KGr 100

[ArtieBob]

I have seen several references to this unit during the Norwegian campaign, but have found no information as to its origin, mission, etc. Can anyone give me a pointer for material on the April-May 1940 period for this unit? Thanks in advance,

ArtieBob

[edNorth]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kampfgruppe_100
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kampfgeschwader_100

[Graham Boak]

Kenneth Wakefield did a book on this unit which covered the Norwegian campaign.

K Wakefield 'First pathfinders: KG 100' (Kimber 1981)

He also did a book called Pfadfinder: Luftwaffe Pathfinder Operations over Britain, which extended his earlier work.

[Andrew Arthy]

Hi Art,

I did a quick check of British National Archives file HW 5/1, and there is at least one reference to the unit, from 17 April 1940. It mentioned an aircraft marked '6N + GK' landing at Oslo at 11:30 on that day, after flying from the unit's base at Lüneberg.

I'd assume that there would be more references to the Gruppe in ULTRA.

Cheers,
Andrew A.
Air War Publications - www.airwarpublications.com

[Larry deZeng]

Balke, Ulf. Kampfgeschwader 100 “Wiking”: Eine Geschichte aus Kriegstagebüchern, Dokumenten und Berichten 1934-1945. Stuttgart: Motorbuch Verlag, 1981. ISBN: 3-87943-772-6. Hb. Dj. 479p. Illus. Maps. Numerous appendices. Bibliography.

de Zeng, Henry L. IV and Douglas G. Stankey. Bomber Units of the Luftwaffe 1933-1945: A Reference Source. Volume 2. Hersham/Surrey: Ian Allan Publishing Ltd, March 2008. ISBN: (10) 1 903223 87 3. Hb. Dj. 204p. Profusely illustrated. Copious source notes. Color art work. Glossary/Abbreviations. Index.

The deZeng/Stankey work actually has quite good coverage of Kampfgruppe 100's formation on 26 August 1938 through the Norwegian Campaign.

L.