Verbindungsstaffel 2

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Verbindungsstaffel 2

(Unit Code: ?)


Formation. (May - Jun 41)

No information as to exact date and place of formation found in the primary documentation, but a published source states that it was set up at Fp. Berlin-Schönwalde in April 1941. [1]


Norway and South Russia. (c. Jun 41 - c. Apr 43)

22 Jun 41: Fw 58 damaged in accident near Kirkenes/N Norway, 10%.[2]

10 Oct 41: Ar 96 force landed near Stavanger/SW Norway, 65%.

24 Nov 41: Norway directly under Luftflotte 5.[3]

1 Dec 41: Verbindungsstaffel 2 arrived at Heiligenbeil/East Prussia this date on a flight from Oslo with 7 Fw 58s.[4]

Dec 41: according to the Feldpost Directory, the Staffel was disbanded in late fall 1941 and then re-established in spring 1942 (25 Apr 42) with the same designation. This probably occurred at an airfield in Germany.[5]

18 Nov 42: at Pyatigorsk/North Caucasia under Luftflotte 4.[6]

Jan 43: now based at Krasnodar under Luftflotte 4. The Staffel had 4 Ju 52s and 4 Fi 156 Störche and had been attached to the Technische-Brigade-Mineralöl since the latter arrived in North Caucasia. [7]

2 Feb 43: Luftwaffengruppe Kuban issued orders for this unit, located at Bagerowo/Crimea, for 3 Feb 1943 as follows - He 111 start at dusk for Slavyanskaya on the Kuban Peninsula. Report after arrival to Ia op 1 Luftwaffengruppe Kuban.[8]

Mar – Apr 43: disbanded.


FpN:(L 31453, then L 10887)


Staffelkapitän:

(not found)



© H.L. deZeng IV, 2024


References

  1. N.Kannapin-Feldpostübersicht; mention of Staffel in various German documents; 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.
  2. BA-MA Freiburg: RL 2 III Meldungen über Flugzeugunfälle…..(Loss Reports – LRs).
  3. NARA WashDC: RG 242/T-312 roll 1033, frame 206.
  4. BA-MA Freiburg: Signatur RL 20/47-51.
  5. N.Kannapin-op cit.
  6. PRO London: AIR 40/1980.
  7. TsAMO 500/12476/Akte 3/109 and 138.
  8. A.Mitchell: [1]

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