Lw. Bau-Rgt. 4/XIII
Luftwaffen-Bauregiment 4/XIII
Formation and History
Formed c. 1 August 1940 as a headquarters and Stab (staff) to command attached Luftwaffe Bau (construction) units. Place of formation not found, but almost certainly in Luftgau XIII (Central Germany centred on Nürnberg). [1]
Jun 41: Stab at Siedlce/East Poland building, improving and repairing airfields in preparation for the German attack on Russia.[2]
Sep 41: Stab now at Bialystok/NE Poland with the same mission. [3]
1942: believed to have remained in Russia.
1 Jan 43: disbanded approximately this date. [4]
FpN: L 14182.
Kommandeur:
Obstlt. Ernst Schmidt-Oswald (1 Aug 40 - ? ) 6/41
Oberst Hans Marty ( ? - 1 Aug 42)
Oberst Georg Zietlow (1 Aug 42 - 1 Jan 43)
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