Need help with Leadership lists for KG30

[Larry Hickey]

Hello,

Entires in the LOCS Db regarding Oblt. Heinrich Lau and Hptm. Egbert von Loesch seems to work out part of the gap between the shootdown of Oblt. Siegmund Storp on 16.10.39 and Olbt. Lau as StaKap for 1 Staffel on 15.5.40.

Under Lau we have: "12.12.39 Oblt., trf to II./KG 30. 01.02.40 promo to Hptm. 15.05.40 appt Staka 1./KG 30. 09.40 appt Kdr. I./KG 30 (to 06.42). 24.09.40 badly injured in an auto accident, spending months in hospital. c.10.40 Hptm., appt Kdr. I./KG 30 (to 07.41?).

Under von Loesch we have "01.12.39 Hptm., in I./Lehrgruppe Ju 88. 16.05.40 Hptm. and Staka 1./KG 30, KIA, - shot down by AA fire during attack on roads W of Brussels; crashed E of Ramsdonk."

There is a one day overlap between the entries of Lau and von Loesch. However, we don't really know when v. Loesch took command of 1 Staffel. He could have immediately followed Storp, or there could have been someone else in between them. Can anybody help resolve this? Closing that gap would give us the 1 Staffel Kap complete for the entire 16 month period in question.

Two further questions,

a) does anyone have a more precise date that "@10.40" for when Lau became the I./KG30 GrKdr?

b) does anyone know what position v. Loesch held with the Gruppenstab of I./KG30, if he wasn't serving as StaKap of 1 Staffel in late 1939? I'm looking for the Adj., 1a and TO position assignments, as well as the C.O.s.

c) Given the note about Hptm. Lau being in the hospital for many months just after being promoted to I./KG30 Gr.Kdr., does anyone know who served as Acting GrKdr during his long absence? Probably one of the StaKap? Does anybody know?

Keep the info coming. We're getting there.

Regards,