Kurierstaffel 6

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Kurierstaffel 6


Formation. (Aug 39)

Ordered formed c. 26 August 1939 with 6 aircraft for assignment to AOK 1 at Bad Kreuznach.[1]


Poland?, West and South Russia. (Sep 39 - Oct 43)

30 Aug 40: Belgium/NE France area assigned to Koluft AOK 16 and assigned to support XXXXI. Armeekorps (mot), which was on standby for Operation “Seelöwe” (Sealion), the planned invasion of England.[2]

Apr 41: reassigned to Koluft/AOK 17. [3]

21 Jun 41: attack on the Soviet Union assigned to Koluft/AOK 17.[4]

30 Jun 41: Fi 156 (BV+GJ) crashed in SE Poland – no details, 100%, pilot killed.[5]

25 Sep 41: W 34 crash landed at Fp. Uman/W Ukraine, 40%, 1 injured.

27 Oct 41: Ju 52 struck an obstacle at Fp. Breslau-Gandau, 80%, 4 injured.

25 Jan 42: Bü 131 demolished at Fp. Lozovaya/105 km NE of Dnepropetrovsk to prevent it from falling into enemy hands, 100%.

17 May 42: Fi 156 shot down by a fighter at Ivanopolye/51 km N of Stalino in the Donets Basin, 100%, 2 WIA.

10 Jun 42: Fw 58 strafed on the ground during low-level enemy raid on Fp. Artemovsk in the Donets Basin, 100%.

6 Aug 42: Fi 156 force landed at Fp. Rostov due to technical problems, 40%, pilot injured.

Jan 43: still assigned to AOK 17.

6 Jan 43: Fi 156 damaged undercarriage at Nevinnomyssk/44 km S of Stavropol in North Caucasia, 50%.

15 Jun 43: a pilot from the Staffel reported WIA during a Russian air attack on Kerch in Eastern Crimea.

1-15 Oct 43: still in South Russia - renamed 21./Fliegerverbindungsgeschwader 2.[6]


FpN:(L 28998)


Staffelkapitän:

Hptm./Maj. Kurt Obst ( ? - ? ) 2/43


Also see (in: “Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries”, at website www.ww2.dk)

(none found)



© H.L. deZeng IV, 2024

References

  1. W.Dierich-Verbände der Luftwaffe; N.Kannapin-Feldpostübersicht.
  2. NARA WashDC: RG 242/T-312 document.
  3. Rosch, Barry C. Luftwaffe Support Units: Units, Aircraft, Emblems and Markings 1933-1945. Luftwaffe Colours/Classic Colours series. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing, 2009. ISBN: (10) 1 903223 64 4.
  4. T-312 microfilm.
  5. BA-MA Freiburg: RL 2 III Meldungen über Flugzeugunfälle…..(Loss Reports – LRs).
  6. W.Dierich-op cit.; N.Kannapin-op cit.

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