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KGr. z.b.V. 105

Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 105

(Unit Code: G6+)


Formation. (Mar 40)

Formed on or about 15 March 1940 at Kiel-Holtenau using crews taken from the multi-engine training schools. The Gruppe was intended to be a provisional formation for use in the forthcoming occupation of Denmark and Norway that commenced on 9 April 1940. On formation, the Gruppe was equipped with Ju 52s and a hodge-podge of large capacity, long-range transports including 1 Junkers G 38, 11 Ju 90s and 8 Fw 200Bs, the latter of which were taken over from Deutsche Lufthansa.[1]


Denmark, Norway and West. (Mar 40 - Jun 40)

9 Apr 40: at Kiel-Holtenau - airlifted the ground component of Küstenfliegergruppe 506 to Trondheim/C Norway in 5 Fw 200s and the single G 38 as well as other personnel to Oslo-Fornebu in Ju 52s. That afternoon, 11 Ju 52s were used to fly a Flughafenbetriebskompanie (airfield servicing company) and fuel to Stavanger-Sola/SW Norway.[2]

10-15 Apr 40: transported reinforcements to South Norway and to Trondheim through mid-April, and then carried out supply-dropping flights to Narvik. In the first three days of the campaign (9 to 11 April), the Gruppe reported just 3 Ju 52s damaged.[3]

30 Apr 40: departed Norway and returned to Kiel-Holtenau.[4]

5 May 40: transferred from Kiel to Magdeburg-East.[5]

7 May 40: 1. Staffel returned to Norway to fly supply missions to Narvik with KGr. z.b.V. 106.[6]

10 May 40: took part in the attack on France and the Low Countries beginning this date making transport flights into Holland and then into France.[7]

7 Jun 40: Ju 52 crashed near Koblenz after taking off, 100%.

7 Jun 40: Ju 52 hit the ground and crashed near Charleville-Mézières/E France, 100%.

17 Jun 40: Ju 52 crashed after taking off from Mannheim-Stadt (Mannheim-Ostheim), 85%.

Jun 40: deactivated during the second half of June with the aircraft and crews returned to the authority of the Chef d. Ausbildungswesens (Chief of Training).[8]


Balkans. (Mar 41 - Jun 41)

Mar 41: reactivated, and on 24 March based at Altenburg/Thuringia.[9]

31 Mar 41: Ju 52 crash landed at Kecskemét/C Hungary, 30%.

31 Mar 41: Ju 52 crash landed at Zwölfaxing near Vienna, 15%.

23 Apr 41: Ju 52 (G6+KP) crashed near Sofia/Bulgaria to unknown causes, 100%, 4 KIA.

14 May 41: at Tanagra/42 km NNW of Athens under KG z.b.V. 3 (XI. Fliegerkorps) for the airborne and air-landing assault on Crete (Operation Merkur).[10]

20 May 41: on the first day of the assault, the Gruppe was part of the wave of 150 Ju 52s that dropped Fallschirmjäger-Rgt. 3 around Canea on the north coast of Crete. KGr. z.b.V. 105 played a continuing role in the campaign for the next two weeks.[11]

3 Jun 41: for the 14 May to 3 June statistical period covering the assault on Crete, the Gruppe reported the loss of 6 Ju 52s plus another 18 damaged.


Russia. (Jun 41 - Apr 43)

Jun 41: returned to Germany for rest and refit. During the first several months of the campaign in Russia that commenced on 22 June the Gruppe reportedly operated from a base in Romania, but this cannot be confirmed as it does not appear to be mentioned in the surviving documents nor in the Loss Reports..[12]

7 Sep 41: Ju 52 shot down by fighters near Unecha/SW of Bryansk and another severely damaged, 2 KIA and 4 WIA.

Oct – Nov 41: operating from Orsha, transported fuel, ammunition and supplies to fighter, dive-bomber and tank units spearheading the advance on Moscow (Operation Taifun).[13]

8 Oct 41: 3. Staffel Ju 52 shot down near Orel, 100%, 1 WIA.

12 Oct 41: Ju 52 shot down by a Russian fighter near Orel, 100%, crew safe.

18 Oct 41: Ju 52 crashed at Fp. Orsha due to bad weather, 100%, 2 WIA.

25 Nov 41: transferred to Dnepropetrovsk-North in Ukraine to provide transport support for Luftflotte 4.[14]

14 Dec 41: still at Dnepropetrovsk-North.[15]

11 Jan 42: man belonging to 1. Staffel WIA during a Russian air attack on Fp. Rzhev.

18 Jan 42: man from the Gruppe KIA by infantry fire near Fp. Dugino.

25 Jan 42: 2 Ju 52s bombed on the ground at Fp. Smolensk-North, both 90%.

8 Feb 42: Ju 52 (G6+GV) reported missing on flight between Yukhnov and Smolensk, 100%, 5 MIA.

20 Feb 42: based at Vitebsk directly under VIII. Fliegerkorps.[16]

24 Feb 42: Ju 52 shot down by a fighter near Rzhev, 100%, 1 KIA and 1 MIA.

26 Feb 42: elements transferred from Vitebsk to Pskov-South for the Demyansk airlift.[17]

Mar 42: elements at Pskov-South for the Demyansk airlift.[18]

1 Apr 42: reassigned from VIII. Fliegerkorps to O.Qu./Luftwaffenkommando Ost, which came into existence this date. This subordination continued until the Gruppe departed the central sector of the Eastern Front at the end of November.[19]

21 May 42: Ju 52 (G6+OQ) failed to return to Smolensk from a mission, 100%, 1 KIA and 3 MIA.

29 May 42: still based at Smolensk.

9 Jul 42: Ju 52 destroyed on the ground during a low-level enemy attack on Fp. Demyansk, 100%.

5 Aug 42: Ju 52 bombed on the ground at Fp. Dugino, 100%.

21 Aug 42: 2 Ju 52s bombed on the ground at Fp. Vyazma-South, both 100%.

28 Aug 42: Ju 52 crashed at Fp. Orsha-South, 100%, 2 KIA and 2 WIA.

Sep – Oct 42: possibly refitting in Germany.

Nov 42: still at Orsha-South.[20]

28 Nov 42: 2 Ju 52s (G6+CY, HZ) shot down by AA fire southwest of Stalingrad, both 100%, 10 MIA.

7 Dec 42: Ju 52 (G6+DX) failed to return from operations in the Stalingrad area, 100%, 4 MIA.

4 Jan 43: Ju 52 (G6+GX) destroyed at Stalingrad-Pitomnik - cause not reported, 100%, 3 MIA.

Jan 43: South Russia assigned to Luftflotte 4.[21]

Feb 43: South Russia assigned to Luftwaffenkdo. Don.[22]

21 Mar 43: Ju 52 crash landed at Fp. Minsk-South, 30%.

13 Apr 43: a few of the Gruppe’s Ju 52s were reported to be operating from Zhitomir/W Ukraine.[23]

20 Apr 43: 2 ground servicing personnel belonging to the Gruppe reported WIA at Fp. Orsha.

1 May 43: renamed I./TG 4, probably in Germany (Schönwalde?).[24]


FpNs:Gruppenstab (L 35528, L 35854)

Staffel (L 21807, L 36727)

Staffel (same as Gruppenstab)

Staffel (same as Gruppenstab)

Staffel (L 09418)



Kommandeur:

Maj. Dannenberg? (c. 15 Mar 40 - ? )

Maj. Reinhard („Richard“) Wenning (acting?) (Feb 41 - May 41)

Hptm./Maj. Kurt Schneidenberger ( ? - ? ) 1940-42

Obstlt. Emil Deffner (DKG) ( ? - ? ) 3/42

Maj.d.R. Emil Herbst ( ? - ? ) 1942

Hptm. Dr.(jur.) Hermann (Ernst-Hermann Mersmann, RK ( ? - ? ) 1942

Obstlt. Josef Kögl (acting) (26 Aug 42 - 12 Oct 42)

Maj. Rüdiger Jakob (acting?) (c. Oct 42 - 1 May 43)


Also see:

BONIN, Jürgen-Oskar, Oblt. Beobachter. MIA.

BRAMBACH, Hans-Hermann, Hptm.

BRUNNER, Edwin, Hptm. Staka 2./KGr.z.b.V. 105.

DICKEL, Friedrich, Oblt.d.R.

EHRHARDT, Fridemar Freiherr von, Oblt.d.R.

FISCHER, Paul, Lt.(Kr.O.).

GEISLER, Kurt Karl, Hptm. RK. Pilot.

GRANDE, Horst, Oblt.

GRONS, Josef, Hptm. Staka 1./KGr.z.b.V. 105.

GSPALTL, Rudolf, Lt.

HAGEMANN, Günter, Oblt. Pilot.

HEGENBART (HEGENBARTH), Robert, Hptm. Pilot.

HEYER, Herbert, Maj.

KOSACK (KOSAK?), Hans? Werner?, Hptm.

MEINECKE, Ulrich, Hptm. Pilot.

POTTKERK, Franz, Oblt. WIA.

SIEBÖRGER, Hugo, Oblt. MIA.

SPANIEL, Wilhelm, Oblt. Pilot.

STAHNKE Karl-Heinz, Fw./Ofw. Pilot.

STUMPF, Oskar, Oblt.

THOMESCHAT, Hans-Joachim, Oblt. Staka 3./KGr.z.b.V. 105.

WENDORFF, Kurt Günter Ernst, Hptm.

ZANDER, Hans, Hptm./Maj.




© by Henry L. deZeng IV (Work in Progress, 2022).

(1st Draft 2022)

Images

Emblem 2 KGrzbv 105.jpg Emblem of 2./KGrzbV 105

Bergen.jpg A Ju 52 0f KGrzbV 105 over Norway

105.jpg A Ju 52 of KGrzbV 105


Additional Notes and Losses

19.4.42: Omelita, Ju 52 (W.Nr. 3047) emergency landing caused by enemy fire, 50%. 1 wounded.[25]

24.4.42: Near Jelnja, Ju 52 (W.Nr. 6784) hit the ground, 100 %. 3 killed and 1 injured.[26]

25.4.42: Witebsk, Ju 52 (W.Nr. 7033) crashlanding, 35%.[27]

28.4.42: Near Sibecz, Ju 52 (W.Nr. 6365) lost to a fighter attack, 100%. Crew of 4 killed.[28]

Personnel

Buesgen, Bernhard, Fw. (B) – KIA 28.4.42[29]

Herkenrath, Hans, Fw. (Bm) – KIA 28.4.42[30]

Horlebein, Heinrich, Uffz. (F) – Killed 24.4.42[31]

Hugger, Ernst, Ofw. (F) – KIA 28.4.42[32]

Kramme, Josef, Uffz. (Bf) – Killed 24.4.42.[33]

Maurer, ?, Fw. (F) – WIA 19.4.42[34]

Vierheller, Heinz, Uffz. (Bf) – KIA 28.4.42[35]

Weyer, Heinz, Uffz. (B) – Injured 24.4.42.[36]

Wittmeier, Stephan, Fw. (Bm) – Killed 24.4.42.[37]

References

  1. ↑ G.Tessin-Tes; W.Green-Warplanes of the Third Reich:224, 409; C.Shores et al-Fledgling Eagles: The Complete Account of Air Operations During the ‘Phony War’ and Norwegian Campaign, 1940:216.
  2. ↑ C.Shores-op cit:229; Jet & Prop magazine Helf (issue) 2/2002.
  3. ↑ C.Shores-op cit; BA-MA Freiburg: RL 2 III Meldungen über Flugzeugunfälle…..(Loss Reports – LRs).
  4. ↑ Jet & Prop magazine Helf (issue) 3/2002.
  5. ↑ Jet & Prop-op cit.
  6. ↑ Jet & Prop-op cit.
  7. ↑ G.Tessin-Tes; F.Morzik-German Air Force Airlift Operations:401.
  8. ↑ F.Morzik-op cit:401.
  9. ↑ NARA WashDC: RG 242/T-971 roll 19.
  10. ↑ C.Shores et al-Air War For Yugoslavia, Greece, and Crete 1940-41:337.
  11. ↑ C.Shores-op cit:347, 359 and 385.
  12. ↑ F.Morzik-op cit:401.
  13. ↑ [Kameradschaft Ehemaliger Transportflieger], Geschichte einer Transportflieger-Gruppe im II.Weltkrieg:110.
  14. ↑ PRO London: AIR 40/1968.
  15. ↑ AIR 40/1968.
  16. ↑ NARA WashDC: RG 242/T-312 roll 166, frame 526.
  17. ↑ F.Morzik-op cit:147.
  18. ↑ F.Morzik-op cit.
  19. ↑ RG 242/T-312 roll 175, frame 575.
  20. ↑ LR evidence.
  21. ↑ G.Tessin-op cit.
  22. ↑ F.Morzik-op cit:211.
  23. ↑ PRO London: AIR 40 Air Ministry intelligence documents.
  24. ↑ G.Tessin-Tes; N.Kannapin-Feldpostübersicht.
  25. ↑ RL2-III/1180 28.4.42 pg 6 entry 64.
  26. ↑ RL2-III/1180 26.4.42 pg 3 entry 22.
  27. ↑ RL2-III/1180 29.4.42 pg 6 entry 84.
  28. ↑ RL2-III/1180 30.4.42 pg 5 entry 50.
  29. ↑ RL2-III/1180 30.4.42 pg 5 entry 50.
  30. ↑ RL2-III/1180 30.4.42 pg 5 entry 50.
  31. ↑ RL2-III/1180 26.4.42 pg 3 entry 22.
  32. ↑ RL2-III/1180 30.4.42 pg 5 entry 50.
  33. ↑ RL2-III/1180 26.4.42 pg 3 entry 22.
  34. ↑ RL2-III/1180 28.4.42 pg 6 entry 64.
  35. ↑ RL2-III/1180 30.4.42 pg 5 entry 50.
  36. ↑ RL2-III/1180 26.4.42 pg 3 entry 22.
  37. ↑ RL2-III/1180 26.4.42 pg 3 entry 22.


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