircraft Oct 1940 - Nov 1941(?) Avord He 111P/H (?)Nov 1941 - Jan 1944 Bourges He 111P/H Jan 1944 - Nov 1944 Hannover-Langenhagen(?) He 111H
14.(Eis)/KG27:
Formed in October 1943 in Central Russia. It was disbanded in March 1945.
Date Base Aircraft Oct 1943 - Jan 1944 ? He 111H Jan 1944 - 9 Mar 1944 Kalianovka He 111H 9 -21 Mar 1944 Lemberg He 111H 21 Mar - 30 Jul 1944 Krosno He 111H 30 Jul - 22 Sep 1944 Stubendorf He 111H 22 Sep - 10 Oct 1944 Szolnok He 111H 10 Oct - 1 Nov 1944 Papa He 111H 1 Nov 1944 - Jan 1945 Kremenez He 111H Jan - Mar 1945 Malacky He 111H Mar 1945 - ? ? He 111H
KAMPFGESCHWADER 28
Commanders:
GenMaj Karl Angerstein 9 Jan 1940 - 16 Jul 1940 Oberst Ernst-Aug Roth 22 Dec 1940 - 1 Dec 1941
Staff:
Formed in September 1939 in Jesau. On 9 July 1940 it was redesignated the Staff/St.G.3. It was reformed 22 December 1940 in Nantes from Staff/KG40. It was disbanded in December 1941*.
Date Base Aircraft Sep-Nov 1939 Jesau He 111 Nov 1939 - Jun 1940 Kassel-Rothwesten He 111 Jun-Jul 1940 Dinard He 111 Dec 1940 - 19 Jul 1941 Nantes He 111 19 Jul 1941 - Aug 1941 Brest-Litovsk He 111
25 Aug - Oct 1941 Bobruisk He 111 Oct-Nov 1941 Setschinskaja He 111
* some sources claims that Staff/KG28 was redesignated Staff/KG26 in December 1941.
I. GRUPPE:
Formed in September 1939 in Jesau. In February 1940 it was redesig- nated III./KG26. It was reformed in December 1940 in Nantes from KGr. 126. On 15 December 1941 it was redesignated III./KG26.
Date Base Aircraft Sep-Dec 1939 Jesau He 111 Dec 1939 - Feburary 1940 Schwerin He 111 Feb-Dec 1940 unknown He 111 Dec 1940 - 19 Jul 1941 Nantes He 111 19 Jul - Aug 1941 Brest-Litovsk He 111 Aug-Oct 1941 Bobruisk He 111 Oct-Dec 1941 Setschinskaja He 111
II. GRUPPE:
Formed May 1939 in Gütersloh from II./KG254. In December 1939 it was redesignated the II./KG54. It was reformed 15 December 1939 in Jesau from parts of KG27. It was disbanded in June 1940.
Date Base Aircraft May-6 Novmeber 1939 Gütersloh* He 111P 6 Nov-Dec 1939 Hoya He 111P 15 Dec 1939 - Feb 1940 Jesau He 111P Feb-Jun 1940 Kassel-Rothwesten He 111P Ju 88A
* 5./KG28 at Seerappen, 8 - 21 September 1939.
III. GRUPPE:
Formed on 1 February 1940 in Jesau from parts of KG53. On 9 July 1940 it wasredesignated II./KG76.
Date Base Aircraft 1 Feb - Mar 1940 Jesau He 111P Mar-Jun 1940 Bracht* He 111P Jun-Jul 1940 Creil He 111P
* Bracht, and possibly later Escarmain and St. Leger.
KAMPFGESCHWADER 30
Commanders:
ObLt Loebel 15 Nov 1939 - 16 Aug 1940 Ob Herbert Rieckhoff 17 Aug 1940 - 20 Oct 1940 Maj Erich Blödorn Oct 1940 - 1942 ? 1942 - 1943 ObLt von Gravenreuth 1943 - 1944 Staff:
Formed 15 November 1939 in Greifswald. On 23 November 1944 it was redesignated Staff/KG(J)30. It was disbanded 18 April 1945. KG(J)30 was to have converted to Me 262A in early 1945, but none were delivered, due to production shortages.
Date Base Aircraft 15 Nov 1939 - Apr 1940 Greifswald Ju 88A Apr - 1 May 1940 Westerland Ju 88A 1 May - 2 Jul 1940 Oldenburg* Ju 88A 2 Jul - 1 Sep 1940 Aalborg-West Ju 88A 1 Sep 1940 - 1 Jul 1941 Eindhoven Ju 88A 1 Jul 1941 - 24 Jan 1942 Evreux Ju 88A 24 Jan - 12 Nov 1942 Banak Ju 88A 12 Nov 1942 - Jun 1943 Comiso Ju 88A Jun - Sep 1943 Viterbo Ju 88A Sep - Dec 1943 Ghedi Ju 88A Dec 1943 - Jan 1944 Eindhoven Ju 88A Jan - 1 Feb 1944 Istres Ju 88A 1 - 18 Feb 44 Leck Ju 88A 18 Feb - 10 Jul 1944 Bad Zwischenahn Ju 88A 10 - 29 Jul 1944 Le Culot Ju 88A 29 Jul - Aug 1944 Paris-Orly Ju 88A Aug - Oct 1944 Achmer Ju 88A Oct - Nov 1944 Gifhorn Ju 88A Nov - Dec 1944 Chrudim Bf 109G Dec 1944 - 18 Feb 1945 Budweis Bf 109G 18 Feb - Apr 1945 Prag-Gbell Bf 109G
* possibly at Amsterdam-Schiphol, Jun 1940.
I. GRUPPE:
Formed on 22 Sep 19 1939 in Jever from I./KG25. On 23 November 1944 it was redesignated I./KG(J)30. It was disbanded 18 April 1945.
Date Base Aircraft 22 Sep 1939 - 25 Sep 1940 Jever Ju 88A 25 Sep 1939 - Apr 1940 Greifswald Ju 88A Apr - 1 May 1940 Westerland* Ju 88A 1 May - May 1940 Oldenburg Ju 88A May - 5 Jul 1940 Amsterdam-Schiphol Ju 88A 5 Jul - 1 Sep 1940 Aalborg-West** Ju 88A
27 1 Sep 1940 - 16 Mar 1941 Gilze Rijen Ju 88A 16 Mar - 1 Jul 1941 Eindhoven Ju 88A 1 Jul - Aug 1941 St. André Ju 88A Aug - 2 Sep 1941 Stavanger*** Ju 88A 2 - 12 Sep 1941 Banak Ju 88A 12 - 16 Sep 1941 Trondheim Ju 88A 16 Sep - Oct 1942 Banak**** Ju 88A Oct 1942 - Aug 1943 Kemi Ju 88A Aug - Sep 1943 Viterbo Ju 88A Sep - 14 Dec 1943 Ghedi Ju 88A 14 Dec 1943 - 23 Jan 1944 Eindhoven Ju 88A 23 Jan - 1 Feb 1944 Istres Ju 88A 1 - 14 Feb 1944 Bergamo Ju 88A 14 Feb - 10 Jul 1944 Leck***** Ju 88A 10 - 29 Jul 1944 Le Culot Ju 88A 29 Jul - Aug 1944 Paris-Orly Ju 88A Aug - 15 Sep 1944 Bad Zwischenahn Ju 88A 15 - 25 Sep 1944 Wesendorf Ju 88A 25 Sep - Oct 1944 Vörden Ju 88A Oct - Nov 1944 Gifhorn****** Ju 88A Nov - Dec 1944 Chrudim Bf 109G Dec 1944 - 18 Feb 1945 Fürth Bf 109G 18 Feb - 8 May 1945 Prague-Gbell Bf 109G
* Stavanger-Sola was used as a forward base, April - 1 May 1940.
** 2./KG30 was only at Aalborg-West, 28 July - 11 August 1940
*** via Aalborg
*** detachments at Kemi; 1. and 3./KG30 was stationed at Eindhoven, 1 December 1941 - 11 April 1942; after April 1942 many missions, were flown from Petsamo and Kemi, Finland. ***** parts in Varel, 28 June - 8 July 1944 ****** parts in Pardubitz, October - November 1944
II. GRUPPE:
Formed on 1 December 1939 in Barth (ordered 23 September 1939). On 23 November 1944 it was redesignated II./KG(J)30. It was disbanded on 18 April 1945.
Date Base Aircraft Dec 1939 - Apr 1940 Barth Ju 88A Apr - 1 May 1940 Westerland Ju 88A 1 May - 16 May 1940 Oldenburg Ju 88A 16 May - 15 Jun 1940 Perleberg Ju 88A 15 - 18 Jun 1940 Le Culot Ju 88A 18 Jun - Jul 1940 Perleberg Ju 88A Jul 40 - 2 Sep 1940 Grove* Ju 88A 2 - 20 Sep 1940 Chievres Ju 88A 20 Sept 1940 - 22 May 1941 Gilze Rijen Ju 88A 22 - 23 May 1941 Aalborg-West Ju 88A 23 May 41 - 12 Jun 1941 Stavanger-Sola** Ju 88A 12 Jun - 16 Aug 1941 Banak** Ju 88A 16 Aug - 30 Sep 1941 Stavanger-Sola** Ju 88A 30 Sep - 8 Dec 1941 Gilze Rijen Ju 88A 8 - 13 Dec 1941 Ludwigslust Ju 88A 13 - 22 Dec 1941 Heiligenbeil Ju 88A 22 Dec 1941 - 7 Mar 1942 Orscha*** Ju 88A 7 Mar - 15 Apr 1942 Gilze Rijen Ju 88A 15 Apr - 19 Aug 1942 Banak Ju 88A 19 Aug - 14 Sep 1942 Kemi Ju 88A 14 - 17 Sep 1942 Banak Ju 88A 17 - 19 Sep 1942 Petsamo Ju 88A 19 Sep - 7 Nov 1942 Kemi Ju 88A 7 - 13 Nov 1942 Bardufoss**** Ju 88A 13 - 17 Nov 1942 München Ju 88A 17 Nov 1942 - 11 May 1943 Comiso Ju 88A 11 May - 17 Jun 1943 Aalborg-West Ju 88A 17 Jun - 25 Aug 1943 Leck Ju 88A 25 Aug - 22 Sep 1943 Foggia Ju 88A 22 - 25 Sep 1943 Viterbo Ju 88A 25 Sep - 14 Dec 1943 Villafranca Ju 88A 14 Dec 1943 - 23 Jan 1944 Varel Ju 88A 23 Jan - 1 Feb 1944 Istres Ju 88A 1 Feb - 6 Mar 1944 Bergamo Ju 88A 6 - 18 Mar 1944 Varel Ju 88A 18 Mar - 18 Jul 1944 Bad Zwischenahn Ju 88A 18 - 21 Jul 1944 Couvron Ju 88A 21 - 29 Jul 1944 Chievres Ju 88A 29 Jul - Aug 1944 Paris-Orly Ju 88A Aug - Oct 1944 Achmer Ju 88A Oct - Nov 1944 Gifhorn***** Ju 88A Nov 1944 - Jan 1945 Königgrätz Bf 109G Jan - Apr 1945 Budweis Bf 109G
* 4./KG30 at Aalborg-West, 7 - 11 August 1940.
** 4./KG30 at Stavanger (23 May - 16 August 1941), and at Banak (16 August - 30 September 1941); 6./KG30 to Banak 12 June 1941, to Kirkenes 22 June 1941, and returned to Stavanger 16 August 1941.
*** 4./KG30 to Stavanger 21 December 1941, to Kemi February 1942.
**** 6./KG30 remained at Kemi until 13 November 1942.
***** parts at Pardubitz, October - November 1944.
III. GRUPPE:
Formed 1 Jan 1940 in Barth. On 15 Oct 1940 III./KG30 was redesign- nated Ergänzungskampfgruppe Ju 88, and was reformed in Amsterdam- Schiphol from III./KG4. It was disbanded 8 June 1944.
It was then reformed 23 November 1944 in Pardubitz as III./KG(J)30 and finally disbanded 18 April 45.
29 Date Base Aircraft 1 Jan - Apr 1940 Barth Ju 88A Apr - 28 Jun 1940 Marx Ju 88A 28 Jun - 1 Sep 1940 Aalborg-West Ju 88A 1 Sep 1940 - 22 Feb 1941 Amsterdam-Schiphol Ju 88A 22 Feb 1941 - 2 Jun 1941 Gerbini Ju 88A 2 Jun - 4 Aug 1941 ? Ju 88A 4 Aug 1941 - 24 Jan 1942 Gilze-Rijen Ju 88A 24 Jan - 24 Sep 1942 Bardufoss* Ju 88A 24 Sep - 20 Oct 1942 Nautsi Ju 88A 20 Oct - 6 Nov 1942 Bardufoss Ju 88A Nov 1942 - May 1943 Comiso Ju 88A May - 12 Jun 1943 Gerbini Ju 88A 12 Jun - Sep 1943 Viterbo Ju 88A Sep 1943 - 1 Mar 1944 Leck Ju 88A 1 - 15 Mar 1944 Bad Zwischenahn Ju 88A 15 - 21 Mar 1944 Tulln Ju 88A 24 Mar - 8 Jun 1944 Varel Ju 88A 23 Nov 44 - Jan 1945 Pardubitz Bf 109G Jan -Apr 1945 Pilsen Bf 109G
* 7./KG30 to Trondheim-Vaernes. 8./KG30 frequently used Kemi; Staff III, 7. and 8./KG30 frequently used Banak.
IV. GRUPPE:
The Gruppe was formed in October 1940 in Ludwigslust and dis- banded 23 November 1944.
Date Base Aircraft Oct 1940 - Jun 1942 Ludwigslust Ju 88A Jun 1942 - Nov 1944 Aalborg-West* Ju 88A
* 13./KG30 was based at Grove, Oct 1944 - Feburary 1945.
ERPROBUNGSSTAFFEL:
Formed in 1940. Apparently disbanded after November 1942.
Date Base Aircraft Oct 1940 - 24 Jan 1942 Amsterdam-Schiphol Ju 88A 21 Jan - Nov 1942 Banak Ju 88A
ZERSTÖRERSTAFFEL:
Formed March 1940 in Perleberg. On 1 July 1940 redesignated 4./NJG1.
Date Base Aircraft Mar - Apr 1940 Perleberg Ju 88C Apr - 11 Apr 1940 Westerland Ju 88C 11 Apr - 1 May 1940 Stavanger-Sola Ju 88C 1 May - 16 Jun 1940 Trondheim-Vaernes Ju 88C 16 Jun - 1 Jul 1940 Düsseldorf Ju 88C
KAMPFGESCHWADER 40
Commanders: ObLt Geisse 1940 - 22 Dec 1940 unknown 22 Dec 1940 - Apr 1941 Maj Petersen Apr 1941 - uknown unknown
Staff:
Formed in July 1940 at Bordeaux-Merignac. On 22 December 1940 redesignated Staff/KG28. It was reformed on 1 April 1941 at Bordeaux-Merignac. In October 1944 transferred to Germany, and was to begin conversion to Me 262 fighters. It was disbanded on 2 February 1945.
Date Base Aircraft Jul - Dec 1940 Bordeaux-Merignac He 111H Apr 1941 - Jul 1944 Bordeaux-Merignac Fw 200C, Ju 88A Jul - Oct 1944 Trondheim-Vaernes Fw 200C Oct - Dec 1944 Schwäbisch-Hall none Dec 1944 - Feb 1945 Lübeck-Blankensee none
I. GRUPPE:
1./KG40 was formed 1 November at Bremen with Fw 200C bombers. Staff I. and 2./KG40 was formed 1 May 1940, and 3./KG40 on 1 June 1940. In early January 1943 1. and 3./KG40 moved to Stalino as KGrzbV 200 (to transport supplies to Stalingrad). Both staffeln would later be united as the new 8./KG40. A new 1. and 3./KG40 began forming in Fassberg with He 177 bombers from January 1943. In theory it began conversion to Me 262 fighters in October 1944. It was disbanded on 2 February 1945.
Date Base Aircraft 1 Nov 1939 - 15 Apr 1940 Bremen Fw 200C, He 111 15 - 25 Apr 1940 Aalborg-West Fw 200C 25 Apr - 12 Jun 1940 Copenhagen (Kastrup) Fw 200C 12 Jun 1940 - 17 Mar 1942 Bordeaux-Merignac* Fw 200C, He 111H 17 Mar 1942 - Jan 1943 Trondheim-Vaernes** Fw 200C Jan - 19 Dec 1943 Fassberg** He 177 19 Dec 1943 - Jan 1944 Châteaudun*** He 177 Jan 1944 - 15 May 1944 Fassberg He 177 15 May - 18 Jun 1944 Orlèans-Bricy He 177 18 Jun - 12 Jul 1944 Toulouse-Blagnac He 177 Jul - Oct 1944 Trondheim-Vaernes He 177 Oct - Dec 1944 Schwäbisch-Hall none Dec 1944 - Feb 1945 Neuburg none
* part of the unit at Heraklion and Eleusis (X Fliegerkorps) August - September 1941.
31 ** In November 1943 2./KG40 in Trondheim-Vaernes with Fw 200C, moved to Germany and was disbanded. A new 2./KG40 was formed from 8./KG40 with He 177 aircraft. The 3./KG40 moved to Trondheim- Vaernes in November 1943, probably still with Fw 200C. 3./KG40 remained in Norway, until joined by the rest of the Gruppe in July 1944.
*** Only 1./KG40 and about half of 2./KG40 moved to Châteaudun.
II. GRUPPE:
The 4./KG40 was formed on 1 January 1941 with He 111 bombers, while the rest of the Gruppe was formed 1 May 1941 at Lüneburg, with Do 217s. In late May 1943 began conversion to Me 410 de- stroyers. In Jun 1943 redesignated V./KG2 (4. and 5./KG40 became 14. and 15./KG2, and 6./KG40 became 5./KG2). It was reformed 25 October 1943 at Burg-Magdeburg from I./KG50, and moved to Bor- deaux-Merignac. Conducted training missions at Graz with Hs 293 missiles. It was to begin conversion to Me 262 fighters in Octob- er 1944. It was disbanded 2 Feb 1945.
Date Base Aircraft Jan - Jul 1941 Lüneburg He 111, Do 217 Jul - Sep 1941 Cognac He 111, Do 217 Sep 1941 - 17 Mar 1943 Soesterberg Do 217 17 Mar - Jun 1943 Gilze Rijen Do 217, Me 410 25 Oct 1943 - Jul 1944 Bordeaux-Merignac* He 177 Jul - Oct 1944 Gardermoen He 177 Oct - Dec 1944 Schwäbisch Hall He 177 Dec 1944 - Feb 1945 Parchim none
* 4./KG40 at Toulouse-Blagnac, 14 - 16 June 1944; 6./KG40 at Tarbes, 14 - 20 June 1944.
III. GRUPPE:
Formed 24 Marcj 1941 at Brest-Lanveoc from I./KG1. Between Decem- ber 1941 and May 1942 it converted to Fw 200C bombers, beginning with the 7. staffel. In February 1943 a new 8./KG40 was formed from 1. and 3./KG40. This staffel became 2./KG40 in late 1943, and a new 8./KG40 was formed. Was to begin conversion to Me 262 fighters in September 1944. It was disbanded 2 February 1945.
Date Base Aircraft Mar - Jun (?) 1941 Brest-Lanveoc He 111 Jun (?) 1941 - Nov 1943 Bordeaux-Merignac* He 111, Fw 200C Nov 1943 - Jul 1944 Cognac** Fw 200C Jul - Sep 1944 Trondheim-Vaernes Fw 200C Sep 1944 - Feb 1945 Lübeck-Blankensee none
* 9./KG40 at Rennes in April 1942. The 9./KG40 was stationed at Soesterberg during Operation Cerberus Feb 1942. Between Oct 1942 and Feb 1943 9./KG40 operated in the Mediterranean, flying sup- plies to Afrika, first between Crete and Tobruk, and later bet- ween Lecce and Tunisia. Apparently also 7./KG40 flew some of these missions. Beginning in March 1943 the 8./KG40 began conver- sion to He 177 at Fassberg, while 7./KG40 was based at Cognac and 9./KG40 at Bordeaux-Merignac.
** Part of the Gruppe was based at Avord, February-March 1944; 7./KG40 at St. Jean d'Angely, February - July 1944.
IV. (ERG.) GRUPPE:
Ausbildungsstaffel/KG40 formed in July 1940 at Amiens. In mid- 1941 it was redesignated Ergänzungsstaffel/KG28. IV./KG40 was formed at Orleans-Bricy in mid 1941 (10. - 12. Staffeln). In late 1942 moved to Chateaudun. In Jan 43 10./KG40 became 15./KG40 and was replaced. IV/KG40 moved to Lechfeld in February 1944.
Known as Ergänzungs-Kampfgruppe He 177 between August 1944 and March 1945, probably at Lechfeld.
V. GRUPPE:
13./KG40 was formed in Aug 1942 at Nantes, with Ju 88C fighters. The rest of the Gruppe was formed January 1943 at Kerlin-Bastard. Remained there during its existence (Flieger Führer Atlantik), with detachments at Bordeaux-Merignac and Cognac. Only used Ju 88C fighters. 16./KG40 was formed in August 1943. In October 1943 it was redesignated I./ZG1 at Kerlin-Bastard (Brest). A Nachtjagdstaffel/KG40 existed in 1943 at Bordeaux-Merignac (Kommando Kunkel). It was equipped with Ju 88C fighters.
ADDENDUM:
According to one source, the following movements occured in 1944:
The III./KG40 moved to Garz 15 May 1944, to Rastken 29 May 1944, and back to Cognac 1 June 1944. The ground personnel remained at Cognac.
The Staff/,II./KG40 moved to Hexengrund 5 May 1944, and returned to France after 21 May 1944. The ground personnel remained in France.
The reasons for these movements are unknown, and are only supported by one source.
33 KAMPFGESCHWADER 50
I GRUPPE:
The I Gruppe was formed July 1942 in Brandenburg-Briest from parts of 10./KG40. It was equipped with He 177A bombers. The unit was charged with the evaluation of this new bomber, which took place at Brandenburg-Briest and at Värlo/se (Denmark).
In early December 1942 the unit was transferred to Zaporozhye in Southern Russia for winter trials with 20 He 177A. Due to the worsening situation at Stalingrad, the unit was promptly assigned to transport duty, although only seven aircraft was serviceable. On the first operation Gruppenkommandeur, Major Scheede, was lost, and the aircraft was found to be totally unsuited for the transport role. The unit quickly reverted to bombing missions in support of the Army. I./KG50 flew 13 missions, and lost most of its aircraft.
In late January 1943 the remnants of the gruppe returned to Brandenburg-Briest, and was retrained in an anti-shipping role using Hs 293 missiles. The unit moved to Burg-Magdeburg later in the year.
On 25 October 1943 the unit was redesignated II./KG40 and moved to Bordeaux-Merignac.
KAMPFGESCHWADER 51
Commanding Officers Oberst Dr. Johann-Volkmar Fisser 1 May 1939 - 26 Mar 1940 Oberst Josef Kammhuber 26 Mar 1940 - 3 Jun 1940 Oberst Dr. Johann-Volkmar Fisser 3 Jun 1940 - 12 Aug 1940 Maj Hans Bruno Schulz-Heyn 12 Aug 1940 - 31 Aug 1941 Oberst Paul Koester 1 Sep 1941 - 4 Jul 1942 Maj Wilhelm von Friedeburg 4 Jul 1942 - 30 Nov 1942 Oberst Heinrich Conrady 1 Dec 1942 - 8 Jan 1943 Maj Egbert von Frankenberg und Proschlitz 8 Jan 1943 - 9 May 1943 Maj Hanns Heise 9 May 1943 - 25 Feb 1944 ObLt Wolf Dietrich Meister 25 Feb 1944 - 4 Dec 1944 Maj Wolfgang Schenck 5 Dec 1944 - 31 Jan 1945 ObLt Rudolf Hallensleben 1 Feb 1945 - 19 Apr 1945 ObLt Siegfried Barth 19 Apr 1945 - 28 Apr 1945
STAFF:
The staff was formed on 1 May 1939 in Landsberg/Lech from Staff/KG255. It was ordered disbanded 24 April 1945.
Date Base Aircraft 1 May 1939 - 20 Jun 1940 Landsberg/Lech Do 17M, He 111H, Ju 88A 20 Jun 1940 - 30 Mar 1941 Paris-Orly Ju 88A 30 Mar - 16 Apr 1941 Vienna-Neustadt Ju 88A 16 Apr - 14 May 1941 Krumovo Ju 88A 14 May - 4 Jun 1941 Vienna-Neustadt Ju 88A 4 Jun - 15 Jul 1941 Krosno Ju 88A 15 Jul - 17 Oct 1941 Zilistea/Balti Ju 88A 17 Oct 1941 - 3 Apr 1942 Nikolayev Ju 88A 3 Apr - 10 Jul 1942 Saporoshje Ju 88A 10 Jul - 12 Sep 1942 Stalino Ju 88A 12 Sep - 8 Oct 1942 Bagerovo Ju 88A 8 Oct - 7 Dec 1942 Sarabus Ju 88A 7 Dec 1942 - 5 Feb 1943 Rostov Ju 88A 5 - 27 Feb 1943 Saporoshje Ju 88A 27 Feb - 8 May 1943 Bagerovo Ju 88A 8 May - 26 Jul 1943 Bryansk Ju 88A 26 Jul - 16 Aug 1943 Seschtschinskaja Ju 88A 16 Aug - 7 Sep 1943 Kirovograd Ju 88A 7 Sep - 6 Dec 1943 Illesheim Ju 88A, Me 410A 6 Dec 1943 - 15 Feb 1944 Evreux Me 410A 15 Feb - 23 May 1944 St. Georges-Motel Me 410A 23 May - Aug 1944 Lechfeld Me 410A Aug - Nov 1944 Landsberg/Lech Me 262A Nov 1944 - 20 Mar 1945 Rheine/Hörstel/Hopsten Me 262A 20 Mar - 30 Mar 1945 Giebelstadt Me 262A 30 Mar - 21 Apr 1945 Leipheim Me 262A 21 - 24 Apr 1945 Memmingen Me 262A 24 - 30 Apr 1945 Holzkirchen Me 262A
I GRUPPE:
Commanding Officers ObLt Hans Korte 1 May 1939 - 18 Dec 1939 Maj Hans Bruno Schulz-Heyn 19 Dec 1939 - 12 Aug 1940 Hptm Kurt von Greiff 12 Aug 1940 - 14 Feb 1941 Hptm Heinrich Hahn 14 Feb 1941 - 3 Feb 1942 Maj Hans-Joachim Ritter 3 Feb 1942 - 6 Oct 1942 Maj Fritz-Herbert Dierich 6 Oct 1942 - 5 Feb 1943 Maj Klaus Häberlen 5 Feb 1943 - 11 Oct 1943 Maj Wolf Dietrich Meister 11 Oct 1943 - 25 Feb 1944 Maj Hans Unrau 25 Feb 1944 - 8 May 1945
The gruppe was formed 1 May 1939 in Landsberg/Lech from I./KG255.
35 Date Base Aircraft 1 May - 20 Aug 1939 Landsberg/Lech Do 17M, He 111H 20 Aug 1939 - 6 May 1940 Memmingen He 111H, Ju 88A 6 May - 20 Jun 1940 Lechfeld Ju 88A 20 Jun - 1 Aug 1940 Paris-Orly Ju 88A 1 Aug 1940 - 30 Mar 1941 Villaroche Ju 88A 30 Mar - 16 Apr 1941 Vienna-Neustadt Ju 88A 16 Apr - 14 May 1941 Krumovo Ju 88A 14 May - 4 Jun 1941 Vienna-Neustadt Ju 88A 4 Jun - 4 Jul 1941 Krosno Ju 88A 4 Jul - 15 Jul 1941 Luck Ju 88A 15 Jul - 10 Oct 1941 Zilistea Ju 88A 10 Oct 1941 - 24 Jan 1942 Tiraspol Ju 88A 24 Jan - 3 Apr 1942 Odessa Ju 88A 3 Apr - 30 May 1942 Saporoshje Ju 88A 30 May - 10 Jul 1942 Charkov-West Ju 88A 10 Jul - 5 Aug 1942 Stalino Ju 88A 5 Aug - 19 Aug 1942 Kertsch Ju 88A 19 Aug - 6 Oct 1942 Tazinskaja Ju 88A 6 Oct - 3 Nov 1942 Sarabus Ju 88A 3 Nov - 7 Dec 1942 Tazinskaja Ju 88A 7 Dec 1942 - 5 Feb 1943 Rostov Ju 88A 5 Feb - 2 Apr 1943 Saporoshje Ju 88A 2 Apr - 8 May 1943 Bagerovo Ju 88A 8 May - 6 Aug 1943 Illesheim Ju 88A, Me 410A 6 - 30 Aug 1943 Memmingen/Lechfeld Me 410A 30 Aug - 29 Sep 1943 Illesheim Me 410A 29 Sep - 6 Dec 1943 Hörsching Me 410A 6 Dec 1943 - 25 Apr 1944 Evreux* Me 410A 25 Apr - 23 May 1944 Dreux/St. André Me 410A 23 May - 20 Jul 1944 Lechfeld/Leipheim Me 410A, Me 262A 20 Jul - 12 Aug 1944 Chateaudun** Me 262A 12 - 15 Aug 1944 Étampes Me 262A 15 - 27 Aug 1944 Creil Me 262A 27 - 28 Aug 1944 Corbeny Juvincourt Me 262A 28 - 30 Aug 1944 Ath-Chièvres Me 262A 30 Aug - 5 Sep 1944 Volkel Me 262A 5 Sep 1944 - 20 Mar 1945 Rheine/Hörstel/Hopsten Me 262A 20 - 30 Mar 1945 Giebelstadt Me 262A 30 Mar - 21 Apr 1945 Leipheim Me 262A 21 - 24 Apr 1945 Memmingen Me 262A 24 - 30 Apr 1945 München-Riem Me 262A 30 Apr - 6 May 1945 Prague-Rusin*** Me 262A 6 - 8 May 1945 Saaz*** Me 262A
* The 1./KG51 was at St. André and 2./KG51 was at Dreux. The 1./KG51 moved to Evreux on 29 February 1944. ** The 3./KG51 to Châteaudun as Kommando Schenk with 9 Me 262A. The rest of KG51 was apparently based at Schäbisch-Hall until 5 September 1944. *** apparently only 2./KG51 existed at this time. II GRUPPE:
Commanding Officers: Maj Winkler 15 Apr 1940 - 31 Mar 1941 Hptm Max Stadelmeier 31 Jan 1941 - 22 Jun 1941 Maj Wilhelm von Friedeburg 22 Jun 1941 - 1 Apr 1942 Maj Friedrich Wilhelm Kaufner 1 Apr 1942 - 21 May 1942 Hptm Rudolf Henne 21 May 1942 - 26 Feb 1943 Maj Herbert Voss 26 Feb 1943 - 31 Dec 1944 Maj Martin Vetter 1 Jan 1945 - 6 Feb 1945 Hptm Hans-Joachim Grundmann 21 Mar 1945 - 8 May 1945
The gruppe was formed 1 April 1940 in München-Riem. Parts of the Gruppe were used to form III./KG3 in the Spring 1944. It was ordered disbanded 24 April 1945.
Date Base Aircraft 1 Apr 1940 - 14 Jun 1940 München-Riem Ju 88A 14 Jun - 18 Jun 1940 Stuttgart-Echterdingen Ju 88A 20 Jun - 24 Aug 1940 Étampes-Mondésir Ju 88A 24 Aug 1940 - 12 Apr 1941 Paris-Orly Ju 88A 12 Apr 1941 - 20 Jun 1941 Vienna-Neustadt Ju 88A 20 - 27 Jun 1941 Krosno Ju 88A 27 Jun - 8 Sep 1941 Balti Ju 88A 8 Sep - 4 Dec 1941 Vienna-Neustadt Ju 88A 4 - 12 Dec 1941 Nikolayev, Kitaj Ju 88A 12 Dec 1941-7 Sep 1942 Saporoshje Ju 88A 7 - 20 Sep 1942 Stalino Ju 88A 20 Sep - 25 Oct 1942 Bagerovo Ju 88A 25 Oct - 6 Nov 1942 Armavir Ju 88A 6 Nov 1942 - 6 Feb 1943 Bagerovo none 6 Feb - 8 May 1943 Saporoshje Ju 88A 8 May - 26 Jul 1943 Bryansk Ju 88A 26 Jul - 1 Aug 1943 Seschtschinskaja Ju 88A 1 Aug - 1 Sep 1943 Bobruisk Ju 88A 1 Sep - 18 Sep 1943 Kirovograd, Charkov, Ju 88A & Jitomir 18 Sep - 28 Nov 1943 Saloniki Ju 88A 28 Nov 1943 - 4 Jan 1944 Kalinovka Ju 88A 4 - 8 Jan 1944 Winniza Ju 88A 8 Jan 1944 - Apr 1944 Lublin Ju 88A Apr 1944 - 15 Aug 1944 Gilze Rijen Me 410A 15 Aug - 31 Dec 1944 Schwäbisch-Hall* Me 410A, Me 262A 31 Dec 1944 - 10 Jan 1945 Achmer* Me 262A 10 Jan - 21 Mar 1945 Essen-Mülheim Me 262A 21 Mar - Apr 1945 Fürth Me 262A Apr - 24 Apr 1945 Linz/Hörsching Me 262A
* 6./KG51 was based at Hesepe, 20 December 1944 - 10 January 1945.
37 III GRUPPE:
Commanding Officers Ob Alois Stoeckl 1 May 1939 - 7 Mar 1940 Maj Johann.Wilhelm Kind 7 Mar 1940 - 24 Jun 1940 Maj Walter Marienfeld 24 Jun 1940 - 23 Nov 1941 Maj Ernst Freiherr von Bibra 23 Nov 1941 - 15 Feb 1943 Hptm Wilhelm Rath 15 Feb 1943 - 31 Dec 1943
The gruppe was formed 1 May 1939 in Memmingen from III./KG255. 7. (Eis.)/KG51 was converted to Ju 88C-6 fighters in Krosno 7 - 19 June 1943. III./KG51 was disbanded 31 December 1943. I./SKG10 operated under Staff/KG51, as III./KG51 from 30 June 1944, but was not renamed III./KG51 until 20 October 1944. On 31 October 1944 it was redesignated NSGr. 20.
Date Base Aircraft 1 May - 6 Nov 1939 Memmingen Do 17M, He 111H 6 Nov 1939 - 20 Jun 1940 Landsberg He 111H, Ju 88A 20 Jun - 3 Nov 1940 Étampes-Mondésir Ju 88A 3 Nov 1940 - 30 Mar 1941 Brétigny Ju 88A 30 Mar - 18 Jun 1941 Vienna-Neustadt Ju 88A 18 Jun - 5 Jul 1941 Lezany Ju 88A 5 Jul - 18 Jul 1941 Wlodzimierz Ju 88A 18 Jul - 30 Aug 1941 Vienna-Neustadt Ju 88A 30 Aug - 23 Oct 1941 Balti Ju 88A 23 Oct 1941 - 24 Mar 1942 Nikolayev Ju 88A 24 Mar - 15 May 1942 Odessa Ju 88A 15 - 29 May 1942 Saporoshje Ju 88A 29 May - 10 Jul 1942 Kharkov-West Ju 88A 10 Jul - 5 Aug 1942 Stalino Ju 88A 5 - 20 Aug 1942 Kertsch Ju 88A 20 Aug - 28 Sep 1942 Tazinskaja Ju 88A 28 Sep - 20 Dec 1942 Sarabus none 20 Dec 1942 - 6 Feb 1943 Rostov Ju 88A 6 - 27 Feb 1943 Saporoshje Ju 88A 27 Feb - 10 May 1943 Bagerovo Ju 88A 10 May - 21 Jul 1943 Bryansk Ju 88A 21 Jul - 9 Aug 1943 Seschtschinskaja Ju 88A 9 - 31 Aug 1943 Kirovograd Ju 88A 31 Aug - 31 Dec 1943* Illesheim Ju 88A
For activities in 1944, see SKG10.
IV. GRUPPE:
Commanding Officers: Hptm Martin Vetter 10 Jan 1941 - 6 Apr 1941 Hptm Hans-Joachim Ritter 6 Apr 1941 - 25 Feb 1942 Hptm Wilhelm Stemmler 25 Feb 1942 - 13 Dec 1942 Hptm Josef Schölss 13 Dec 1942 - 31 Jan 1944 Maj Siegfried Barth 1 Feb 1944 - 21 Mar 1945 Maj Michael Bender 22 Mar 1945 - 8 May 1945
The gruppe was formed on 10 January 1941 in Lechfeld.
Date Base Aircraft 10 Jan - 22 Apr 1941 Lechfeld Ju 88A 22 Apr - 24 Dec 1941 Vienna-Neustadt Ju 88A 24 Dec 1941 - 11 Aug 1943 Bobruisk Ju 88A 11 Aug 1943 - 1 Apr 1944 Hildesheim Ju 88A, Me 410A 1 Apr - 29 Dec 1944 München-Riem Ju 88A, Me 410A, Me 262A 29 Dec 1944 - Jan 1945 Erding Me 262A Jan - 30 Apr 1945 Neuburg Me 262A 30 Apr - May 1945 München-Riem Me 262A
KAMPFGESCHWADER 53
Commanders: Oberst Philipp Zoch 1 May 1939 - 31 Jul 1939 Oberst Erich Stahl 1 Aug 1939 - 15 Dec 1940 Oberst Paul Weitkus 15 Dec 1940 - 31 Oct 1942 Oberst Karl-Eduard Wilke 1 Nov 1942 - 31 Mar 1943 Oberstleutnant Fritz O. Pockrandt 14 Apr 1943 - ? Apr 45
Staff:
Formed 1 May 1939 in Ansbach from Staff/KG355. It was disbanded 15 March 1945.
Date Base Aircraft 1 May 1939 - 3 Feb 1940 Ansbach He 111 3 Feb - 1 May 1940 Schwäbisch-Hall He 111 1 May - 18 May 1940 Roth He 111 18 May - 25 May 1940 Wiesbaden-Erbenheim He 111 25 May 1940 - 18 Jun 1941 Lille-Nord He 111 18 Jun - 9 Jul 1941 Radom He 111 9 Jul - 4 Aug 1941 Minsk-Dubinskaya He 111 4 Aug - 1 Oct 1941 Orscha He 111 1 Oct 1941 - 10 Jun 1942 Schatalovka-Ost He 111 10 Jun - 5 Aug 1942 Korovje-Selo He 111 5 Aug - Aug 1942 Smolensk-Nord He 111 8. 1942 - 9 Sep 1942 Seschtschinskaya He 111 9 Sep 1942 - Feb 1943 Korovje-Selo He 111 Feb - Apr 1943 Pleskau He 111 Apr - Jul 1943 Korovje-Selo He 111 Jul - 10 Sep 1943 Olsufjewo He 111 10 - 24 Sep 1943 Gomel-Süd He 111 24 Sep - 24 Oct 1943 Bobruisk He 111 24 Oct - 22 Nov 1943 Rotmistrovka He 111 22 Nov - 5 Dec 1943 Winnitsa He 111 5 Dec 1943 - 16 Jan 1944 Rauchovka He 111
39 16 Jan - 12 Feb 1944 Schaulen He 111 12 - 22 Feb 1944 Proskurov He 111 22 Feb - 1 May 1944 Kowno He 111 1 May - 25 Jul 1944 Radom He 111 25 Jul - 17 Aug 1944 Jesau He 111 17 - 27 Aug 1944 Toul He 111 27 Aug - 5 Sep 1944 Lachen-Speyersdorf He 111 5 Sep - Oct 1944 Reppen He 111 Oct 1944 - Mar 1945 Bad Zwischenahn He 111
I. GRUPPE:
Formed on 1 May 1939 in Ansbach from I./KG355. It was disbanded on 9 September 1944 and reformed on 9 September 1944 in Varel- busch from III./KG3 for airborne V1 launchings. It was disbanded, again, on 15 March 1945.
Date Base Aircraft 1 May - Aug 1939 Ansbach He 111 Aug - 8 Sep 1939 Schönfeld He 111 8 - 9 Sep 1939 Neudorf He 111 9 - 15 Sep 1939 Giessen He 111 15 Sep 1939-6 Feb 1940 Ansbach He 111 6 Feb - 10 May 1940 Roth-Kiliansdorf He 111 10 - 18 May 1940 Gelchsheim He 111 18 May - 21 Jun 1940 Gross-Ostheim He 111 21 Jun - 9 Jul 1940 Evreux-le-Courdray He 111 9 - 12 Jul 1940 Wevelghem He 111 12 Jul 1940 - 18 Jun 1941 Vitry-en-Artois He 111 18 - 29 Jun 1941 Grojek He 111 29 Jun - 2 Jul 1941 Rogoznica He 111 2 - 9 Jul 1941 Miedzyrzee He 111 9 Jul - 4 Aug 1941 Minsk-Dubinskaya He 111 4 Aug - 1 Oct 1941 Orscha He 111 1 Oct - Dec 1941 Schatalovka-Ost He 111 Dec 1941 - Jan 1942 Ansbach He 111 Jan - Mar 1942 Riga He 111 Mar - Jun 1942 Korovje-Selo He 111 Jun - Aug 1942 Gostkino He 111 Aug - Dec 1942 Seschtschinskaya He 111 Dec 1942 - Feb 1943 Korovje-Selo He 111 Feb - Mar 1943 Pleskau-Süd He 111 Mar - Apr 1943 Gablingen He 111 Apr - Jun 1943 Korovje-Selo He 111 1 Jul - Sep 1943 Olsufjewo He 111 Sep - Dec 1943 Kowno He 111 Dec 1943 - 22 Feb 1944 Proskurow He 111 22 Feb - 1 May 1944 Kowno He 111 1 May - 25 Jul 1944 Radom He 111 25 Jul - 21 Aug 1944 Heiligenbeil He 111 21 Aug - Sep 1944 Nancy He 111 Sep - 9 Sep 1944 Neubrandenberg He 111 Sep - Dec 1944 Varelbusch* He 111 Dec 1944 - Mar 1945 Leck** He 111
* 1./KG53 at Varelbusch, 2./KG53 at Ahlhorn, 3./KG53 at Vechta. ** detachment at Husum.
II. GRUPPE:
Formed 1 May 1939 in Schwäbisch-Hall from II./KG355. Began air- borne V1 launchings in October 1944. It was disbanded on 15 March 1945.
Date Base Aircraft 1 May - Sep 1939 Schwäbisch-Hall He 111 8 1939 - 3 Feb 1940 Roth He 111 3 Feb - 1 May 1940 Manching He 111 1 May - 18 May 1940 Oedheim He 111 18 May - 22 Jun 1940 Zellhausen He 111 22 Jun - 12 Jul 1940 Schallhausen He 111 12 Jul 1940 - 18 Jun 1941 Lille-Nord He 111 18 Jun - 9 Jul 1941 Radom He 111 9 Jul - 4 Aug 1941 Minsk-Dubinskaya He 111 4 Aug - 1 Oct 1941 Orscha He 111 1 Oct 1941 - 10 Jun 1942 Schatalovka-Ost He 111 10 Jun - 5 Aug 1942 Korovje-Selo He 111 5 Aug - Aug 1942 Smolensk-Nord He 111 Aug - 9 Sep 1942 Seschtschinskaya He 111 9 Sep - Dec 1942 Korovje-Selo He 111 Dec 1942 - 12 Jan 1943 Greifswald He 111 12 Jan - 6 Feb 1943 Voroschilovgrad He 111 6 Feb - 15 Feb 1943 Stalino He 111 15 Feb - 24 Feb 1943 Dnjepropetrovsk He 111 24 Feb - 8 Mar 1943 Kirovograd He 111 8 - 19 Mar 1943 Dnjepropetrovsk He 111 19 Mar - Apr 1943 Pleskau He 111 Apr - 15 Jul 1943 Gablingen He 111 15 Jul - 10 Sep 1943 Olsufjewo He 111 10 - 24 Sep 1943 Gomel-Süd He 111 24 Sep - 24 Oct 1943 Bobruisk He 111 24 Oct - 22 Nov 1943 Rotmistrovka He 111 22 Nov - 5 Dec 1943 Winnitsa He 111 5 Dec 1943 - 16 Jan 1944 Rauchovka He 111 16 Jan - 12 Feb 1944 Schaulen He 111 12 Feb - 20 Feb 1944 Proskurow He 111 20 Feb - 1 Jun 1944 Schaulen He 111 1 Jun - 25 Jul 1944 Piastow He 111 25 Jul - 17 Aug 1944 Jesau He 111 17 Aug - Aug 1944 Le Bourget, Verdun He 111 Aug 1944 - 4 Sep 1944 Babenhausen He 111 4 Sep - Oct 1944 Reppen He 111 Oct 1944 - Mar 1945 Bad Zwischenahn* He 111
* 4./KG53 at Bad Zwischenahn, 5./KG53 at Jever, 6./KG53 at Wittmund.
41 III. GRUPPE:
Formed 1 May 1939 in Giebelstadt from III./KG355. It began air- borne V1 launchings in October 1944. It was disbanded on 21 March 1945.
Date Base Aircraft 1 May - Aug 1939 Giebelstadt He 111 Aug - 1 Oct 1939 Gross-Ostheim He 111 1 Oct 1939 - 3 Feb 1940 Giebelstadt He 111 3 Feb - 1 May 1940 Schwäbisch-Hall He 111 1 May - 12 Jul 1940 Frankfurt/Rhein-Main He 111 12 Jul - Dec 1940 Lille-Mouvaux He 111 Dec 1940 - 18 Jun 1941 Lübe* He 111 18 Jun - 9 Jul 1941 Radzyn He 111 9 Jul - 4 Aug 1941 Minsk-Dubinskaya He 111 4 Aug - 1 Oct 1941 Orscha He 111 1 Oct 1941 - Jan 1942 Schatalovka-Ost He 111 Jan - 15 Jul 1942 Ansbach He 111 15 Jul - 16 Aug 1942 Chartres He 111 16 Aug - 1 Sep 1942 Smolensk-Nord He 111 1 Sep - 20 Oct 1942 Gostkino He 111 20 Oct 1942 - Apr 1943 Dno He 111 Apr - 1 Jul 1943 Pleskau He 111 1 - 19 Jul 1943 Osulfjewo He 111 19 Jul - 5 Dec 1943 Gablingen He 111 5 Dec 1943 - 25 Jan 1944 Puchvitschi He 111 25 - 31 Jan 1944 Kowno He 111 31 Jan - 9 Feb 1944 Schaulen He 111 9 - 21 Feb 1944 Uman He 111 21 Feb - 30 Mar 1944 Schaulen He 111 30 Mar - 30 Apr 1944 Mielec He 111 30 Apr - 9 Jul 1944 Radom He 111 9 Jul - 25 Jul 1944 Grojek He 111 25 Jul - 17 Aug 1944 Jesau He 111 17 - 27 Aug 1944 Toul He 111 27 Aug - 6 Sep 1944 Lachen-Speyersdorf He 111 6 Sep - Oct 1944 Nieder-Seyfersdorf He 111 Oct 1944 - 17 Feb 1945 Schleswig* He 111 17 Feb - Mar 1945 Greifswald** He 111
* 8./KG53 at Liegnitz, 9./KG53 at Freiwaldau. * 7./KG53 at Leck, 8./KG53 at Schleswig, 9./KG53 at Eggebeck. ** 7./KG53 at Alt-Lönnewitz.
IV. GRUPPE:
It was formed 26 March 1941 in Lille-Vembrechis. It was disbanded July 1944.
Date Base Aircraft Mar 1941 - Jan 1943 Lille-Vembrechis He 111 Jan 1943 - Feb 1944 Orleans-Bricy He 111 Feb - Jun 1944 Szolnok He 111
15.(KROAT.)/KG53:
It was formed in July 1942 in Agram from the 10.(kroat.)/KG3. It was disbanded in June 1944.
Date Base Aircraft Jun 1942 Agram Do 17Z Jun - Jul 1942 Korovje-Selo? Do 17Z Aug - Sep 1942 Seschtschinskaya? Do 17Z Sep - Dec 1942 Korovje-Selo? Do 17Z Dec 1942 - Jun 1944 Agram* Do 17Z
* Sarajevo-Butmir was also used.
KAMPFGESCHWADER 54
Commanders: Ob Walter Lackner 1 May 1939 - 19 May 1940 ObLt. Otto Höhne 22 Jun 1940 - 22 Nov 1941 ObLt Walter Marienfeld 23 Nov 1941 - 31 Mar 1943 ObLt Volprecht Riedesel Freiherr zu Eisenbach 1 Apr 1943 - 9 Feb 1945 Maj Hansgeorg Bätcher 27 Feb 1945 - 8 Apr 1945
STAFF:
Formed on 1 May 1939 in Fritzlar from Staff/KG254. On 1 October 1944 it was redesignated Staff/KG(J)54.
Date Base Aircraft 1 May - Sep 1939 Fritzlar He 111P Sep 1939 - Feb 1940 Gütersloh, Münster-Handorf He 111P Feb - 28 May 1940 Quackenbrück He 111P 28 May - 10 Jul 1940 Köln-Ostheim He 111P, Ju 88A 10 - 26 Jul 1940 Coulommiers Ju 88A 26 Jul 1940 - 1 Jun 1941 Evreux Ju 88A 1 - 17 Jun 1941 Stubendorf Ju 88A 17 Jun - 12 Jul 1941 Swidnik Ju 88A 12 Jul - Aug 1941 Hranovka Ju 88A Aug 1941 - 18 Oct 1941 Kirovograd Ju 88A 18 Oct - 17 Nov 1941 Dnjepropetrovsk-Nord Ju 88A 17 Nov - 21 Dec 1941 Memmingen Ju 88A 21 Dec 1941 - 21 May 1943 Catania Ju 88A 21 May - 1 Aug 1943 Grottaglie Ju 88A 1 Aug - 20 Sep 1943 Foggia Ju 88A 20 Sep - Oct 1943 Bergamo Ju 88A Oct 1943 - Jan 1944 Ingolstadt Ju 88A Jan - Jun 1944 Marx Ju 88A Jun - 15 Aug 1944 Eindhoven Ju 88A 15 - 22 Aug 1944 Orleans-Bricy Ju 88A 22 Aug 1944 - May 1945 Giebelstadt Me 262A
43 I. GRUPPE:
Formed 1 May 1939 in Fritzlar from I./KG254. On 1 October 1944 it was redesignated I./KG(J)54.
Date Base Aircraft 1 May - 2 Sep 1939 Fritzlar He 111P 3 Sep - 5 Nov 1939 Lippspringe/Celle* He 111P 6 Nov 1939 - 14 Feb 1940 Delmenhorst He 111P 15 Feb - 17 May 1940 Quakenbrück He 111P 18 - 30 May 1940 Werl He 111P 30 May - 10 Jun 1940 Werl/Barth Ju 88A 10 Jun - 10 Jul 1940 Quakenbrück Ju 88A 10 - 26 Jul 1940 Coulommiers Ju 88A 26 Jul 1940 - 1 Jun 1941 Evreux Ju 88A 1 - 17 Jun 1941 Stubendorf Ju 88A 17 Jun - 12 Jul 1941 Swidnik (near Lublin) Ju 88A 12 - 28 Jul 1941 Hranovka (near Dubno) Ju 88A 28 Jul - 8 Aug 1941 Berditschew/Krasznovka Ju 88A 8 Aug - 1 Oct 1941 Ohlau Ju 88A 1 Oct - 18 Oct 1941 Kirovograd-Ost Ju 88A 18 Oct - 17 Nov 1941 Dnjepropetrovsk - Nord Ju 88A 17 Nov - 21 Dec 1941 Memmingen Ju 88A 21 Dec 1941 - 23 May 1942 Gerbini** Ju 88A 24 May - 7 Jul 1942 Comiso** Ju 88A 7 Jul - 13 Sep 1942 Gerbini Ju 88A 14 Sep - 20 Dec 1942 Catania Ju 88A 21 Dec 1942 - 17 Feb 1943 Piacenza Ju 88A 17 Feb - 5 Jun 1943 Catania Ju 88A 6 Jun - 12 Sep 1943 Ingolstadt/Manching Ju 88A 12 Sep - 13 Dec 1943 Novara-Olleggio Ju 88A 13 Dec 1943 - Jan 1944 Ingolstadt/Manching Ju 88A Jan - 13 May 1944 Wittmund-Jever Ju 88A 13 May - 1 Jun 1944 Evreux/St. André Ju 88A 1 - 6 Jun 1944 Wittmund-Jever Ju 88A 6 Jun - 25 Jul 1944 Juvincourt Ju 88A 25 Jul - 15 Aug 1944 Eindhoven Ju 88A 15 - 22 Aug 1944 Orleans-Bricy Ju 88A 22 Aug 1944 - 28 Mar 1945 Giebelstadt Me 262A 28 Mar - 14 Apr 1945 Zerbst Me 262A 14 Apr - 7 May 1945 Prag-Rusin Me 262A 7 May - 8 May 1945 Saaz Me 262A
* The 2./KG54 was at Neukuhren from 8 - 20 September 1939 (Luft- waffen-Lehr-Division). ** A detachment moved to Eleusis 20 May 1942, and the same de- tachment moved to Tympakion, Crete, and Derna on 1 June 1942, and returned to Comiso on 21 July 1942.
II GRUPPE:
It was formed in December 1939 in Hoya from II./KG28 and dis- banded on 30 April 1944. It was then reformed 5 January 1945 in Gardelegen as II./KG(J)54, from IV./KG54. It was then ordered disbanded 11 April 1945. Date Base Aircraft Dec 1939 - Jan 1940 Hoya He 111P Jan - Mar 1940 Oldenburg He 111P Mar - 16 Apr 1940 Celle He 111P 16 Apr - 17 May 1940 Varrelbusch He 111P 17 May - 3 Jun 1940 Gütersloh He 111P 3 Jun - 15 Jul 1940 Celle Ju 88A 15 - 27 Jul 1940 Coulommiers Ju 88A 27 Jul 1940 - 14 Apr 1941 St André Ju 88A 14 Apr - 26 May 1941 Bretigny Ju 88A 26 May - 1 Jun 1941 Lannion Ju 88A 1 - 17 Jun 1941 Stubendorf Ju 88A 17 Jun - 15 Jul 1941 Swidnik (near Lublin) Ju 88A 15 Jul - 17 Jul 1941 Hranovka (near Dubno) Ju 88A 17 Jul - 25 Aug 1941 Bjelaja Zerkow/ Ju 88A Berditschew-Ost 25 Aug 1941 - 30 Aug 1941 Jitomir/Kanatow Ju 88A 30 Aug - 10 Nov 1941 Kirovograd-Nord Ju 88A 10 Nov - 31 Dec 1941 Landsberg-Lech Ju 88A 31 Dec 1941 - 20 Jan 1942 Königsberg-Neuhausen Ju 88A 20 Jan - 30 May 1942 Orscha-Süd Ju 88A 30 May - 10 Jun 1942 Seschtschinskaja Ju 88A 10 - 22 Jun 1942 Bryansk Ju 88A 22 Jun - 9 Jul 1942 Kharkov Ju 88A 9 Jul - 16 Aug 1942 Beauvais Ju 88A 16 Aug - 27 Oct 1942 Chatalovka Ju 88A 27 Oct 1942 - 26 May 1943 Catania Ju 88A 26 May - 9 Oct 1943 Vienna-Aspern Ju 88A 9 Oct - 12 Dec 1943 Bergamo Ju 88A 12 Dec - 23 Dec 1943 Ingolstadt/Manching Ju 88A 23 Dec 1943 - 6 Apr 1944 Marx-Laon/Athies Ju 88A 6 Apr - 30 Apr 1944 Flensburg-Weiche Ju 88A 1 Jun - 5 Jan 1945 unknown Ju 88A/ Me 262A 5 - 13 Jan 1945 Gardelegen Me 262A 13 Jan - 28 Mar 1945 Kitzingen Me 262A 28 Mar - 21 Apr 1945 Fürstenfeldbruck* Me 262A 21 - 30 Apr 1945 Waltersdorf-Miesbach Me 262A 30 Apr - 3 May 1945 Fischbachau-Schliersee Me 262A
* Between 28 March and 29 April 1945 it had a detachment at Prag- Rusin. The 4/KG54 was detached to Neuburg/Donau between 28 March – 20 April 1945.
III. GRUPPE:
Formed 1 February 1940 in Vienna-Neustadt and disbanded in July 1940. It was reformed 1 September 1942 in Catania from Kampf- gruppe 806. On 1 October 1944 it was redesignated III./KG(J)54.
Date Base Aircraft 1 Feb - 18 Mar 1940 Vienna-Neustadt He 111P 18 Mar - 1 Apr 1940 Celle He 111P 1 Apr - 8 Apr 1940 Bissel He 111P 8 Apr - 17 May 1940 Vechta He 111P
45 17 May - 28 May 1940 Münster-Handorf He 111P 28 May - 20 Jun 1940 Köln-Ostheim He 111P 20 Jun - 11 Jul 1940 Le Bourget He 111P 11 Jul - 13 Jul 1940 Köln-Ostheim He 111P 13 - ? Jul 1940 Münster He 111P Jul 1940 - 1 Sep 1942 unknown He 111P 1 Sep 1942 - 21 Feb 1943 Catania Ju 88A 21 Feb - 21 May 1943 Piacenza Ju 88A 21 May - 1 Aug 1943 Grottaglie Ju 88A 1 Aug - 20 Sep 1943 Foggia Ju 88A 20 Sep - 26 Oct 1943 Bergamo Ju 88A 26 Oct 1943 - 1 Apr 1944 Ingolstadt-Manching Ju 88A 1 Apr - 6 Sep 1944 Marx Ju 88A 6 Sep 1944 - 21 Apr 1945 Neuburg/Donau Me 262A 21 Apr - 1 May 1945 Erding Me 262A 1 - 3 May 1945 Prien/Chiemsee Me 262A
IV (ERGÄNZUNGSGRUPPE):
The Ergänzungsstaffel/KG54 was formed 11 July 1940 in Lagerlech- feld (near Augsburg). On 1 October 1940 it became 10/KG54. The 11./KG54 was formed 1 March 1941. Group Staff, IV./KG54 and 12./KG54 was formed 1 April 1941, and the Gruppe was now fully formed.
Date Base Aircraft 11 Jul 1940 - 10 Feb 1942 Lagerlechfeld He 111P/ Ju 88A 10 Feb - 1 Mar 1942 Ingolstadt/Manching Ju 88A 1 Mar 1942 - 19 May 1943 Grottaglie Ju 88A 19 May 1943 - 29 May 1943 Istres Ju 88A 29 May 1943 - 17 Dec 1943 Parndorf Ju 88A 17 Dec 1943 - 20 Oct 1944 Gardelegen Ju 88A
KAMPFGESCHWADER 55
Geschwaderkommodores:
GenMaj Wilhelm Süssmann 1 May 1939 - 6 Mar 1940 Oberst Alois Stoeckl 7 Mar 1940 - 14 Aug 1940 ObLt Hans Korte 15 Aug 1940 - 31 Jan 1941 ObLt Benno Kosch 1 Feb 1941 - 26 Aug 1942 ObLt Dr. Ernst Kühl 27 Aug 1942 - 7 Aug 1943 ObLt Wilhelm Antrup 8 Aug 1943 - 21 Nov 1944 Maj Richard Brunner 22 Nov 1944 - 8 May 1945
Staff:
Formed 1 May 1939 in Giessen from Staff/KG155. The Staffsstaffel was disbanded on 7 March 1942. On 13 November 1944 it was redes- ignated Staff/KG(J)55. In March 1945 it was ordered to convert to Me 262A, but never received any of the jet fighter. It was dis- banded 9 April 1945.
Bases: Date Base Aircraft 1 May - 31 Aug 1939 Giessen He 111P 31 Aug - 2 Sep 1939 Wesendorf He 111P 2 Sep - 8 Oct 1939 Märzdorf & Neudorf He 111P 9 Oct 1939 - 16 Jan 1940 Ingolstadt He 111P 17 Jan - 9 Feb 1940 Schwäbisch-Hall He 111P 9 Feb - 2 Jun 1940 Leipheim He 111P 2 Jun - 21 Jun 1940 Schwäbisch-Hall He 111P 21 Jun 1940 - 16 Jun 1941 Villacoublay He 111P, He 111H 17 Jun - 16 Jul 1941 Labunie He 111H 16 Jul - 24 Jul 1941 Mlynow He 111H 24 Jul - 28 Aug 1941 Jitomir He 111H 28 Aug - 17 Nov 1941 Kirovograd He 111H 18 Nov 1941 - 24 Apr 1942 Evreux He 111H 24 Apr - 5 May 1942 Konotop/Kirovograd He 111H 6 May - 13 Jul 1942 Sarabus & He 111H Dnjepropetrovsk 14 Jul - 23 Aug 1942 Kramatorskaja & He 111H Samorsk 23 Aug 1942 - 27 Dec 1942 Morosovskaja He 111H 27 Dec 1942 - 2 Jan 1943 Saki He 111H 2 - 31 Jan 1943 Novotscherkask He 111H 1 Feb - 30 Apr 1943 Saki He 111H 1 May - 3 Jun 1943 Stalino He 111H 3 Jun - 3 Aug 1943 Kharkov/Rogan** He 111H 3 Aug - 11 Sep 1943 Dnjepropetrovsk** He 111H 12 Sep - 20 Oct 1943 Kirovograd He 111H 20 - 27 Oct 1943 Rotmistrovka He 111H 27 Oct - 4 Dec 1943 Golta/Pervomaisk He 111H 4 Dec 1943 - 10 May 1944 Deblin-Irena He 111H 11 - 16 May 1944 Focsani He 111H 16 May - 24 Jul 1944 Deblin-Irena He 111H 24 - 26 Jul 1944 Modlin He 111H 27 Jul 1944 - Sep 1944 Hohensalza Bf 109G Sep 1944 - Oct 1944 Thorn Bf 109G Oct 1944 - 9 Apr 1945 Landau Bf 109G
* served under I. Fliegerkorps, June - July 1942. ** the bases Seschtschinskaja and Karatschow was also used.
I. GRUPPE:
Gruppenkommandeure: Ob Joseph Brunner 1 May 1939 - 2 Jul 1939 Maj Max Heyna 3 Jul 1939 - 10 Jan 1940 Maj Walter Marienfeld 11 Jan 1940 - 24 Jun 1940 Maj Joachim Roeber 25 Jun 1940 - 13 Feb 1941 Hptm Otto Bodemeyer 14 Feb 1941 - 9 Apr 1941 Maj Rudolf Kiel 10 Apr 1941 - 6 Jan 1943 Hptm Hans-Günther Nedden 6 Jan 1943 - 1 May 1943 Maj Walter Traub 2 May 1943 - 20 Oct 1943 Maj Richard Brunner 21 Oct 1943 - 7 Sep 1944 Maj Joseph Schirmböck 8 Sep 1944 - 8 May 1945
47 Formed 1 May 1939 in Langendiebach from I./KG155. On 1 May 1943 redesignated III./LG1 and moved to Barth. It was reformed on the same date in Stalino, from KGrzbV in May. On 13 November 1944 redesignated I./KG(J)55. In March 1945 it was ordered to convert to Me 262A, but never received any of the jet fighters. It was disbanded on 9 April 1945.
Bases: Date Base Aircraft 1 May - 31 Aug 1939 Langendiebach He 111P 31 Aug - 2 Sep 1939 Dedelstorf He 111P 3 Sep - 21 Sep 1939 Rosenborn He 111P 21 Sep - 9 Oct 1939 Langendiebach He 111P 9 Oct 1939 - 13 Feb 1940 Ingolstadt He 111P 13 Feb - 2 Mar 1940 Neuburg He 111P 2 Mar - 23 Apr 1940 Fürstenfeldbruck He 111P 23 Apr - 10 May 1940 Neuburg/Lichtenau He 111P 10 May - 15 May 1940 Baltringen He 111P 15 May - 23 Jun 1940 Malmsheim He 111P 23 Jun - 1 Aug 1940 Villacoublay He 111P 1 Aug 1940 - 14 Apr 1941 Dreux He 111P, He 111H 14 Apr - 12 Jun 1941 Melun/Villaroche He 111H 12 Jun - 20 Jul 1941 Labunie* He 111H 20 - 25 Jul 1941 Bojary He 111H 25 Jul - 27 Aug 1941 Jitomir He 111H 27 Aug - 30 Sep 1941 Kirovograd He 111H 1 Oct - 30 Dec 1941 Melun-Villaroche** He 111H 1 Jan 1942 - 27 Feb 1942 Kirovograd He 111H 27 Feb 1942 - 26 Apr 1942 Konotop He 111H 26 Apr - 15 May 1942 Kirovograd & Sarabus He 111H 15 May - 8 Jul 1942 Stalino & Kharkov He 111H 8 Jul - 27 Aug 1942 Barwenkovo & He 111H Kuteinikovo 27 Aug - 14 Sep 1942 Morosowskaja He 111H 14 Sep - 5 Nov 1942 Saki He 111H 5 Nov - 27 Dec 1942 Morosovskaja He 111H 27 Dec 1942 - 30 Apr 1943 Novotscherkask He 111H 1 - 20 May 1943 Stalino He 111H 20 May - 27 Jul 1943 Wiesbaden He 111H 28 Jul - 26 Aug 1943 Landsberg/Lech He 111H 26 Aug - 11 Sep 1943 Dnjepropetrovsk & He 111H Zaporoshye 12 Sep - 20 Oct 1943 Kirovograd He 111H 20 - 30 Oct 1943 Nikolayev & He 111H Beresovka 30 Oct - 7 Dec 1943 Golta & Sarabus He 111H 8 - 27 Dec 1943 Terespol He 111H 27 Dec 1943 - 11 May 1944 Deblin-Ulez He 111H 11 - 16 May 1944 Focsani He 111H 16 May 1944 - 23 Jul 1944 Deblin-Ulez He 111H 24 Jul 1944 - 27 Jul 1944 Kroszewo He 111H 27 Jul 1944 - 18 Oct 1944 Tonndorf He 111H 18 Oct 1944 - 9 Apr 1945 Landau Bf 109G
* Mlynow as also used. ** with an initially short stay at Vienna-Aspern.
II. GRUPPE:
Gruppenkommandeure: ObLt Otto von Lachemair 1 May 1939 - 27 Jul 1940 Maj Friedrich Kless 28 Jul 1940 - 27 Oct 1940 Maj Hans-Joachim Gabriel 28 Oct 1940 - 31 Mar 1941 Maj Dr. Ernst Kühl 31 Mar 1941 - 26 Aug 1942 Maj Hans-Joachim Gabriel 27 Aug 1942 - 20 Nov 1942 Maj Heinz Höfer 27 Nov 1942 - 2 Jul 1944 Maj Wilhelm Mylius 3 Jul 1944 - 29 Dec 1944 Maj Johannes Herrmann 30 Dec 1944 - 8 May 1945
Formed 1 May 1939 in Giessen from II./KG155. On 13 November 1944 redesignated II./KG(J)55. In March 1945 it was ordered to convert to Me 262A, but never received any of the jet fighter. It was disbanded on 9 April 1945.
Bases: Date Base Aircraft 1 May - 31 Aug 1939 Giessen He 111P 31 Aug - 2 Sep 1939 Wesendorf He 111P 2 1939 - 22 Sep 1939 Märzdorf/Ohlau He 111P 22 Sep - 10 Nov 1939 Giessen He 111P 10 Nov 1939 - 13 Jan 1940 Ingolstadt He 111P 13 Jan - 3 Feb 1940 Schwäbisch-Hall He 111P 3 Feb - 10 May 1940 Leipheim He 111P 11 - 31 May 1940 Schwaighofen He 111P 1 - 23 Jun 1940 Oedheim He 111P 23 Jun - 1 Aug 1940 Villacoublay He 111P 25 Jul 1940 - 18 Jun 1941 Chartres He 111P, He 111H 18 Jun - 16 Jul 1941 Labunie He 111H 17 - 20 Jul 1941 Mlynow He 111H 20 Jul - 16 Aug 1941 Bojary He 111H 17 Aug - 31 Aug 1941 Jitomir He 111H 1 Sep - 23 Nov 1941 Kirovograd He 111H 18 Nov 1941 - 24 Apr 1942 St. André He 111H 24 Apr 1942 - 14 Jul 1942 Dnjepropetrovsk He 111H & Kharkov 14 Jul - 3 Aug 1942 Kramatorskaja He 111H 3 Aug - 25 Aug 1942 Samorsk (Crimea) He 111H 25 Aug - 27 Dec 1942 Morosovskaja He 111H 27 Dec 1942 - 3 Feb 1943 Novotscherkask He 111H 3 Feb - 6 May 1943 Saki He 111H 7 May - 3 Jun 1943 Stalino He 111H 3 - 21 Jun 1943 Seschtschinskaja He 111H 21 Jun - 6 Aug 1943 Kharkov & Stalino He 111H 6 Aug - 15 Sep 1943 Dnjepropetrovsk He 111H 15 Sep - 22 Oct 1943 Kirovograd He 111H 22 Oct - 28 Nov 1943 Rotmistrovka He 111H 28 Nov - 4 Dec 1943 Golta/Pervomaisk He 111H
49 4 Dec 1943 - 11 May 1944 Deblin-Irena He 111H 11 May 1944 - 16 May 1944 Focsani He 111H 16 May 1944 - 23 Jul 1944 Deblin-Irena He 111H 23 Jul 1944 - 26 Jul 1944 Modlin He 111H 26 Jul 1944- 12 Sep 1944 Hohensalza* He 111H 13 Sep 1944 - 9 Apr 1945 Plattling Bf 109G
* also used Tonndorf
III. GRUPPE:
Commanders: Maj Hans Schemmell 2 Dec 1939 - 30 Sep 1940 Hptm Heinrich Wittmer 1 Oct 1940 - 1 Sep 1941 ObLt Hermann Freiherr von dem Bongart 2 Sep 1941 - 7 Sep 1942 ObLt Wolfgang Queisner 8 Sep 1942 - 5 May 1943 Maj Wilhelm Antrup 6 May 1943 - 7 Aug 1943 Maj Alfred Bollmann 8 Aug 1943 - 30 Nov 1944 Maj Gerhard Schrödter 1 Dec 1944 - 8 May 1945
Formed on 1 December 1939 in Neudorf/Oppeln from parts of I. and II./KG55. In early 1943 the 9./KG55 used Ju 88C-6 fighters and specialised in destroying trains, and on 1 June 1943 it was redesignated 14.(Eis)/KG55. 9./KG55 was then reformed. On 13 November 1944 redesignated III./KG(J)55. In March 1945 it was ordered to convert to Me 262A, but never received any of the jet fighter. It was disbanded on 9 April 1945.
Bases: Date Base Aircraft 1 Dec 1939 - 10 Mar 1940 Neudorf/Oppeln He 111P 10 Mar - 10 May 1940 Gablingen He 111P 10 - 24 May 1940 Ehingen He 111P 24 May - 23 Jun 1940 Eutingen He 111P 23 Jun 1940 - 18 Jun 1941 Villacoublay He 111P, He 111H 18 Jun - 16 Jul 1941 Klemensow He 111H 16 - 22 Jul 1941 Luck He 111H 22 Jul - 4 Aug 1941 Jitomir He 111H 4 Aug - 30 Sep 1941 Vienna-Aspern He 111H 1 Oct - 17 Nov 1941 Kirovograd He 111H 18 Nov 1941 - 28 Apr 1942 Nantes He 111H 29 Apr - 13 May 1942 Konotop & Sarabus He 111H 14 May - 13 Jul 1942 Dnjepropetrovsk & He 111H Kharkov 14 Jul - 5 Aug 1942 Kramatorskaja He 111H 5 - 25 Aug 1942 Samorsk (Crimea) He 111H 25 Aug - 25 Oct 1942 Morosovskaja He 111H 25 Oct - 29 Dec 1942 Saki He 111H 30 Dec 1942 - 3 Feb 1943 Novotscherkask He 111H 3 - 23 Feb 1943 Stalino He 111H 23 Feb - 4 Apr 1943 Kirovograd He 111H 5 Apr - 5 May 1943 Samorsk (Crimea) He 111H 6 May - 4 Aug 1943 Stalino & Kharkov He 111H 4 - 24 Aug 1943 Dnjepropetrovsk He 111H 25 Aug - 11 Sep 1943 Zaporoshye He 111H 12 Sep - 21 Oct 1943 Kirovograd He 111H 22 Oct - 27 Oct 1943 Rotmistrovka* He 111H 28 Oct - 8 Dec 1943 Sarabus & Golta He 111H 9 - 27 Dec 1943 Terespol He 111H 28 Dec 1943 - 20 Jun 1944 Deblin-Irena He 111H 20 Jun - 20 Jul 1944 Padlovka He 111H 21 - 25 Jul 1944 Bielice He 111H 25 Jul - 18 Oct 1944 Schroda-Ost He 111H 18 Oct 1944 - 9 Apr 1945 Straubing Fw 190A
* Karankut was also used.
IV. GRUPPE:
Commanding Officers ObLt Joseph Schirmböck, 2 Aug 1940 - 31 Dec 1940 Hptm Rudolf Kiel, 1 Jan 1941 - 10 Apr 1941 ObLt Hermann Freiherr von dem Bongart, 10 Apr 1941 - 1 Sep 1941 Maj Herbert Furchtmann, 2 Sep 1941 - 2 Feb 1942 ObLt Hans-Carl von Linsingen, 3 Feb 1942 - 31 Mar 1943 Maj Richard Brunner, 1 Apr 1943 - 15 Apr 1943 Maj Joseph Schirmböck, 15 Apr 1943 - 31 Jul 1944 Hptm Grassemann, 1 Aug 1944 - 1 Dec 1944 Hptm Egon Schmidt, 1 Dec 1944 - 8 May 1945
It was formed on 1 August 1940 in Chartres as the Ergänzungsstaf- fel/KG55, and on 1 March 1941 it was redesignated 10./KG55. The Staff IV./KG55 was formed on 7 March 1941, followed by 11./KG55 on 21 March 1941. The last staffel (12./KG55) of the Ergänzungs- gruppe (IV./KG55) was formed on 1 Jul 1941. On 21 November 1944 redesignated Ergänzungsgruppe (J) IX. Fliegerkorps, and on 1 December 1944 IV./Ergänzungskampfgruppe (J).
Bases: Date Base Aircraft 1 Aug - 1 Oct 1940 Chartres He 111P 1 Oct 1940 - 21 Mar 1941 Landsberg He 111P 21 Mar 1941 - 4 May 1944 Dijon* He 111P, He 111H 4 May - 1 Aug 1944 Neuhausen He 111H 1 - 30 Aug 1944 Szolnok He 111H 1 Sep - 31 Oct 1944 Pilsen He 111H
An Ausbildungsstaffel existed between 1 April and 10 May 1940 in Ulm-Dornstadt.
* part of the Gruppe moved to Gerdauen 28 November 1943, and then moved to Neuhausen on 19 February 1944. The Gruppe was united there on 4 May 1944.
51 14. (EIS)/KG55:
Staffelkapitäne: ObLt Mathias Bermadinger 1 Jun 1943 - 18 Feb 1944 Hptm Franz Schmidt 19 Feb 1944 - 8 May 1945
Formed on 1 June 1943 in Dnjepropetrovsk from 9.(Eis)/KG55. The staffel was independent and only loosly attached to KG55. It was principally equipped with Ju88C fighters, but also various He 111 variants. It was disbanded on 27 April 1945.
Bases: Date Base Aircraft 1 - 29 Jun 1943 Dnjepropetrovsk 30 Jun - 9 Aug 1943 Poltava 9 Aug - 22 Oct 1943 Kirovograd 23 Oct 1943 - 13 Feb 1944 Pervomaisk-Golta 13 - 27 Feb 1944 Pleskau-Süd 27 Feb - 5 Apr 1944 Jakobstadt 5 - 13 Apr 1944 Bobruisk 13 Apr - 2 Aug 1944 Jakobstadt 3 Aug - 26 Sep 1944 Riga-Spilve 26 Sep 1944 - 20 Jan 1945 Gutenfeld (East Prussia) 20 - 22 Jan 1945 Brieg 22 Jan - 11 Feb 1945 Sagan/Kypper 11 Feb - 4 Apr 1945 Alt-Lönnewitz 4 - 27 Apr 1945 Dresden-Klotzsche & Königgrätz
KAMPFGESCHWADER 60 (VERBANDSFÜHRERLEHRGANG)
I./KG60 was formed on 1 August 1942 in Tours (Group Staff, 1. and 2. staffeln) with Ju 88A-4 bombers (IX. Fliegerkorps) Luftflotte 3. The first commander was Major Dietrich Peltz. The 3rd staffel began forming in January 1943. On 8 November 1942 the 1. and 2./KG60 moved to Elmas, to reinforce II Fliegerkorps, Luftflotte 2, to combat the allied landing in French Northwest Africa. The unit was disbanded 8 February 1943, and the remnants was absorbed by KG30, while the Staff was renamed Verbandsführerschule/KG101. Some Ju 88A aircraft operated from Banak (Fl. Fü. Nord (Ost)) in October 1942.
KAMPFGESCHWADER 66
I. GRUPPE:
1./KG66 was formed in late April 1943 at Chartres from 15./KG6, with Do 217 and Ju 88A bombers. Staff I., 2. and 3./KG66 began forming at Chartres in May 1943. 1./KG66 was operational in July 1943, and the rest of the unit in November 1943.
The 4./KG66 was formed at Vannes in November 1943, from Erpro- bungsstaffel 188 (Ju 188 bombers). It moved to Straussberg in February 1944.
On 25 April 44 the unit was reorganised: 3./KG66 became 6./FAGr.123 and 4./KG66 became Ergénzungsstaffel/KG66. New 3. – 5./KG66** may have been formed in Flensburg. It was formed from from 4. - 6./KG54, and the unit now had 5 staffeln.
Bases: Date Base Aircraft Apr - Jun 1943 Chartres Do 217, Ju 88A Jun 1943 - 12 Mar 1944 Montdidier* Do 217, Ju88A, Ju 188 12 Mar - 12 Jun 1944 Avord* Ju 88S, Ju 188E 12 Jun - Aug 1944 Montdidier Ju 88S, Ju 188E Aug 1944 - 21 Sep 1944 Rennes, Soesterberg, Ju 88S, Eindhoven Ju 188E 21 Sep - 15 Oct 1944 Dedelsdorf*** Ju 88S, Ju 188E 15 Oct - Dec 1944 Vechta Ju 88, Ju 188 Dec 1944 - 12 Feb 1945 Varelbusch Ju 88, Ju 188
12 Feb - Mar 1945 Dedelsdorf Ju 88, Ju 188 Mar - Apr 1945 Tutow-Süd Ju 88, Ju 188 Apr - 5 May 1945 Neumünster Ju 88, Ju 188 5 - 7 May 1945 Aalborg Ju 88, Ju 188 7 - 8 May 1945 Stavanger-Sola Ju 88, Ju 188
* 3./KG66 was based at Cormeilles, February - June 1944; ** 3., 4. and 5./KG66 in Flensburg, 5 May 44 - 26 June 1944, except 4./KG66 at St. André, 4 - 10 Jun 1944; 4./KG66 at Mont- didier 30 June - August 1944; 5./KG66 at Montdidier, 30 June – August 1944.
*** one source lists 1./KG66 at Achmer, 27 September – October 1944, with Me 262.
III. GRUPPE:
Formed on 10 October 1944 at Burg from 5./KG101 with Mistel drones (3rd Flieger-Division). In early November 1944 it was redesignated III./KG200.
53 ERGÄNZUNGSSTAFFEL:
Formed May 1944 at Strasbourg from 4./KG66. Later it moved to Greifswald.
KAMPFGESCHWADER 77
Commanders: Oberst Heinrich Seywald 1 May - 13 Sep 1939 Oberst Wolf von Stutterheim 22 Sep 1939 - 21 Mar 1940 unknown 21 Mar 1940 - 31 May 1940 ObLt Wolf von Stutterheim 31 May - 1 Aug 190 ObLt Johann Raithel 1 Aug 1940 - 31 Mar 1942 uknown
STAFF:
Formed 1 May 1939 in Prague-Khely. It converted to Ju 88 LT bombers in July 1943. It was disbanded in Jul 19 44.
Bases: Date Base Aircraft 1 May - Oct 1939 Prague-Khely Do 17Z Oct 1939 - Jun 1940 Düsseldorf Do 17Z Jun 1940 - Feb 1941 Laon Do 17Z, Ju 88A Feb - 9 Mar 1941 Rheims Ju 88A 9 Mar - Jun 1941 Juvincourt Ju 88A Jun - Aug 1941 Heiligenbeil Ju 88A Aug - Sep 1941 Neuhausen Ju 88A Sep - Dec 1941 Siverskaya Ju 88A Dec 1941 - Jan 1942 Giebelstadt Ju 88A Jan - 1 May 1942 Comiso Ju 88A 1 May - 30 May 1942 Creil Ju 88A 30 May - 30 Jun 1942 Rennes Ju 88A 30 Jun - Dec 1942 Gerbini Ju 88A Dec 1942 - Jul 1943 Piacenza Ju 88A Jul 1943 - 3 Mar 1944 Königsberg-Devau Ju 88A 3 - 10 Mar 1944 Neuhausen Ju 88A 10 Mar - 26 Jun 1944 Orange-Caritat Ju 88A 26 Jun - 20 Jul 1944 Salon Ju 88A
I. GRUPPE:
Formed 1 May 1939 in Prague-Khely from I./KG153. On 1 September 1942 it was redesignated I./KG6. It was then reformed 1 Septem- ber 1942 in Catania from KGr. 606. It converted to Ju 88 LT bombers in July 1943. It was disbanded in July 1944, and was ab- sorbed by I./KG26.
Bases: Date Base Aircraft 1 May - Oct 1939 Prague-Khely Do 17Z Oct 1939 - Jun 1940 Werl Do 17Z Jun 1940 - Feb 1941 Laon Do 17Z, Ju 88A Feb - 9 Mar 1941 Rheims Ju 88A 9 - 22 Mar 1941 Beauvais Ju 88A 22 Mar - Jun 1941 Juvincourt Ju 88A Jun - Aug 1941 Jesau Ju 88A Aug - 12 Sep 1941 Neuhausen Ju 88A 12 - 17 Sep 1941 Kuusiku Ju 88A 17 Sep - Dec 1941 Siverskaya Ju 88A Dec 1941 - Jan 1942 Giebelstadt Ju 88A Jan - Feb 1942 Heiligenbeil Ju 88A Feb - May 1942 Orscha-Süd Ju 88A May - 1 Jul 1942 Kharkov(?) Ju 88A 1 Jul - 1 Sep 1942 Creil Ju 88A 1 Sep 1942 - Mar 1943 Catania Ju 88A Mar - Jul 1943 Piacenza(?) Ju 88A Jul 1943 - 18 Mar 1944 Prowehren Ju 88A 10 Mar - 26 Jun 1944 Orange-Caritat Ju 88A 26 Jun - 20 Jul 1944 Salon Ju 88A
II. GRUPPE:
Formed 1 May 1939 in Brünn from II./KG158. It was a pathfinder unit from July 1943. It was disbanded in July 1944.
Bases: Date Base Aircraft 1 May - Oct 1939 Brünn Do 17Z Oct 1939 - Jun 1940 Düsseldorf Do 17Z Jun 1940 - Feb 1941 Asch-Nord Do 17Z, Ju 88A Feb - Jun 1941 Rheims Ju 88A Jun - Aug 1941 Wormditt Ju 88A Aug - Sep 1941 Neuhausen Ju 88A Sep - Nov 1941 Siverskaya? Ju 88A Nov 1941 - Jan 1942 Ansbach Ju 88A Jan - 1 May 1942 Comiso Ju 88A 1 - 30 May 1942 Creil Ju 88A 30 May - 30 Jun 1942 Rennes Ju 88A 30 Jun - Dec 1942 Gerbini* Ju 88A Dec 1942 - Jly 1943 Piacenza Ju 88A Jul 1943 - Jan 1944 Barth Ju 88A Jan - 20 Jul 1944 Heiligenbeil** Ju 88A
* parts at Iraklion on October 1942. ** 6./KG77 at Istres, 4 June 1944 - 18 July 1944.
55 III. GRUPPE:
Formed on 1 May 1939 in Königgrätz from II./KG255. It converted to Ju88 LT bombers in July 1943 and disbanded in July 1944.
Bases: Date Base Aircraft 1 May - Oct 1939 Königgrätz Do 17Z Oct 1939 - Jun 1940 Düsseldorf Do 17Z Jun 1940 - Feb 1941 Laon Do 17Z, Ju 88A Feb - Jun 1941 Juvincourt Ju 88A Jun 1941 - Aug 1941 Heiligenbeil Ju 88A Aug - Sep 1941 Neuhausen Ju 88A Sep - Dec 1941 Dno Ju 88A Dec 1941 - Jan 1942 Kitzingen Ju 88A Jan - 1 May 1942 Comiso Ju 88A 1 - 30 May 1942 Beauvais Ju 88A 30 May - 30 Jun 1942 Vannes Ju 88A 30 Jun - Sep 1942 Comiso Ju 88A Sep - Oct 1942 Tympakion Ju 88A Oct - Dec 1942 Gerbini Ju 88A Dec 1942 - Jul 1943 Piacenza Ju 88A Jul 1943 - 10 Mar 1944 Wormditt Ju 88A 10 - 18 Mar 1944 Salon Ju 88A 18 Mar - 20 Jul 1944 Orange-Caritat Ju 88A
IV GRUPPE:
Formed in October 1940 in Laon-Couvron and was disbanded July 1944.
Bases: Date Base Aircraft Oct 1940 - Jun 1942 Laon-Couvron Ju 88A Jun - Dec 1942 Bourges Ju 88A Dec 1942 - Jul 1943 Montpellier Ju 88A Jul 1943 - Apr 1944 Gross-Schiemanen Ju 88A Apr 1944 - Jul 1944 Värlöse/Copenhagen Ju 88A
KAMPFGRUPPE 100
Kampfgruppe was formed on 18 November 1939 in Köthen from Luft- nachrichten-Abteilung 100, with Staff, 1. and 2./KGr.100. The 3rd Staffel was formed on 13 July 1940. Between June and August 1940 it converted and trained for pathfinder duties over England. On 15 December 1941 it was redesignated I/KGr 100.
Bases: Date Base Aircraft 18 Nov -15 Dec 1939 Köthen He 111H 15 Dec 1939- 15 Feb 1940 Rotenburg/Wümme He 111H 15 Feb - 8 Apr 1940 Lüneburg He 111H 8 - 12 Apr 1940 Lüneburg He 111H 12 - 15 Apr 1940 Schleswig He 111H 15 - 16 Apr 1940 Jonsvannetsee He 111H 16 Apr - 2 May 1940 Aalborg-West He 111H 2 - 15 May 1940 Trondheim-Vaernes He 111H 15 - 22 May 1940 Stavanger-Sola He 111H 22 - 31 May 1940 Trondheim-Vaernes He 111H 31 May - 9 Aug 1940 Lüneburg He 111H 9 Aug 1940 - 17 Jun 1941 Vannes-Meucon He 111H 17 Jun - 19 Jul 1941 Chartres He 111H 19 Jul - 1 Aug 1941 Terespol He 111H 1 Aug - 8 Oct 1941 Bobruisk He 111H 8 Oct - 13 Nov 1941 Seschtschinskaja He 111H 13 Nov - 11 Dec 1941 Hannover-Langenhagen He 111H 11 Dec - 15 Dec 1941 Märkisch-Friedland He 111H
* From 26 to 29 May 1941 it was under Fliegerführer Atlantik.
KÜSTENFLIEGERGRUPPE 106
Formed in 1937 in Norderney with He 59, He 60 and Do 18 aircraft.
On 29 November 1940 Feb/106 and 3./906 exchanged designations (2./106 became 3./906, and a new 2./106 was formed from the old 3./906. In August 1941 it was redesignated Kampfgruppe 106. On 1 September 1942 it was redesignated the II./KG6.
STAFF Bases: Date Base Aircraft Aug 1939 - 27 Jul 1940 Norderney He 60, He 115 27 Jul 1940 - Oct 1940 Schellingwoude He 115 Oct 1940 - Apr 1941 Barth Ju 88A
1./106 Aug 1939 - 9 Apr 1940 Norderney He 60, He 115 9 - 25 Apr 1940 Stavanger He 115 25 Apr 1940 - Jun 1940 Trondheim-Hommelvik He 115 Jun - 6 Oct 1940 Norderney He 115 6 Oct 1940 - May 1941 Brest-Hourtin He 115 May - Jul 1941 Barth Ju 88A
2./106: Aug - 3 Dec 1939 Norderney Do 18 3 Dec 1939 - 27 Mar 1940 List Do 18 27 Mar - 23 Jul 1940 Rantum Do 18 23 Jul - 29 Aug 1940 Brest Do 18 29 Aug - 29 Nov 1940 Cherbourg Do 18 29 Nov 1940 - Jul 1941 Barth Ju 88A
57 3./106: Aug - 26 Sep 1939 Borkum He 59 26 Sep - 9 Oct 1939 Rantum He 59 9 - 11 Oct 1939 List He 59 11 Oct - 15 Nov 1939 Bad Zwischenahn He 59 15 Nov - 6 Dec 1939 Grossenbrode He 59, He 115 6 Dec 1939 - 27 Jul 1940 Borkum He 115 27 Jul - Oct 1940 Schellingwoude He 115 Oct 1940 - Apr 1941 Barth Ju 88A Apr 1941 - Feb 1942 Amsterdam-Schiphol Ju 88A Feb - Sep 1942 Dinard Ju 88A
KÜSTENFLIEGERGRUPPE 506
Formed 1938 in Pillau with He 59, He 60 and Do 18 aircraft. On 22 October 1939 the Gruppe was reorganised: The Staff became Staff/Küstenfliegergruppe 1, 1st Staffel became 1./806, the 2nd Staffel became 1./406 and the 3rd Staffel was disbanded. A new Staff/506 was formed from Staff/406, 1./506 from the old 1./406, 2./506 new and 3./506 from 3./406.
On 6 October 1941 2./506 and 2./906 exchanged designations (2./506 became 2./906, and a new 2./506 was formed from the old 2./906, and the Ergänzungsstaffel/Kü.Fl.Gr. 506 (Replacement Staffel/ Coastal Aviation Group) was formed in Grove (Karup), from 3. Staffel/Flieger-Ergänzungsgruppe See.
On 19 October 1941 Küstenfliegergruppe 506 became Kampfgruppe 506. On 8 Jun 1942 the Gruppe was redesignated III./KG26, and the Ergénzungs Staffel/506 became 12./KG26.
STAFF: Date Base Aircraft Aug - 22 Oct 1939 Pillau He 60 22 Oct 1939 - 9 Apr 1940 List He 115 9 Apr - Jul 1940 Trondheim He 115 Jul - 6 Oct 1940 Stavanger He 115 6 Oct 1940 - 20 Feb 1941 Norderney He 115 20 Feb - 16 Apr 1941 Perleberg He 115, Ju 88A 16 Apr - 21 Sep 1941 Westerland Ju 88A 21 Sep - 18 Oct 1941 Riga Ju 88A 18 Oct - 30 Nov 1941 Westerland Ju 88A
1ST STAFFEL: Date Base Aircraft Aug - 22 Oct 1939 Pillau/Putzig He 60 22 Oct - 8 Nov 1939 List He 115 8 - 20 Nov 1939 Norderney He 115 20 Nov - 14 Dec 1939 List He 115 14 Dec 1939 - Jan 1940 Grossenbrode He 115 Jan - 9 Apr 1940 List He 115 9 Apr 1940 - Jul 1940 Trondheim He 115 Jul - 6 Oct 1940 Stavanger He 115 6 Oct 1940 - 3 Jan 1941 Norderney* He 115 3 - 31 Jan 1941 Brest-Hourtin He 115 1 - 20 Feb 1941 Norderney He 115 20 Feb - 16 Apr 1941 Perleberg He 115, Ju 88A 16 Apr - 21 Sep 1941 Westerland Ju 88A 21 Sep - 18 Oct 1941 Riga Ju 88A 18 Oct - 30 Nov 1941 Westerland Ju 88A
* was based in Stavanger for a few days in late November 1940 and in late December 1940.
2ND STAFFEL: Date Base Aircraft Aug - 3 Sep 1939 Kamp Do 18 3 Sep - 22 Oct 1939 Hörnum Do 18 22 Oct 1939 - 9 Apr 1940 List He 115 9 Apr - Jul 1940 Trondheim He 115 Jul - 6 Oct 1940 Stavanger He 115 6 Oct - Dec 1940 Norderney He 115 Dec 1940 - 6 Oct 1941 Brest-Süd He 115 6 Oct - 30 Nov 1941 Westerland Ju 88A
3RD STAFFEL: Date Base Aircraft Aug - 13 Sep 1939 Pillau He 59 13 Sep 1939 - 19 Feb 1940 Norderney He 59, He 115 19 - 28 Feb 1940 Wittensee He 115 28 Feb - Jul 1940 Norderney He 115 Jul 1940 - 1 Apr 1941 Stavanger He 115 1 Apr - 9 Jun 1941 List* He 115 9 Jun - 1 Aug 1941 Westerland He 115, Ju 88A 1 Aug - 21 Sep 1941 Grove (Karup) Ju 88A 21 Sep - 18 Oct 1941 Riga Ju 88A 18 Oct - 30 Nov 1941 Grove (Karup) Ju 88A
* detachments were based in Thisted (Denmark).
ERGÄNZUNG STAFFEL: Date Base Aircraft 6 Oct 1941 - 8 Jun 1942 Grove (Karup) Ju 88A 30 Nov 1941 - 15 Feb 1942 Leeuwarden Ju 88A 15 - 22 Feb 1942 Grove (Karup) Ju 88A 22 - 25 Feb 1942 Stavanger Ju 88A 25 - 26 Feb 1942 Westerland Ju 88A 26 Feb - 8 Jun 1942 Leeuwarden* Ju 88A
* a small detachment was stationed at Grosseto (Italy) for torpe- do training.
59 KÜSTENFLIEGERGRUPPE 606
The 2./Küstenfliegergruppe 606 was formed 1938 in Kamp with Do 18 aircraft. On 22 October 1939 the 2./606 was redesignated 2./906. The Staff, 1.-3./606 was reformed 1 November 1939 in Kiel-Holte- nau with Do 17Z bombers. The group converted to Ju 88A February- March 1941. On 1 September 1942 redesignated it was I./KG77.
2./606: Date Base Aircraft Aug - 3 Sep 1939 Kamp Do 18 3 Sep - 22 Oct 1939 Hörnum Do 18 KÜ.FL.GR./KGR. 606: Date Base Aircraft 1 Nov 1939 - 15 Jul 1940 Kiel-Holtenau Do 17Z 15 - 31 Jul 1940 Westerland Do 17Z 31 Jul 1940 - Dec 1941 Lannion Do 17Z, Ju 88A Dec 1941 - 1 Sep 1942 Catania Ju 88A
ERGÄNZUNGSKETTE/606:
Formed October 1941 in Lannion with Ju 88A. On 1 September 1942 it was redesignated Ergénzungsstaffel/KG6.
KÜSTENFLIEGERGRUPPE 806
The group was formed 22 October 1939 in Dievenow: The staff was formed from the Staff/506, 1./806 from 1./306, 2./806 from 3./506 and 3./806 new. It was known as Kampfgruppe 806 from July 1940. On 1 September 1942 it was redesignated III./KG54.
Bases: Date Base Aircraft 22 Oct - Dec 1939 Dievenow* He 60, He 114, He 111J Dec 1939?- 21 Mar 1940 Uetersen** He 111J 21 Marcy - 5 Apr 1940 Varelbusch** He 111J 5 Apr 1940 - Jun 1940 Uetersen** He 111J, Ju 88A Jul - 11 Sep 1940 Nantes Ju 88A 11 Sep 1940 - 4 Jun 1941 Caen-Carpiquet Ju 88A 4 Jun - Aug 1941 Prowehren*** Ju 88A Aug - 27 Oct 1941 Riga Ju 88A 27 Oct - Dec 1941 Uetersen Ju 88A Dec 1941 - 1 Sep 1942 Catania Ju 88A
* Only staff was based at Dievenow, 1. was at Kamp, 2. at Brüst- erort and 3. at Kiel-Holtenau. ** 1./806 was based at Kiel-Holtenau, January - 18 May 1940. *** 1./806 was detached to Märvi (Finland), 22 June - July 1941. Copyright GFN 1998