Luftgaustab z.b.V. 20
Luftgaustab z.b.V. 20
(FpN: L 40019)
Kommandeur:
Gen.Maj. Karl-Albrecht Mensching (1 Apr 41 - Oct 41)
Formation and History. (Apr 41 - Oct 41)
Formed about April 1941, possibly at Warsaw, for the attack on the Soviet Union beginning 22 June 1941. In June, the Stab was in Warsaw attached to Luftgaukommando II and assigned to the forward support of VIII. Fliegerkorps/Luftflotte 2 during the advance from northeast Poland into Belorussia along the line Bialystok, Minsk and Smolensk. When VIII. Fliegerkorps was reassigned from Luftflotte 2 to Luftflotte 1 on 3 August 1941, Luftgaustab z.b.V. 20’s mission was gradually taken over by Luftgaustab z.b.V. 1 and it was disbanded by early October 1941.[1]
© by Henry L. deZeng IV (Work in Progress).
(1st Draft 2023)
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References
- ↑ G.Tessin-Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939-1945, Teil 14: Die Luftstreitkräfte (Osnabrück, 1980); K.Mehner/R.Teuber - Die deutsche Luftwaffe 1939-1945: Führung und Truppe (Norderstedt: 1993); N.Kannapin - Die deutsche Feldpostübersicht 1939-1945, 3 Bde (I – III) (Osnabrück, 1980-82); NARA WashDC: RG 242 (T-321 roll 12/frames 119-55).