Ju 52. Any further details of KG z.b.V. S?

[Seaplanes]

To strengthen the transport capasity in the area of Oberbefehlshaber Süd, a total of five new transport units were formed on a temporary basis and for the first time reported on 10. November 1942. They were:

Transportgruppe z.b.V. S.7 (Neapel) assigned tactical code letter "N"
Transportgruppe z.b.V. S.11 (Reggio) assigned tactical code letter "R"
Transportgruppe z.b.V. S.13 (Brindisi) tactical code letter not known by me
Transportgruppe z.b.V. Frankfurt a.O. assigned tactical code letter "K"
Transportgruppe z.b.V. Wittstock assigned tactical code letter "W"

Most aircraft carried normal Stammkennzeichen on the fuselage and a tactiocal code letter on the fin. This tactical code was followed by the letter
"S" for Gruppenstab, and a number indicating the Staffel, 1,2,3 or 4.

It seems that the three units Neapel, Reggio and Brindisi disbaned at the
end of 1942 or early January 1943. Frankfurt and Wittstock lastet a couple of months longer.


I remember vagely that an article on this subject was published in the German Magazine "Jet & Prop" some years ago.