[Larry deZeng]

Fliegerhorstkommandantur E 22/XII
Formed c.26 August 1939 (mobilization) at Ailertchen as Fl.H.Kdtr. (E) Ailertchen. Renamed Fl.H.Kdtr. E 22/XII c.Mar 40.
12 Jun 40: Attigny emergency landing ground/48 km NE of Reims.
16 Jul 40: Orléans-Bricy under Koflug 2/XIII (Orléans).
Nov 40: Orléans-Bricy under Koflug 2/XIII (Orléans). Reorganized and upgraded to an A-Horst in fall 1940.
May 41: Orléans-Bricy under Koflug 2/XIII (Orléans).
1942: Orléans-Bricy.
c. Jan 43: re-designated Fl.H.Kdtr. A 204/XII at Orléans-Bricy.
FpN: (L 32183)
Kommandant:
Hptm. Julius-Theodor Jansen ( ? - Aug 40)
Maj. Gustav Scheller (Aug 40 - May 41)
Oberst Rudolf von Katte (May 41 - ? ) 8/41
Maj. Erwin Ritter von Vogl ( ? - ? ) 10/41
Oberst Franz Fehring (Apr 42 - Jan 43)

A Fliegerhorstkommandantur (air base or airfield station command) was responsible for running the facilities of an airfield, e.g., administration, servicing and repair work, flight operations and control, base security, ammunition and fuel storage, minor construction work, billeting, base motor pool and garages, messhalls, etc. They came in different sizes. This one, an E-Horst-Kdtr., had about 260 Luftwaffe officers and men, plus 3,943 civilian employees who worked on the base (Orléans-Bricy). In addition to the 260 of the Fl.H.Kdtr., specialized Luftwaffe units could be attached to the Horst-Kdtr. to reinforce its capabilities. These could be Flak units, heavy maintenance/repair units, hangar construction units, transport columns, etc.


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P.S. Thank you for asking a question about the Luftwaffe that wasn't about fighter zoom-zooms! As you may have noticed, fighters and everything about them comprises about 99.99% of the discussion here. It is soooo refreshing to have a question about something else for a change!