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).