[John Vasco]

Stig,

a) was the individual who took over the Staffel/Gruppe/Geschwader leaders role, when ,for some reason, nobody had officially been appointed to this position,
This is 'Stellvertreter', as I outlined in an earlier post with regard to Erprobungsgruppe 210 during the Battle of Britain. I thought I had made it clear enough (via info from Wolfgang Schenck).


b) was the individual appointed to lead the unit in the air
This was 'Staffelführer, as I outlined in an earlier post with regard to Erprobungsgruppe 210 during the Battle of Britain. I thought I had made it clear enough (via info from Wolfgang Schenck).

Or maybe Oberstleutnant Schenck, who flew in the Polish campaign and then in every single theatre of the rest of the war, ending the war as Inspector of Jet Fighters, got it wrong with what he told me. Somehow, I just don't think he did.