10. & 11./ZG 26-what else did they do?

[Chris Goss]

It is accepted these unit' s Ju 88C-6's primary role was daylight convoy protection. However, it has been suggested that 10./ZG 26 was from July 1943 carrying out ground-attack missions against American forces as they fought their way across Sicily, then Anzio and towards Rome. In September 1943, the Staffel was pulled back to Germany and redesignated 7./ZG 76. 11./ZG 26 then took over and was involved over Leros and Kos (but just convoy protection?) before being pulled back to Denmark in September 1944. During all of their existence, they only claimed 4 aircraft in combat and their losses are either attributed to accidents, unknown and fighters, not Flak. Does anyone have evidence of what else they did?