Stab./21 (2nd)
Stab/Aufkl.Gr. 21 (2d Formation)
Code: (P2 + )
Reestablished at the beginning of July 1940 in France, probably by re-designating a Koluft or by using cadre taken from one or more of them. Assigned to VIII. Fliegerkorps/Luftflotte 3 on 13 August 1940 with 21 Hs 126s (two Staffeln). Its mission during the air offensive against England (Battle of Britain) is not known, but it was probably being held in readiness in northern France in the event the planned invasion of Great Britain proved successful. The invasion was called off in autumn 1940 and the Stab was sent to Poland where it was renamed Gruppenfliegerstab 21 around March 1941.[1]
FpN:Stab/Aufkl.Gr.21 (L 39895).
Kommandeur:
Maj. Gerhard von Frantzius (15 Jul 40 - Oct 40)
Maj. Richard Wälde (Oct 40 - 23 Feb 42?)
© by Henry L. deZeng IV (Work in Progress). (1st Draft 2021)
References
- ↑ N.Kannapin - Die deutsche Feldpostübersicht 1939-1945, 3 Bde (I – III); U.Balke - Der Luftkrieg in Europa: Die Operativen Einsätze des Kampfgeschwader 2 im Zweiten Weltkrieg, 2 Bde, Teil I, p.411.