II/LLG 1
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
References
- ↑ RL 2-III/1179 10.1.1942, Pg 4, Entries 52 & 53
- ↑ RL 2-III/1185 22.1.43 Pg 5 Entry 59.
- ↑ RL 2-III/1186 14.2.43 Pg 16 Entry 285
- ↑ RL 2-III/1185 23.1.43 Pg 6 Entry 76
- ↑ RL 2-III/1185 22.1.43 Pg 5 Entry 56.
- ↑ RL 2-III/1185 22.1.43 Pg 5 Entries 57 & 58
- ↑ RL 2-III/1186 7.2.43 Pg 5 Entry 64
- ↑ RL 2-III/1186 20.2.43 Pg 3 Entry 32
- ↑ RL 2-III/1186 20.2.43 Pg 3 Entry 33
- ↑ RL 2-III/1179 10.1.42, Pg 4, Entries 53
- ↑ RL 2-III/1179 10.1.42, Pg 4, Entries 53
- ↑ RL 2-III/1179 10.1.42, Pg 4, Entries 53
- ↑ RL 2-III/1179 10.1.42, Pg 4, Entries 52
- ↑ RL 2-III/1179 10.1.42, Pg 4, Entries 52
- ↑ RL 2-III/1179 10.1.42, Pg 4, Entries 53
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