[VtwinVince]

I think the timing of when during the war an officer was appointed as Staffelkapitaen might be noteworthy. I can only comment on my uncle's experiences, as he underwent a Lehrgang at the Fliegeruebungsstelle Frankfurt\Oder before the outbreak of war. Perhaps later in the war officers with suitable front-line experience were made Staffelkapitaen without the requisite Lehrgang.