Lw. Bau-Rgt. 4/XI

Luftwaffen-Bauregiment 4/XI

Formation and History

Formed c. 10 February 1940 as a headquarters and Stab (staff) to command attached Luftwaffe Bau (construction) units. Place of formation not found, but almost certainly in Luftgau XI (comprising most of the territory of northwest and north-central Germany, including the Provinces of Hannover, Oldenburg, Braunschweig, Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg).^[1]

15 Jul 41: Stab at Lublin-Swidnik airfield in South Poland.^[2]

Fall 41: moved forward and now at Vinnitsa/W Ukraine. ^[3]

1 Feb 42: Stab now in Kharkov under Luftgaukdo. Kiew. ^[4]

5 Apr 43: now in Berdichev/W Ukraine after withdrawing from Eastern Ukraine. ^[5]

1943: disbanded late spring/early summer 1943. ^[6]

FpN: L 12772.

Kommandeur:

Obstlt. August Rügemer (10 Feb 40 - Mar 40)

Maj. Richard Exner (29 Mar 40 - Jul 40)

Oberst Eduard Probst (1 Aug 40 - ? )

Oberst Gustav Hartig (Sep 42 - Sep 42)

Obstlt. Paul Voss ((Sep 42 - ? )

References

↑ Tessin-Luftwaffe; Kannapin – FpÜ
↑ BA-MA Freiburg, Signatur RL 20 files 281-84
↑ NARA Record Group 242 Microcopy T-312 roll 1156 frame 960
↑ NARA Record Group 242 Microcopy T-312 roll 1156 frame 960
↑ BA-MA Freiburg, Signatur RL 20 files 274-77
↑ Kannapin – FpÜ

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[1] Tessin-Luftwaffe; Kannapin – FpÜ

[2] BA-MA Freiburg, Signatur RL 20 files 281-84

[3] NARA Record Group 242 Microcopy T-312 roll 1156 frame 960

[4] NARA Record Group 242 Microcopy T-312 roll 1156 frame 960

[5] BA-MA Freiburg, Signatur RL 20 files 274-77

[6] Kannapin – FpÜ

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