Cdr. of the airfield Kalamaki

[Larry deZeng]

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Fliegerhorstkommandantur E(v) 204/XVII
Formed c. 1 April 1944 at Athens-Kalamaki by renaming Fl.H.Kdtr. E 17/VI. Had a Flugplatzkdo. on Paros (Páros), an island in the Aegean 160 km SE of Athens (ex-Fl.Pl.Kdo. C 2/XVII, FpN: L 41661). Interestingly, this airfield command consisted of approximately 70 Reichsdeutsche and 110 Volksdeutsche, most of the latter being from Croatia.
8 May 44: Athens-Kalamaki under Koflug 5/IV (Athens).
1 Sep 44: Athens-Kalamaki under Koflug 5/IV (Athens).
3 Oct 44: the entire station command was evacuated by air from Athens-Kalamaki the night of 3-4 October. The ultimate destination was Austria and it was assigned to Götzendorf airfield/25 km SE of Wien (Vienna).
1 Feb 45: Götzendorf under Koflug 1/XVII (Wien-Mauer).
1 Apr 45: ordered disbanded.
FpN: (L 36534)
Kommandant:
Obstlt. Hans Lemerz ( ? - ? ) 7/44, 9/44
Maj. Georg Graf von Merenberg (Kdr. Flugplatzkdo. Paros) ( ? - ? ) 7/44

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LEMERZ, Hans. 01.11.39 Hptm.(Erg.O.), with Fl.H.Kdtr. Brünn. 16.02.43 Maj., trf from Fl.Pl.Kdo. Brünn to Fl.H.Kdtr. A 209/III and appt Kdt. 22.12.43 appt Kdt. Fl.H.Kdtr. E 17/VII. 01.02.44 Kdt. Fl.H.Kdtr. E 17/VI?, promo to Obstlt. c.01.04.44 appt Kdt. Fl.H.Kdtr. A(o) 108/XVII Salonika-Sedes. 07.44 Obstlt., (appt.?) Kdt. Fl.H.Kdtr. E(v) 204/XVII Athens-Kalamaki (and 09.44).

[Andy Mitchell]

Byron,

Not sure if this is of help, but -

In the following discusion there is a post #15 (yours) - http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showth...ght=204%2FXVII

You have mentioned "(04.44-10.44) = Fl.H.Kdtr. E 204/XVII / Kalamaki
Kdr., Obstlt. Slegel" although Slegel does not appear the Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries.

[byron-]

Thank you Larry and Andy,

but unfortunately we still don`t have the Co.Officer between 04.-07.44 and if the information that he was abducted by ELAS is real.
What i have is:
1942: Oblt. Wilhelm Krieger (doubtful)
42-43: ???
05.43-28.09.43: Major Fritz Schminke
28.09.43-22.12.43: Major Heinrich Otte
27.12.43-01.04.44 Major Hans Lemerz
01.04.44-07.44: ???
07.44-10.44: Obstlt. Hans Lemerz

Andy, Hptm. Rudolf Schlägel was late 1944 Kp.Fü. der Horst Kp.