II/LLG 1

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II/LLG 1

Ordered formed 27 July 1940 at Halberstadt.

Ordered reorganized as Nachtschlachtgruppe 10 on 9 September 1944.


FpNs:

Stab II: L 01 487 (*8/40. 17 Nov. 1944 renamed Stab/NSGr 10).

Stabsstaffel II: L 41 782 (*fall 41. +30 Mar. 1944).

4 Staffel/l: L 02 633 (*8/40. +19 Oct. 1944),

5 Staffel/l: L 00 033 (*8/40. 26 Oct. 1944 renamed 1/NSGr 10).

6 Staffel/l: L 00 725 (*8/40. 26 Oct, 1944 renamed 2/NSGr 10).


Reorganized April 1943 as Stab, Stabsstaffel, and 5 - 8 Staffeln.


Commanding Officers

Hptm. Arnold Willerding (8/40 - 12/40).

Maj. Otto(?) Pfister (12/40 - 12/41?)

Obstlt. Ludwig Reeps (7/42 - ? )

Hptm, Hans Schweitzer ( - 3/43) (killed in crash 19 Mar. 1943)

Hptm. Heinz (?) Trautwein ( - )7/43

Hptm. Eberhard Jahnke (12/43 – 9/44) Injured in flying accident 9.9.44.


Stations

Halberstadt/SW Magdeburg (7/40 - 1/43)

Kerch IV/Crimea (2/43 - 4/43)

Halberstadt (4/43 - 7/43)

Aix-en-Provence - Les Milles/S France (7/43 - 10/43)

Strasbourg-Polygon/E France (10/43 - 3/44)

Cerklje/Slovenia (Yugoslavia) (3/44 - 9/44)


Equipment and Returns

Ju 52s and DFS 230 gliders (1940 - 10/42).

Converted to Avia 534s at Halberstadt 10/42.

Reported 30 Avia 534s and a complement of DFS 230s on strength 13 Jan 1943.

Converted to Ju 87s at Halberstadt 5/43.

Reported 23 Ju 87s and 24 DFS 230s on strength 10 Jul 1943.

Reported 34 Ju 87s and 67 DFS 230s on strength 10 Nov 1943.


Also see:

ABELS, Hans-Joachim, Lt. Pilot.

AUKELE, ? , Lt.

BAUSE, Ferdinand, Oblt. Staka 6./LLG 1.

BEHNKE, Hans-Friedrich, Lt.? Pilot.

BERNETT, Klaus, Lt. Pilot.

BRANDT, Friedrich, Oblt. Pilot? Staka.

EIGHOF, Elfried, Lt. Pilot. Killed in flying accident.

FAÉ, Johann-Anton, Oblt.(Kr.O.). Pilot.

HÄFELE, Werner, Oblt.(Ln.).

HELMBOLD, Siegfried, Oblt.

MATTHIES, Kurt, Hptm.

RICHTER, Kurt, Oblt. Pilot. WIA.

SCHERF, Walter, Maj. Pilot. Staka 5./LLG 1.

SCHIRMER, Paul, Oblt.(Kr.O.).

SEDLATZEK, Hans, Lt. Pilot.

SIEG, ? , Lt.

SKOTT, Karl-Heinz, Hptm. KIA.

STEIN, ? , Oblt. Staka 4./LLG 1.

TENTER, ? , Oblt. killed in plane crash.

VORBERG, Werner, Oblt. Techn.Offz. then Staka 6./LLG 1.

WILKE, ? , Oblt.


II./LLG 1 - Representative Losses

09 Dec 41: 2 Ju 52s shot down by fighters in vicinity of Timimi, both 100%, Oblt. Kurt Richter (pilot) plus 2 WIA, 4 KIA.[1]

07 May 42: He 72 damaged in a storm at Halberstadt airfield, 30%.

12 May 42: Letov S 328 damaged during take-off at Halberstadt airfield, 60%.

19 Jun 42: in a consolidated loss report covering Feb to Mar 41 plus Oct 41, II./LLG 1 reported 6 Hs 126s and gliders lost or written off, all in Germany.

22 Jun 42: He 46 damaged taxying at Halberstadt airfield, 25%.

15 Aug 42: Avia B 534 crash landed at Halberstadt airfield, 10%.

20 Aug 42: an Avia B 534A and an Avia B 534C damaged at Halberstadt airfield.

22-24 Aug 42: 1 or 2 Avia B 534s damaged at Halberstadt airfield.

24 Sep 42: 1 or 2 more Avia B 534s damaged at Halberstadt airfield.

29 Oct 42: a Hs 126 (40%) and a DFS 230 (30%) damaged in crash landing at Halberstadt airfield.

24 Nov 42: Avia B 534 crashed at Halberstadt airfield.

12 Jan 43: minor Avia B 534 landing accidents at Rawa Ruska, Lvov, Tomazow and Vinnitsa.

17 Jan 43: DFS 230 (W.Nr. 225372) crash landed at Zhitomir, 60%.[2]

01 Feb 43: DFS 230 (W.Nr. 220417) crash landed at Kerch/Crimea, 25%.[3]

05-10 Feb 43: 1 Avia B 534, 4 DFS 230 and 1 Go 242 in accidents and crashes at Bagerovo/Crimea, Sarabus/Crimea, Timoshenskaya/N.Caucasia and Slavyanskaya/N.Caucasia.

26 Feb 43: Avia B 534 and Hs 126 accidents and crashes at Kerch.

19 Mar 43: Hs 126 (TL+VK) reported missing in Planquadrat 6665 (Straits of Kerch), 100%, Gruppenkommandeur Hptm. Hans Schweitzer plus 1 KIA.



Additional Notes and Losses

9.1.43: Schwaniger-See, DFS 230 (W. Nr. 122087) emergency landing on lake, 100%

10.1.43: Lvov, B 534 (W.Nr. 545), overturned as a result of poor ground conditions, 15%.[4]

12.1.43: see above - Rawa-Ruska, B 534 (W. Nr. 244), emergency landing due to lack of fuel. 15%.[5]

12.1.43: Tomazow, two B 534 (W. Nr. 580 & 597), emergency landing due to lack of fuel. 15 & 10%.[6]

25.1.43: Kirowgrad, DFS 230 (W.Nr. 222207) destroyed in a collision, 100%. Pilot uninjured.[7]

27.1.43: Halberstadt, RWD 8 (W.Nr. 1404) damaged attempting to take-off, 20%.[8]

17.2.43: 4./LLG 1 - North of Vienenburg, S 328 (W.Nr. 137) emergency landing due to engine failure. 40%.[9]


Personnel

Fw. Herbert Barnier (Bm) - KIA 9.12.42[10]

Ogefr. Alfred Bedmarski (Bf) - KIA 9.12.42[11]

Ogefr. Rudolf Füller (Bs) - KIA 9.12.42[12]

Uffz. Karl Olbrich (Bf) – WIA 9.12.42[13]

Ofw. Paul Stralow (Bm) – KIA 9.12.42[14]

Ofw. Gerhard Wolff (F) - WIA 9.12.42[15]


© by Henry L. deZeng IV (Work in Progress, 2023).

(1st Draft 2023)


See Also

Luftlandgeschwader 1

Stab./LLG 1

I./LLG 1

III./LLG 1

IV./LLG 1

17./LLG 1

Sondergruppe LLG 1

References

  1. ↑ RL 2-III/1179 10.1.1942, Pg 4, Entries 52 & 53
  2. ↑ RL 2-III/1185 22.1.43 Pg 5 Entry 59.
  3. ↑ RL 2-III/1186 14.2.43 Pg 16 Entry 285
  4. ↑ RL 2-III/1185 23.1.43 Pg 6 Entry 76
  5. ↑ RL 2-III/1185 22.1.43 Pg 5 Entry 56.
  6. ↑ RL 2-III/1185 22.1.43 Pg 5 Entries 57 & 58
  7. ↑ RL 2-III/1186 7.2.43 Pg 5 Entry 64
  8. ↑ RL 2-III/1186 20.2.43 Pg 3 Entry 32
  9. ↑ RL 2-III/1186 20.2.43 Pg 3 Entry 33
  10. ↑ RL 2-III/1179 10.1.42, Pg 4, Entries 53
  11. ↑ RL 2-III/1179 10.1.42, Pg 4, Entries 53
  12. ↑ RL 2-III/1179 10.1.42, Pg 4, Entries 53
  13. ↑ RL 2-III/1179 10.1.42, Pg 4, Entries 52
  14. ↑ RL 2-III/1179 10.1.42, Pg 4, Entries 52
  15. ↑ RL 2-III/1179 10.1.42, Pg 4, Entries 53


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