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D13-th_Mytzu 31st May 2005 02:16

Stalingrad order of battle
 
Can anyone please help me find out about Axis fighter groups that took part in Stalingrad battle untill 19 november 1942 ?

So far I know about Jg3 and JG52.

robert 31st May 2005 12:10

Re: Stalingrad order fo battle
 
Hi,


also I/JG53 took part in Battle over Stalingrad. From May`42 to Oktober`42. Alltogether the unit claimed some 918 victories and lost 26 pilots (2 KIA, 14 MIA, 2 POW, 8 WIA).


Regards

Robert

Andy Fletcher 31st May 2005 21:05

Re: Stalingrad order fo battle
 
Hi D13,

check out this link, you should be able to find what you are after.

http://www.ww2.dk/

(site is presently down at the moment 19:00)

Regards

Andy Fletcher

Jim Oxley 1st June 2005 00:52

Re: Stalingrad order fo battle
 
According to the "Luftwaffe Data Book", the following fighter units were assigned to Luftwaffe 4 for the Stalingrad offensive:

JG 3
JG 52
I./JG 53
JG 77
ZG 1
7./ZG 2

D13-th_Mytzu 1st June 2005 09:26

Re: Stalingrad order of battle
 
Thank you very much, I am still researching - you gave me good info so far to make my research.After I finish I will post it here just in case anyone else needs it.

BTW: where can I find a structure map of german units during 1942 (I am most interested to see Luftflotte 4).

D13-th_Mytzu 1st June 2005 21:45

Re: Stalingrad order of battle
 
Oxley, I managed to extract info for JG3, JG52 and JG53, but I have a problem with JG77: I looked at all JG77 units and between august and december 1942 none of them were present at Stalingrad (they were South of Stalingrad in Caucasus).Can you please direct me to a source where it says JG77 was present at Stalingrad ?

PS: is Krasnogwardeisk an airfield near Stalingrad ? it is the only one I wasn;t able to locate.

robert 1st June 2005 21:51

Re: Stalingrad order of battle
 
Hi,


Krasnogwardeisk and Siwerskaja were south west of Leningrad.


Regards


Robert

D13-th_Mytzu 2nd June 2005 00:31

Re: Stalingrad order of battle
 
Thank you Robert !

Jim Oxley 2nd June 2005 01:39

Re: Stalingrad order of battle
 
The information I posted is available in the book "The Luftwaffe Data Book", by Alfred Price.

It shows the OOB of Fighter Units in Luftwaffe 4 (as listed above) as of 27 July, 1942, at the start of the Summer Offensive. It wouldn't hold necessarily for the whole of the period you are looking at.

Gianandrea Bussi 2nd June 2005 14:08

Re: Stalingrad order of battle
 
The order of battle of the Lw in july 1942 published in "The Luftaffe data book" includes I and II/JG54 in both Luftflotte 1 and Luftwaffenkommando Ost.
The number of Bf.109 operated is different:
Luftflotte 1
I./JG 54 40 - 25
II./JG 54 40-28

Luftwaffenkommando Ost

I./JG 54 43- 27
II./JG 54 40-33

What's wrong?

Thanks.


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