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Re: Kdo.Flug.Ber. Kirkenes 1941
It was not at all unusual for a Kdo.Flugh.Ber. to have 1 or more Fi 156 or similar aircraft during the earlier part of the war. They were used for courier and liaison purposes. Each of these had an authorized strength of 44 officers, officials (Beamten), NCOs and men, mostly officers and officials. At peak, there were about 112 of them.
Koflug 26/III
Formed spring 1941 at Kirkenes/N Norway by renaming Kdo. Flughafenbereich Kirkenes (formed November-December 1940). Subordinated to Luftgaukdo. Norwegen and then Luftgaustab z.b.V. 1. Exercised command and control over airfields in the region around Kirkenes.
1 Jul 43: Kirkenes - subordinated: Fl.H.Kdtr. A 208/III (Kirkenes), Fl.H.Kdtr. E 5/N (Nautsi), Fl.H.Kdtr. E 19/XI (Salmijärvi), Fl.H.Kdtr. E 23/III (Petsamo), Fl.Pl.Kdo. A 132/XI (Kirkenes-See).
Oct 44: withdrew from Kirkenes during the first half of October pausing briefly in the Banak area before returning to Germany. Last reported in the Dresden-Leipzig-Delitzsch area under Befehlsstelle Dresden/Luftgaukdo. III during 1945. Its FpN was never deleted, so it presumably continued in service to the end of the war.
FpN: (L 04191)
Kommandant:
Oberst Maximilian Müller (Dec 40 - Dec 41)
Oberst Ludwig Hasslauer (Jan 42 - Jun 43)
Gen.Maj. Maximilian Müller (26 Jun 43 - 31.01.45)
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