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Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Chronik des Marktes Giebelstadt(1) 5 2. Der Fliegerhorst 6 2.1. Voraussetzung für den Bau des Fliegerhorsts Giebelstadt 7 2.2. Vermessungen und Kaufverhandlungen 7 2.3. Die Realisierung des Bauvorhabens 8 3. Der Fliegerhorst vor dem Krieg 1935-1939 11 3.1. Die wirtschaftlichen Folgen durch den Bau des Fliegerhorstes 24 3.1.1. Wehrmachtssiedlungen in Giebelstadt 24 3.2. Wichtige Ereignisse 26 3.2.1. Parade des V. Armeekorps in Giebelstadt 26 3.2.2. Übergabe der Truppenfahne am Fliegerhorst 31 3.2.3. 1100 Jahrfeier 32 3.2.4. Besuch des Generalleutnant Kesselring, Generalstabschef der Luftwaffe 1936 33 3.2.5. Besuch des Giebelstädter Bürgermeisters Otto Scheer 1936 33 3.3. Fliegerhorst Bodeneinheiten 35 3.3.1. Fliegerhorstfeuerwehr 35 3.3.2. Fliegerhorstmusikkorps 38 3.4. Kampfgeschwader 455 42 3.4.1. Erinnerungen von Ltn. Gustav-Adolf Klüter(20) 42 3.4.2. Übergabe der Fliegergruppe 1936 von Obtl. Speidel an Major Weber 43 3.4.3. Die ersten Do 23 Flugzeuge 45 3.4.4. Stellenbesetzung des Kampfgeschwader 455 am 01.10.1935 46 3.4.5. Ltn. Rudolf Freiherr von Moreau 49 3.4.6. Trauerfeier im Fliegerhorst Giebelstadt 1936 50 3.4.7. Erinnerungen von Ltn. Thon 57 3.4.8. Aus den Erinnerungen von Ltn. Eckhard Thon 58 3.5. Kampfgeschwader I./155 66 3.5.1. Stellenbesetzung des Kampfgeschwader L/155 am 01.04.1936 67 3.5.2. Werkstattzug KG I./155 68 3.5.3. Flugzeugbilder des I./KG 155 71 3.5.4. Flugzeugkennung des I./KG 155 74 3.6. Kampfgeschwader HL/355 75 3.6.1. Aus den Erinnerungen von Ltn. Gustav-Adolf Klüter (28) 75 3.6.2. Stellenbesetzung von 01.04.1937-31.04.1939 76 Bibliografische Informationen digitalisiert durch http://d-nb.info/999698036 3.6.3. Erinnerungen von Ofw. Ernst Battei 78 3.6.4. Fliegerhorstkompanie 93 3.6.5. Zivilangestellte am Fliegerhorst 98 4. Der Fliegerhorst im Krieg 1940-1945 104 4.1. Kampfgeschwader III./53 „Legion Condor" 104 4.1.1. Stellenbesetzung der III./KG 53 „Legion Condor" 01.09.1939 (20S 53) 110 4.1.2. Flugblatteinsätze und Propagandaflüge der III./KG 53 über Frankreich(20S 56) 111 4.1.3. Aus den Erinnerungen Gustav-Adolf Klüter im Winter 1939/40(20S48) 112 4.2. Kampfgeschwader 2 „Holzhammer" 113 4.2.1. Der Frankreichfeldzug 114 4.3. Kampfgeschwader 76 „Greif" 120 4.3.1. Aufstellung des Geschwader 120 4.3.2. Verlegung nach Giebelstadt 120 4.4. Kampfgeschwader 77 127 4.5. Kampfgeschwader 100 „Wiking" 129 4.6. Ausbildung- und Lehrkommando 36 129 4.7. Bau der Start und Landebahn 131 4.7.1. Start -Landebahnverlängerung am Fliegerhorst Giebelstadt 1944 134 4.8. Bau der Außen-Liegeplätze 142 4.9. Kampfgeschwader (J) 54 150 4.9.1. Das Ausbildungsprogramm 150 4.9.2. Der Jäger Me 262 A-la 151 4.9.3. Der Jagdbomber Me 262 A-2a 151 4.9.4. Richtstrahl-Drehfunkfeuer 151 4.9.5. Die Stellenbesetzung des 1/ KG (J) 54 am 01.10.1944(49) 152 4.9.6. Flugeinsätze von Giebelstadt mit der L/54 157 4.9.7. Auszug aus dem Bericht des Techn. Außendienstes der Fa. Messerschmitt(50) 157 4.9.8. Verluste KG (Jagd) 54(52) 160 4.10. Kampfgeschwader 51 162 4.10.1. Stellenbesetzung des KG I./51(54) 163 4.10.2. Flugeinsätze der l./51von Giebelstadt aus(sl) 165 4.10.3. Verluste KG (Jabo) 51(52) 166 4.10.4. Verluste KG 100(5S) 167 4.11. Inspektion des Fliegerhorstes(so) 168 4.12. Der Fliegerhorst Giebelstadt als Ziel alliierter Luftangriffe 169 4.12.1. Der Bomberangriff vom 10.09.1944 169 4.12.2. Der Bomberangriff vom 03.10.1944 170 4.12.3. Der Bomberangriff vom 22.10.1944 171 4.12.4. Der Bomberangriff vom 25.02.1945 172 4.12.5. Der Bomberangriff vom 22.03.1945 175 4.12.6. Abendmeldung des Luftgaukommandos XIV 176 4.12.7. Die Gefallenen des Fliegerangriffes auf Giebelstadt am 22.03.1945(8) 177 5. Luftbilder nach den Bombenangriffen 178 6. Abstell- und Schrottplätze der Me 262 im April 1945 194 6.1. Abstellplätze auf dem Fliegerhorst 194 6.2. Abstellhallen auf dem Gelände Klingholz bei Giebelstadt 196 6.3. Schrottplätze auf dem Fliegerhorst Giebelstadt 198 7. Erinnerungen von Heinz Schindler'79' 203 8. Abbildungsverzeichnis 205 9. Literaturverzeichnis 212.
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