[Larry deZeng]

Michael -

No, but the Geschwaderstab was almost always (read 95% of the time) co-located with one of its Gruppen. You can look at the information below and make your own guess which of the three Gruppen it accompanied during April 1945. My guess would be I. Gruppe because it and the Geschwaderstab were both at Fürstenwalde at the end of March and the first part of April. Remember, the Luftwaffe units deployed along the Oder Front did not move around much between the second half of March and 16 April when the Russians began their massive offensive to take Berlin. That was because of the fuel shortage and the relative stability along the Oder Front at that time.

I./SG 1
29 Mar 45: still at Fürstenwalde.
Apr 45: at Berlin-Gatow until 26 April engaged in the final defense of the capital. In addition to its normal fighter-bomber missions, the Gruppe was even called upon to drop supply containers over the city. After 26 April, withdrew west via airfields in Mecklenburg. [Jet & Prop magazine – Heft (issue) 3/1996:52.]
May 45: transferred to Flensburg in Schleswig-Holstein and disbanded there during the first week of May. [Dierich-op cit.]


II./SG 1
29 Mar 45: Werneuchen. [T-321 roll 50 frame 876 (Lfl.6 documents.]
26 Apr 45: at Flensburg in Schleswig-Holstein. [T-321 roll 114 frame 023.]
May 45: disbanded at Flensburg at the beginning of May. [Dierich-op cit.]


III./SG 1
29 Mar 45: Oranienburg (1. Fliegerdivision). [AFHRA Maxwell: decimal 512 (British Air Ministry) German document Ia Nr. 280/45; T-321 roll 50 frame 876 (Lfl.6 documents.]
Apr 45: at Barth, Neubrandenburg and Wismar, all north and northwest of the Berlin area. [Dierich-op cit.]
5 Apr 45: FW 190D from the Gruppenstab FTR from operations in the Zelliner area/65 km ENE of Berlin, 100%, pilot MIA.
26 Apr 45: now at Flensburg-Weiche in Schleswig-Holstein. [Dierich-op cit.]
May 45: disbanded at Flensburg-Weiche at the beginning of May. [Dierich-op cit.]

L.