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Old 19th July 2023, 07:30
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Re: Which staffel of KG 26 in Romania fall 1941 ?

Based on the two references that I checked, it's 6. Staffel.

According to Steenbeck's "Die Spur des Löwen":
  • I./KG 26 was based in Norway for the entire period from Jan 1941 to Nov 1942.
  • II./KG 26 was based at Eleusis and Iraklion (aka Heraklion) from May to Nov 1941, with 6./KG 26 being relocated to Zilistea at the end of Aug 1941. (FYI, Zilistea is now known as Zilisteanca, and it's approx. 8 miles NE of Buzau.)

I also checked Larry deZeng's excellent "Luftwaffe Airfields 1935-1945" compilation at http://www.ww2.dk/lwairfields.html, which states that 6./KG 26 was actually based at Buzau airfield in late 1941, not Zilistea.

(Although Zilistea was one of the largest and busiest German airfields in Romania, I would tend to go with Larry's research, based on the comprehensive operational unit lists that he provides for each airfield.)

Hope that helps,
Leon Venter
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