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Now that TOCH is back among the living I can post my update relating to the LuftwaffeData Wiki.

Mods - you may decide to move this elsewhere.

Unfortunately, due to laziness on my part and an unhelpful web host I lost the separate site that held the Aufklgr.122 history and the Luftwaffedata Forum earlier this year. This was after having extra monies extracted from me for additional support due to me using "old" versions of php and mysql.

I had secure copies of most of the Wiki and all of the Aufkl.Gr. 122 history but not the Forum.

In event I decided to bite the bullet and signed up with a new web host (Krystal) that gives me much more "bang for my buck" - such things as automated back-ups, the ability to block unwanted IPs (such as crawlers and/or spammers) etc. I know the latter can be done via the hosts file but they provide an interface for this. In addition updates to the software (Mediawiki) are automatically installed.

Another by-product of this move is that the site is now https. Note that the site URL has changed slightly so if you have a bookmark you may need to update it. Being on the latest version of MediaWiki also provides me with more functionality.


Anyway, less rambling, www.luftwaffedata.co.uk is now back and contains most of the detail from the previous Wiki plus all of the Aufkl.Gr.122 History.

In addition there is a new section on Luftwaffe Construction Battalions ; updates have been applied to the AufklGr. 122 diary pages for the period Sep 1939 - Dec 1941; the format of the individual DEFE file pages has been changed and the pdfs, previously offered for download, no longer appear.

Over the coming weeks further updates will be applied to the Aufkl.Gr. 122 diary; other unit histories and the Glossary will be updated with some of the missing entries.

Thank you for reading this.

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During October updates have been applied to a number of pages within the LuftwaffeData Wiki

See the Updates page for a list of these.

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Hi Andy,

Good stuff - thanks for sharing the links.

Cheers,
Andrew A.
Air War Publications - www.airwarpublications.com/earticles

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So far in November there have been updates to the History of AufklGr. 122 and to the Bau Battalions.

The Updates page on the Wiki contains a fill list of additions and amendments.

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Further updates to the Bau Battalions pages.

Also updates to the following AufklGr.122 Diary pages - Aufkl. Gr. 122 Feb 1943; Aufkl. Gr. 122 Mar 1943; Aufkl. Gr. 122 Apr 1943 and Aufkl. Gr. 122 May 1943

See the Updates page for a full list of updated pages.

Thank you for reading this.

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Thanks for sharing, this is building up nicely.

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Hi Andy,

also, thanks for sharing.

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Updates to the following Aufklgr. 123 pages:-

Aufkl. Gr. 123 1939 - some operations during the invasion of Poland.

Aufkl. Gr. 123 1940 - 3(F)./123s involvement with the surrender of the Channel Islands.

Aufkl. Gr. 123 1941 - updates from the master document.

Thank you for reading this.

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Good Evening,

There have been further updates to the Luftwaffedata Wiki consisting of:-

Edits to Aufkl. Gr. 122 Jan 1943 and Aufkl. Gr. 122 Dec 1942‎‎ see the Updates page for full details.

Rebuilding the following pages with text provided by Larry deZeng:

1.(H)/10 Tannenberg‎, 2.(H)/10 Tannenberg, 3.(F)/10 Tannenberg‎, 4.(H)/10 Tannenberg‎, Stab./10‎ and Gruppenfliegerstab 10‎‎

In addition there is a revision of the Aufklärungsgruppe 10‎ index page.

Further updates will take place and be reported here.

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Good Evening,

Further updates have taken place on the LuftwaffeData Wiki.

These consist of :-

1. New pages for all Aufklärungsgruppe 11 units - texts kindly provided by H.L. deZeng IV.

2. New pages for all Aufklärungsgruppe 12 units - texts kindly provided by H.L. deZeng IV.

3. New page listing all of the Aufklärungsverbände unit histories held on the LuftwaffeData Wiki.

4. Minor changes to the sidebar menu structure - more changes to come.

Many thanks for reading this.

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Good Evening,

We start December with only nn shopping days to Christmas......

Updates to the LuftwaffeData Wiki have taken place. There are now new pages for Aufklärungsgruppe 13. As before text kindly provided by H.L. deZeng IV.

More to follow.

Thank you for reading.

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Good Evening,

There have been a few updates to the LuftwaffeData Wiki, these consist of:-

1. New Index page for Aufklärungsgruppe 14 this provides link to all of the subordinate units. Text for all of these pages kindly provided by H.L. deZeng IV.

2. New page for Aufklärungsgruppe 15. Text kindly provided by H.L. deZeng IV.

3. New Page for Aufklärungsgruppe 18. Text kindly provided by H.L. deZeng IV.

4. New Index page for Aufklärungsgruppe 21this provides link to all of the subordinate units. Text for all of these pages kindly provided by H.L. deZeng IV.

5. Aufklärungsverbände Unit Histories page updated with the above units/links.

6. Updates for a number of Lw.-Bau-Btl, see the Updates page for details.

7. Changes to the Demyansk and Kholm page regarding supply operations in early Apr 1942 and that for KGrzbV 5 with details of some sorties made to Kholm.

More to follow

Thank you for reading.

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Hello,

There have been quite a few recent updates to the Luftwaffedata Wiki.

1. Aufkl. Gr. 122: Oct 1943 and Nov 1943 have been updated with new information obtain, in the main, from DEFE3 files.

2. Aufkl. Gr. 123: Minor update to the 1940 page. Large DEFE3 based update to the 1942 page mainly for June 1942.

3. More entries added to the Additions and Losses section of the Nahaufklärungsstaffel 12./13 page.

4. New pages created for Aufklärungsgruppe 22 and its associated units. Text for these pages kindly provided by H.L. deZeng IV.

5. New pages created for Aufklärungsgruppe 23 and its associated units. Text for these pages kindly provided by H.L. deZeng IV.

6. New pages created for the following pre-war units: Aufklärungsgruppe 24; Aufklärungsgruppe 25; Aufklärungsgruppe 27 and Aufklärungsgruppe 28. Text for these pages kindly provided by H.L. deZeng IV.

7. New page for the short lived Aufklärungsgruppe (H) 30. Text for this page kindly provided by H.L. deZeng IV.

More to follow.

Thank you for reading.

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Good Morning,

There have been a few more updates to the LuftwaffeData Wiki over the Christmas break, these are:-

(1) New pages created for Aufklärungsgruppe 31 and its associated units. Text for these pages kindly provided by H.L. deZeng IV.

(2) New pages created for Aufklärungsgruppe 32 and its associated units. Text for these pages kindly provided by H.L. deZeng IV.

(3) Updates to the following personnel listings: Aufkl. Gr. 122 Personnel - 3 Staffel; Aufkl. Gr. 122 Personnel - 4 Staffel; Aufkl. Gr. 122 Personnel - 5 Staffel and Aufkl. Gr. 122 Personnel - 6 Staffel

(4) Updates to the following Aufklärungsgruppe 123 pages - Aufkl. Gr. 123 1940 updated with additional information for 28 Jul 1940 and Aufkl. Gr. 123 1942 a large amount of additional information added for June 1942.

(5) Update to Aufkl. Gr. 122 Nov 1944 regarding a loss on 22 Nov. Additional information kindly provided by Ulrch Habermann, nephew of Uffz. Siegfried Hagen (B) who was killed in the crash.

More to follow

Thank you for reading

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Happy New Year,

Since Christmas there have been a few more updates to the LuftwaffeData Wiki. These are:-

1. Updates for a number of Lw.-Bau-Btl, see the Updates page for details.

2. New pages created for Aufklärungsgruppe 33 and its associated units. Text for these pages kindly provided by H.L. deZeng IV.

3. New pages created for Aufklärungsgruppe 41 and its associated units. Text for these pages kindly provided by H.L. deZeng IV.

4. New addition to the Downloads page in the form of an article on the Junkers Ju 188 including a cutaway drawing.

More to follow

Thank you for reading

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Good Morning,

In the last 10 days the following updates have been applied to the LuftwaffeData Wiki:-

1. New pages created for the following pre-war units: Aufklärungsgruppe (H) 52; Aufklärungsgruppe 88; Aufklärungsgruppe 111; Aufklärungsgruppe 112; Aufklärungsgruppe 113; Aufklärungsgruppe 114 and Aufklärungsgruppe 115. Text for all of these pages kindly provided by H.L. deZeng IV.

2. New page created for N.J.Kdo. Bretagne containing all of the information that I have found so far.

3. New additions to the Downloads page (a) Tank's Second Iron - an article on the Fw 190 including cutaway drawing and cockpit layout diagram. (b) Dornier's Welterweight Bomber - an article on the Do 217 including a cutaway drawing of the Do 217K.

4. New pages created for Aufklärungsgruppe 121 and its associated units. Text for these pages kindly provided by H.L. deZeng IV.

5. Update to Aufkl. Gr. 122 Jun 1943 specifically personnel involved in a loss on 6 June 1943.

6. New pages created for Aufklärungsgruppe 124 (Pre-War); 1.(F)/124‎‎ and 2.(F)/124‎. Text for all of these pages kindly provided by H.L. deZeng IV.

More to follow.

Thank you for reading.

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Perhaps of interest to you series of pictures celebration Ju88 crew etc. Its an old post of mine so perhaps you have seen them. https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/thread...8#post-1267047

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Snauzer,

I missed that completely.

So thank you for highlighting it again.

Many thanks..

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Aufklärungsgruppe 121 Besatzung JU88 7A+KH crash 11.08.1940 POW Hofft Marzush Hacker https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/thread...4#post-1673005
3000. Feindflug Ehrung Pilot Helmut Sinn Aufklärungsgruppe 22 Stalino 1943 https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/thread...4#post-1676731

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Aufklarungsgruppe 123

https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/thread...6#post-1584668
https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/thread...7#post-1584696
https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/thread...7#post-1584698
https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/thread...7#post-1584703

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3. Staffel Aufklärungsgruppe 22 Dno Ostfront Russland https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/thread...0#post-1288411

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Snauzer,

Again many thanks

Here is another photo of Scheidig.

Took me a while to find this to upload. Received in the dim and distant past from Melvin Brown(less)

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There is more if ones searches for Aufklarungsgruppe in my picture threads.

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Frankreich Aufklärungsgruppe 123 1(F)/123 1000 feindflug ceremony. Series of pictures. https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/thread...3#post-1704651

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Good Morning,

In the last 10 days the following changes have been applied to the LuftwaffeData Wiki:

1. Updates for a number of Lw.-Bau-Btl, see the Updates page for details.

2.New pages created for Aufklärungsgruppe 125 and its associated units. Text for these pages kindly provided by H.L. deZeng IV.

3.New pages created for Aufklärungsgruppe 126 and its associated units. Text for these pages kindly provided by H.L. deZeng IV.


4.New pages created for Aufklärungsgruppe 127 (Pre-War)‎‎ and Aufklärungsgruppe 127 together with its associated units. Text for these pages kindly provided by H.L. deZeng IV.

5. Minor changes to Sonderstaffel Buschmann and NSGr 11 pages to cross reference to Aufklärungsgruppe 127

Thank you for looking.

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Good Morning,

Since the last update the following changes have been applied to the LuftwaffeData Wiki:

1. New pages created for Aufklärungsgruppe Ob.d.L. and its associated units. All text kindly provided by H.L. deZeng IV.

2. In addition the original Aufklärungsgruppe Ob.d.L. page which mainly contained Oberst Rowehl's history of Aufklärungsgruppe Ob.d.L. has been moved to Aufklärungsgruppe Ob.d.L. by Oberst Theodor Rowehl

3. Pages have been created for the following Aufklärungsverbände:-

Aufklärungsgruppe Afrika

Aufklärungslehrgruppe Jüterbog

Aufklärungslehrstab Jüterbog

Aufklärungsgruppe (H) Nord‎

Aufklärungsgruppe (H) Süd

Aufklärungsgruppe Thomas

Aufklärungsgruppe X. Fliegerkorps

All text kindly provided by H.L. deZeng IV.


More to follow.

Thank you for reading

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Andy / Larry

Thanks. I look forward to the upload of more of Larry's potted histories.

Steve

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Good evening,

Since the last update the following changes have been applied to the Luftwaffedata Wiki:-

1. Updates to Aufkl. Gr. 122 Dec 1943 and Aufkl. Gr. 122 Jan 1944‎ diary pages with information from DEFE3 files.

2. Additional notes added to 2.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 22 (2nd Formation) under the section called "Additional Notes and Losses". These have been derived from the AOK 11 KTB covering June and early July 1941.

3. New pages created for Fernaufklärungsgruppe 1; Stab./FAGr 1; 1.(F)/FAGr. 1; 2.(F)/FAGr. 1; Fernaufklärungsgruppe 2 and Stab./FAGr 2. Text for all of these pages kindly provided by H.L. deZeng IV.

4. Additional notes added to 2.(F)/11 (3rd Formation); 4.(F)/14‎; 3.(F)/31‎ and 3.(F)/121 (2nd Formation) under the section called "Additional Notes and Losses"‎ covering entries for 7th and 8th August 1940 from Luftflotte 3 Einzelmeldung.

More to follow.

Thank you for reading

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Good evening,

While we await the arrival of Eunice.....

Here are some updates to the Luftwaffedata Wiki that have taken place in the last week:-

1. Significant update to the Aufkl. Gr. 122 Feb 1944 diary page using DEFE3 derived information. Update to Aufkl. Gr. 122 Mar 1944 diary page using DEFE3 detail.

2. Updates to the Lw.-Bau-Btl. pages, see the Updates page for details.

3. New pages created for Fernaufklärungsgruppe 3; Stab./FAGr 3; Fernaufklärungsgruppe 4; Stab./FAGr 4; Fernaufklärungsgruppe 5; Stab./FAGr 5; 1.(F)/FAGr 5; 2.(F)/FAGr 5; 3.(F)/FAGr 5 and 4.(F)/FAGr 5. Text for all of these pages kindly provided by H.L. deZeng IV.

More to follow.

Many thanks for reading this.

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Good Morning,

Since the last update the following changes have taken place on the Luftwaffedata Wiki:

1. New page created for DEFE 3/10 containing the Luftwaffe entries transcribed from the corresponding National Archives DEFE3 file. This covers the decryption period between 5th December 1943 and 9th December 1943.

2. New pages created for Aufklärungsgruppe 100; Stab./100; 1.(F)/100; 2.(F)/100; 3.(F)/100; Aufklärungsgruppe 120 and 1.(F)/120. Text for all of these pages kindly provided by H.L. deZeng IV.

3. "Additional Notes and Losses" section added to 4.(F)/121 with entries for July 1940, information derived from Luftflotte 3 Einzelmeldung.

4. Update to the "Additional Notes and Losses" section in the 3.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 121 (2d Formation) page for items relating to July 1940, information derived from Luftflotte 3 Einzelmeldung.

5. A small change to the Lw.-Bau-Btl. 8/XII‎ page placing this unit at Karankut over a month earlier than previously identified.

6. Update to Aufkl. Gr. 123 1942 for 1 July - 10 July 1942 and 31 Dec 1942 all information from DEFE 3 files.

7. Update to Aufkl. Gr. 123 1940 for 5 Oct - 19 Oct 1940 - information from Luftflotte 3 Einzelmeldung.

More to follow.

Thank you for reading.

Additional information always welcome.

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Andy

Am I correct in thinking that you used to provide a downloadable PDF of the notes derived from each DEFE 3 file? I found these very helpful but can no longer see these. I appreciate it's not a massive amount of extra effort to create my own but just wondered as to the driver for this decision.

Steve

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Steve,

I still produce a pdf version but only distributed that via e-mail.

On the earlier site I suffered from issues related to some of the downloads.

If you would like the pdf version send me a pm with your e-mail address and I'll send you the file. (I have a Word version as well..)

Given that production of this one was delayed for nearly a year, due to other commitments, don't hold your breath waiting for the next one....

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Steve,

I have updated each of the individual DEFE 3 pages to now include a link to a pdf version of the notes.

Hope that this helps.

Thanks for reading

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Good morning,

Since the last full update the following changes have taken place on the Luftwaffedata Wiki:-

1. As indicated on my post of 25th Feb all of the DEFE3 pages have been updated to include links to downloadable pdf copies of the notes. Thanks to Steve Coates for drawing my attention to the lack of those pdf files since the new site had been built.

2. Update to Aufkl. Gr. 123 1943 for 4 to 10 Jan 1943 ; 11 Jan 1943; 13 Mar 1943; 23 to 26 Mar 1943 and 28 to 30 Mar 1943. Majority of the information derived from DEFE 3 files.

3. New page created in memory of Siegfried Hagen, a member of 6.(F)/122 who was lost in a crash on 22.11.44 - information and documents kindly supplied by Ulrich Habermann, Siegfried's nephew.

4. Update to Aufkl. Gr. 123 1942 for 24 Dec 1942 covering the loss of Fw Alois Ripplinger and Lt. Bernhard Frank - photo of Ripplinger included together with the 486 (NZ) Sqdn combat report. Thanks to Dave Wadman for the documents and the detail.

and last but not least -

5. New pages created for the Nahaufklärungsgruppen including Reconciliation of Formation Data; Staffeln Subordinated; Aufklärungsstaffeln - Disbandment & Redesignation and Nahaufklärungsgruppen - Reconciliation as of 5 July 1943. In addition pages for the following units have also been created - Nahaufklärungsgruppe 1; Stab/NAGr. 1; 1./NAGr. 1; 2./NAGr. 1; 3./NAGr. 1; Nahaufklärungsgruppe 2; Stab/NAGr. 2; 1./NAGr. 2; 2./NAGr. 2 and 3./NAGr. 2. All text kindly supplied by Larry de Zeng IV.

Many thanks for reading.

Additions and correction (with sources) always welcome.

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Andy

Thanks. Worked perfectly. I've downloaded the most recent file. I'll remain patient for the next one!

Steve

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Steve,

Many thanks for your support.

Will be uploading more changes in the coming weeks.

Work has started on the next DEFE3 file as well.

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Amazing work with the NAGr.! Thank you so much :)

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Schlageter,

Many thanks for the kind comments - the NAGr. is all Larry's work, I am just the means of getting it out there.

There is much more to come.

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Good Evening,

Since the last full update the following changes have taken place on the Luftwaffedata Wiki:-

1. Update to 2.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 11 (3d Formation) in the section "Additional Notes and Losses", new entries for 2, 3 and 5 Sep 1939. Information from https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org site.

2. Some updates and new pages under the Lw.-Bau-Btl. category, please see the Updates page for details.

3. Some while ago Adam Thomson supplied an image celebrating 3.(F)/122's 1500th Feindflug - I have finally added this to the Aufkl. Gr. 122 Aug 1942 page! Thanks Adam.

4. New pages created for Nahaufklärungsgruppe 3; Stab/NAGr. 3; 1./NAGr. 3; 2./NAGr. 3; Nahaufklärungsgruppe 4; Stab/NAGr. 4; 1./NAGr. 4; 2./NAGr. 4; 3./NAGr. 4 (1st Formation) and 3./NAGr. 4 (2nd Formation). All text kindly supplied by Larry de Zeng IV.

5. New pages created for Nahaufklärungsgruppe 5; Stab/NAGr. 5; 1./NAGr. 5; 2./NAGr. 5; Nahaufklärungsgruppe 6; Stab/NAGr. 6; 1./NAGr. 6 and 2./NAGr. 6. All text kindly supplied by Larry de Zeng IV.


Many thanks for reading.

Additions and corrections (with sources) always welcome.

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Andy / Larry

Much appreciated.

Steve