4.(H)/23 subordination during Apr.-Jun.43

[Larry deZeng]

Hi Andrey,

Here is a little more:

2./NAGr. 5
(Unit Code U2+)

Formation. (August 1943)
Ordered formed in August 1943 at Herzogenaurach/Bavaria (ex-4.(H)/Aufkl.Gr. 23) and equipped with Messerschmitt Bf 109G single-seat fighters outfitted for reconnaissance missions. The Staffel’s Feldpost number was first assigned on 13 October 1943, which would give it an effective date of formation of approximately 1 October 1943.

Did the personnel of 4.(H)/Aufkl.Gr. 23 actually depart for Germany in June 1943, or did the Staffel postpone their departure because of Zitadelle on 5 July? I do not know. The surviving documents do not say. I think you would need to examine the Flugbuecher of several men who were with the Staffel at that time. But I will say this: the absence of any losses for the Staffel after 2.6.43 does suggest that it probably left in June and returned to the Reich.

If you find out more, please let us know.

Larry