LuftwaffeData Wiki

[Andy Mitchell]

Good Evening,

Since the last update the following changes have been made to the Luftwaffedata Wiki:-

1. New entries in the Commands table with associated pages. All text supplied by Larry de Zeng IV.

(a) New pages for Gefechtsverbände:

Gefechtsverband Rettberg; Gefechtsverband Rudel; Gefechtsverband Schmidt; Gefechtsverband Sigel (1st Formation); Gefechtsverband Sigel (2nd Formation); Gefechtsverband Specht; Gefechtsverband Tonne; Gefechtsverband Weiss (1941); Gefechtsverband Weiss (1945); Gefechtsverband Wilke and Gefechtsverband Woldenga.

(b) New pages/updates for Sonderkommando

Sonderkommando Braunegg; Sonderkommando Bienenstock; Sonderkommando Blaich; Sonderkommando Bisping; Sonderkommando Bonow; Sonderkommando Dora; Sonderkommando Elbe; Sonderkommando FA 330; Sonderkommando Fi 156; Sonderkommando Götz; Sonderkommando Hecht; Sonderkommando Herling; Sonderkommando Herzog; Sonderkommando Junck; Fliegersonderkommando Ob.d.L.; Sonderkommando Koch; Sonderkommando Kunkel; Sonderkommando Mausi; Sonderkommando Nebel; Sonderkommando Panther; Sonderkommando Rastedter; Sonderkommando Schenck; Sonderkommando Sommer; Sonderkommando Sperling; Sonderkommando Stamp; Sonderkommando (Fl.) Ungarn and Sonderkommando Welter.

(c) New pages for: Kommandeur d. Luftflotte- und Luftgaustabstruppen; Abwicklungsstelle d.Lw. and Annahme- und Entlassungsstelle d.Lw.

(d) New pages for: Angriffsführer; Flugkommando and Flugkommando Berlin.

2. New section created Küstenfliegerverbände.

The following units are currently listed under this heading, with more coming soon:- Kü.Fl.Gr. 106; Stab./Kü.Fl.Gr. 106; 1./Kü.Fl.Gr. 106; 2./Kü.Fl.Gr. 106; 3./Kü.Fl.Gr. 106; Kü.Fl.Gr. 206; Kü.Fl.Gr. 306; Stab./Kü.Fl.Gr. 306; 1./Kü.Fl.Gr. 306; 2./Kü.Fl.Gr. 306; Kü.Fl.Gr. 406; Stab./Kü.Fl.Gr. 406; 1./Kü.Fl.Gr. 406; 2./Kü.Fl.Gr. 406 and 3./Kü.Fl.Gr. 406.

3. New page added for DEFE 3/6 containing the Luftwaffe entries transcribed from the corresponding National Archives DEFE3 file. This covers the decryption period between 22nd and 25th November 1943.

4. New addition to the Downloads page - A page from Flugzeug Magazine 1987/02 with a couple of photos of a Ju 88H of 3.(F)/123. This can be downloaded from here.

5. Update to the Aufkl. Gr. 123 1942 diary page for 6-11 Dec 1942.

Update to the Aufkl. Gr. 123 1944 diary page for 1, 26 & 31 Jan 1944; 3, 21 & 29 Feb 1944; 26 - 28 Mar 1944.

6. Update to the Aufkl. Gr. 122 Dec 1941 diary page for 14, 16, 18 & 19 Dec 1941.

Update to the Aufkl. Gr. 122 Apr 1942 diary page for 1 Apr 1942.

Update to the Aufkl. Gr. 122 Aug 1942 diary page for multiple sorties on 4 Aug 1942.

Update to the Aufkl. Gr. 122 Nov 1942 diary page including an overview of ops for 11-17 Nov 1942 together with specific entries for 11 & 12 Nov 1942.

Update to the Aufkl. Gr. 122 Jun 1943 diary page for 13 & 14 June 1943.

Update to Aufkl. Gr. 122 Personnel - 1 Staffel with the addition of some first names, crew positions and new entries into the table.

7. Update to Fliegerführer Albanien to include entries for 21 Nov - 12 Dec 1943 derived from DEFE3 files.

8. Updates in the Lw.-Bau-Btl. category for: Lw.-Bau-Btl. 4/IV; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 3/XIII; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 6/VII; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 3/XI; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 20/III; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 2/VIII; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 5/IV; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 1/XVII; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 2/XVII; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 3/XVII; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 4/XVII; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 5/XVII and Lw.-Bau-Btl. 7/XVII.

Thank you for reading.