Re: formation date of 13./JG77

[Danny152]

Can anyone please tell me the exact date in June 1941 when 13./JG77 was formed?

Thanks

Danny

[Nick Beale]

Bundesarchiv RL 10/305 is the JG 77 war diary for 16 May–16 july 1941. It's digitised so you can view it online or download it.

[Danny152]

Thanks Nick, will take a look.

Thanks

Danny

[igorrB]

Originally Posted by Nick Beale

Bundesarchiv RL 10/305 is the JG 77 war diary for 16 May–16 july 1941. It's digitised so you can view it online or download it.

Stab JG 77 commanded that period only II and III./JG 77. Nothing about units in Norway.

Mombeek say about 13./JG 77 for first time 1.6.41. In ULTRA-interseption 13./JG 77 first revelled 8.8.41m when Bf.109 from that staffel crushed near Stavanger, but in GQ loss list first Bf.109T from 13./JG 77 was 1.7.41.
In Gliederung LF 5 on 25.8.41 13./JG 77 listed in Sola with 9 Bf.109T

[Seaplanes]

The formation of 13./J.G.77 was first mentioned in Einsatzbereitschaftsmeldung in BA/MA RL 2 III/713 dated 07.06.1941. It was made possible because of the arrival of many Bf 109T aircraft to J.G.77 at this time. In October 1941 the 13./J.G.77 in Southern Norway was redesignated 1./J.G.77 and 1./J.G.77 in the north was redesignated 13./J.G.77. (This looks more and more like an episode of "Soap" if you remember. Why make it easy if you can do it complicated)

[igorrB]

Many of 1./JG 77 pilots disappeared from Finland front at autumn. Including Carganico, Dahmer, Muller, Salwender etc. Losses and victories made by another people - Senoner, Ehrler. So it looks like there was no redesignation but exchange of staffeln