4.(S)/LG2 Insignia: background color, origins & relation to personal insignia of Adolf Galland

[Larry Hickey]

Marius/Many,

Thanks for your comments. We're beginning to unravel this now. The key piece of info is when Weiss originally took command of 5 Staffel. If it was prior to July 1, 1939 (When Galland joined II Gr), then Galland couldn't have served, even for a short time, as StaKap of 5 Staffel. Also, do we know the date that Galland took command of 4 Staffel, and from whom? He could have served on the Stab of II.(S)/LG2 for a while after he joined II Gr (up to about 6 weeks), before taking command of 4.(S)/LG2, at least by Aug. 9, 1939, when he is known to be flying L2+AM on an almost daily basis. I'm still suspecting that Galland probably never was Kap of 5 Staffel and that the sources that claim this are mistaken.

Regards,