[John Vasco]

Larry,
Whereas individual Staffeln usually kept to themselves, officers, particularly post-holding officers, would frequently be in contact with others in similar positions to themselves, and to senior officers. That, I think, was a necessary prerequisite in the planning of combat missions in the early part of the war, at least. No surprise, therefore, that the Staka of one Gruppe would be seen with the Gr. Kdr. of another.