Gruppenfliegerstab 41
Formed about March 1941 (new) for the attack on the Soviet Union that commenced 22 June 1941.[1]
South Russia. (Jun 41 - Apr 42)
22.6.41: southeast Poland under Koluft Panzergruppe 1/Army Group South with 5.(H)/Aufkl.Gr. 21 and 1.(H)/Aufkl.Gr. 23 for the advance across the western areas of Ukraine toward Kiev.
23.7.41: Bücker Bü 131 liaison plane belonging to the Stab force landed near Skvira/28 km W of Belaya Tserkov due to engine trouble, 10%.
25.7.41: at Belaya Tserkov under Koluft Panzergruppe 1.
12.9.41: now at Krivoy Rog - relieved this date from assignment to Koluft Panzergruppe 1 and reassigned to the rear area command of Army Group South (rückw. Heeresgebiet Süd) with orders to support Hungarian and Italian forces.
10.41 – 4.42: location and activity unknown, but thought to have been withdrawn from operations in December 1941 or January 1942. Renamed Stab/Nahaufklärungsgruppe 13 on or about 19 April 1942.
FpN:Gruppenf1iegerstab 41 (L 00092).
Kommandeur:
Maj. Alf Giesse (15 Feb 41 - 9 Dec 41)
© by Henry L. deZeng IV (Work in Progress).
(1st Draft 2022)
References
- ↑ G.Tessin - Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939-1945, 16+ Bde., Teil 14: Die Luftstreitkräfte (Osnabrück, 1980); W.Dierich - Die Verbände der Luftwaffe 1935-1945: Gliederungen und Kurzchroniken – Eine Dokumentation; N.Kannapin - Die deutsche Feldpostübersicht 1939-1945; AFHRA Maxwell: Karlsruhe Collection KC - Kl13.309-3/v.1; NARA WashDC: RG 242 (T-312 roll 159/492; roll 568 frames 314-19 “Genst.d.Heeres/Org.Abt.(II) Nr.1483/42g.Kdos., 19.4.1942” order setting up the Nahaufklärungsgruppen); PRO London: AIR 40/1966; BA-MA Freiburg: RL 2 III Meldungen über Flugzeugunfälle…..(Loss Reports – LRs).