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[Andy Mitchell]

Simon,

Apologies, still in the "to do" pile for some unknown reason. You also passed me copies of pages from his Leistungsbuch. I will attempt to rectify that in the near future with some entries in the "Additional Notes and Losses" section on Nachtaufklärungsstaffel 2.

Incidentally, Gunther Kauschke's entry in the Luftwaffe Career Summaries is a little sparse - you may wish to flag this with Doug Stankey.

Thanks for the kind comments regarding the site.

[Siko54]

Thanks Andy will do ref the career summary - I have promised to send an update to Doug over a few other pilots in my collection and have no excuse other than tardiness! Keep up the great work

[Andy Mitchell]

Good Morning,

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

1. New pages for the following Transport Units: Luftlandgeschwader 1, Stab./LLG 1, I./LLG 1, II./LLG 1, III./LLG 1, IV./LLG 1, 17./LLG 1 and Sondergruppe LLG 1. Text generously provided by Larry de Zeng.

2. Update to the GB Target Codes Spreadsheet. Additions sourced from NARA RG 242 files.

3. New pages created for the following Aufklärungs units: Aufklärungsstaffel Kaatsch; Aufklärungsstaffel Oberost‎‎; Aufklärungsstaffel (F) Ostsee; Aufklärungsstaffel Schröder; Aufklärungskette (F) Lappland‎‎ and Aufklärungskette Skagerak. Text generously provided by Larry de Zeng.

4. Update to the Nachtaufklärungsstaffel 2 page - new section added, "Additional Notes and Losses" with some details from the Flugbuch and Leistungsbuch of Günther Kauschte. Thanks to Simon Kovach and Dirk L.

5. Update to the KGr.z.b.V. O.B.S. page with information derived from BA/MA RL30/3. Information regarding this found by Matthias Hoffmann in Robert Forsyth's "Too Save an Army“ (Osprey Publishing, 2022). Thank you Matthias for drawing our attention to this.

Thank you for reading

[Nick Beale]

Andy,

Re Aufklärungsstaffel Kaatsch, I have about 10,000 words here: http://www.ghostbombers.com/recon/Kaatsch/kaatsch1.html

Feel free to link to those pages and do get in touch if you want sources and references.

[Andy Mitchell]

Nick,

Many thanks for the pointer.

Will include a link to your pages when I next update the Wiki.

[Andy Mitchell]

Good Morning,

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

1. Update to Aufklärungsstaffel Kaatsch to include a link to Nick Beale's Sonderstaffel Kaatsch pages.

2. New pages for the following Transport Units: Luftlandgeschwader 2; Stab./LLG 2; I./LLG 2; II./LLG 2; Verb.Kdo. (S) 4; Verb.Kdo. (S) V; Grossraumlastenseglergruppe Me 321; Sonderstaffel (G.S.) 1; Sonderstaffel (G.S.) 2; Sonderstaffel (G.S.) 4 and Sonderstaffel (G.S.) 22. All text generously provided by Larry de Zeng IV.

3. Correction to W.Nr. for Ju 88 lost on 25 Jul 1942 - see Aufkl. Gr. 122 Jul 1942 diary page. Thanks to Stig Jarlevik for highlighting this.

4. Updates in the Lw.-Bau-Btl. category as follows:- Lw.-Bau-Btl. 4/VII; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 8/VII; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 9/VII; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 2/VIII; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 5/XVII‎; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 2/XI; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 12/XIII‎; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 3/XIII‎; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 24/XI and Lw.-Bau-Btl. 109/XI‎.

5. Update to the Aufkl. Gr. 122 Mar 1943 diary page to include more information relating to the loss of a Ju 88 on 04.03.1943. Also included is a link to a separate page containing details of the combat as recorded in Soviet Archives. The original attribution of this loss was made by Andrey Kuznetsov. All research relating to this separate page was performed by Evgeniy Puryushin who then transcribed the documents for me.

In addition, an update to the Aufkl. Gr. 122 Feb 1942 diary page for 7 Feb 1942 describing the loss of a 5 Staffel Ju 88D-1. Also the creation of an associated page relating to Alexey Godovikov the Soviet pilot who is believed to have brought down the Ju 88. Many thanks Evgeniy for both of these.

6. Update to the Aufkl. Gr. 122 Aug 1940 diary page for 31 Aug 1940 and updates to the Aufkl. Gr. 122 Sep 1940 diary page for the following dates: 3, 7 and 14 Sep 1940. These were extracted from the Flugbuch of Hermann Uhl, received via Peter Taghon - many thanks Peter.

7. Updates to the following Aufkl. Gr. 122 Diary pages: Aufkl. Gr. 122 Jul 1941 for 26 and 29 July 1941; Aufkl. Gr. 122 Oct 1941 for 16 October 1941; Aufkl. Gr. 122 Mar 1942 for 23 March 1942; Aufkl. Gr. 122 Apr 1942 for 1, 10-12, 21-22 and 27 April 1942; Aufkl. Gr. 122 Jun 1942 for 2, 3, 24, 25, 27-29 June 1942. and to Aufkl. Gr. 122 Jul 1942 for 25 July 1942.

Thank you for reading

[Andy Mitchell]

Good Evening,

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

1. New page created for the award history of Uffz. Walter Mey of 3.(F)/122. This information provided by his Grandson - Alexander Mey. There is more to follow regarding Walter.

2. New page added for DEFE 3/8 containing the Luftwaffe entries transcribed from that National Archives DEFE3 file. This covers the decryption period between 28th November 1943 and 2nd December 1943.

3. New pages created in the Transportverbände section for the following: Luftwaffenkommando Südost (gliders); List of Glider Staffeln; Schleppschwarm Afrika‎; Staffel z.b.V. Reich‎‎; Go-Kdo. X. Fliegerkorps; 17. KGr. z.b.V. 5‎‎; DFS-Staffel 23; 1. (DFS) VIII. Fliegerkorps; 1. (Go) Lw.-Kdo. Don‎‎; 1. (DFS) Lw.-Kdo. Don‎‎; Schleppgruppe 1; Schleppgruppe 2; Schleppgruppe 3; Ergänzungsgruppe (S) 1 and Ergänzungsgruppe (S) 2.

All text generously provided by Larry de Zeng IV.

4. New entries added to the KG 54 history for 12/13 Dec 1942, 14/15 Dec 1942 , 2 to 5 Mar 1943 and 9 Mar 1943.

5. Updates to the Aufkl. Gr. 123 1939 diary page for 2 & 3 Sep 1939; update to the Aufkl. Gr. 123 1941 diary page for 6, 7 and 9 Oct 1941; update to the Aufkl. Gr. 123 1942 diary page for 17 - 20 April 1942 and 27-29 Jun 1942 and updates to the Aufkl. Gr. 123 1943 diary page for 20 and 21 Feb 1943.

6. Further updates in the Lw.-Bau-Btl. category as follows:- Lw.-Bau-Btl. 14/III‎; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 14/XVII; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 7/IV; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 7/VII; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 105/XI (K); Lw.-Bau-Btl. 207/XVII‎‎; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 227/XI (Lett.)‎ and Lw.-Bau-Btl. 6/III.

7. Entries in "Additional notes and Losses" for the following units: IV./TG 1; II./TG 4; See-Transportstaffel 1 and See-Transportstaffel 3 information derived from Fliegende Verbände und F.B.K. des Komm. Gen.d. Dt. Lw. I. Griechenland – Stand 25.8.44 (dated 27.8.44).

8. New entries in "Additional notes and Losses" for the 3.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 22 (2nd Formation)

Thank you for reading

[Andy Mitchell]

Good Afternoon,

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

1. New pages created for some of the high level Command positions in the Luftwaffe - Index page: Commands.
(a)New Wiki Section added to the side-bar for "Commands".

(b) Section: RLM Departments and Branches.

New pages for:-
Reichsminister der Luftfahrt und Oberbefehlshaber der Luftwaffe;

Chef des Ministeramtes des Reichsministers der Luftfahrt und Oberbefehlshaber der Luftwaffe;

Adjutantur des Reichsmarschalls;

Luftwaffenpersonalamt;

Chef der Luftwehr;

Generalluftzeugmeister;

Chef der Technischen Luftrüstung;

Chef für Flugsicherheit;

General der Flakartillerie beim R.d.L. und Ob.d.L.;

General der Flakausbildung;

General für den Personaleinsatz der Luftwaffe;

Chef des NS-Führungsstab der Luftwaffe;

General der Flakartillerie beim Reichsmarschall;

General der Luftwaffenbautruppe;

Stab für Sonderaufträge und Truppenvorschläge;

Bevollmächtigter des Reichsmarschalls für Einflugbetrieb;

Inspekteur über alle mit Kampfmitteln mit Raketenantrieb angestatteten Einheiten der Luftwaffe bis zur Truppenreife;

Sonderbeauftragter des Reichsmarschalls für Abwehr feindlicher Fernkampfmittel;

Sonderbeauftragter des Reichsmarschalls für die Abwehr viermotoriger Kampfverbände

(c) Section: Ob.d.L./OKL Departments and Branches.

New Pages for:-

Chef des Generalstabes der Luftwaffe;

Kommandant des Hauptquartiers des OKL;

Chef des Luftwaffenführungsstabes;

Führungsabteilung der Gen.St.d.Lw. (1. Abt.);

Organisationsabteilung der Gen.St. der Lw. (2. Abt.);

Ausbildungsabteilung der Gen.St.d.Lw. (3. Abt.);

Quartiermeister Abteilung der Gen.St.d.Lw. (4. Abt.);

Luftwaffenführungsstab Ic der Gen.St.d.Lw. (5. Abt.);

Rüstungsabteilung der Gen.St.d.Lw. (6. Abt.);

Karten-u.Vermessungswesen Abt.d.Gen.St.d.Lw. (7. Abt.);

Personelle Rüstung Abteilung der Gen.St.d.Lw. (9. Abt.);

Chef Wetterdienst;

Chef des Verbindungsflugwesens;

Höherer Kommandeur für Truppengasschutz;

Arbeitsstab LS;

Generalquartiermeister der Luftwaffe;

Chef des Nachschubwesens;

Chef des Kraftfahrwesens;

Chefintendant der Luftwaffe;

Bevollmächtigter z.b.V. der Luftwaffe;

Bevollmächtigter für Strahlflugzeuge

All text generously provided by Larry de Zeng IV.

2. Updates to the Aufkl. Gr. 122 Diary page for Sep 1942 covering the following dates: 12; 14-19, 22-25 and 29 Sep.

3. Further updates in the Lw.-Bau-Btl. category for:
Lw.-Bau-Btl. 14/XVII Additional infomation via Larry de Zeng IV; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 14/III Additional infomation via Larry de Zeng IV; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 4/I‎; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 30/III‎; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 5/VI; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 2/XIII; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 1/XIII‎; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 108/VI(K)‎‎; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 6/III and Lw.-Bau-Btl. 12/VII.

4. Update to the Kdo. Koch page for entries for Aug and Sep 1942.

5. Update to the 4.(H)/12 page with new entries under "Additional Notes and Losses".

6. Update to the 2.(H)/14 (2nd Formation) page with new entries under "Additional Notes and Losses".

Thanks you for reading.

[Andy Mitchell]

Good Evening,

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

1. Update to the Aufkl. Gr. 122 Diary page for:-

(a) Aufkl. Gr. 122 Oct 1943 covering the following dates:15, 17 and 18 Oct 1943.

(b) Aufkl. Gr. 122 Apr 1944 covering 1 & 18 April 1944.

(c) Aufkl. Gr. 122 Sep 1941 for 14 Sep.

(d) Aufkl. Gr. 122 Oct 1941 diary page has also been updated for: 17-19 Oct plus and entry has been moved from 21 Oct to 16 Oct.

2. Updates in the Lw.-Bau-Btl. category for Lw.-Bau-Btl. 14/XVII and Lw.-Bau-Btl. 25/IV.

3. Update to the Kdo. Koch page to include a link to Nick Beale's very detailed Kdo. Koch pages.

4. Update to the award history of Uffz. Walter Mey of 3.(F)/122. We have now included some award documents, provided by his Grandson - Alexander Mey. There is more to follow regarding Walter.

5. Update to the 1.(H)/32 page "Additional Notes and Losses" section for 1.8.43 and 1.11.43 recording the Einsatzbereitschaftsmeldung for the unit.

6. Two new pages relating to 2.(H)/31:-

(a) 2.(H)/31 Officers who served during the invasion of Poland‎, created and a link to it made in the 2.(H)/31 page.

(b) 2.(H)/31 - 1940, Flying personnel and officers and link added to the 2.(H)/31 page.

These new pages are based on information in Kurt Metzner's Chronik der 2.(H)/31, thanks to Peter Taghon for providing this.

7. Correction in the Category:Unit Codes section where details for A5 were also showing in A6. This was highlighted by "Peter" on TOCH. A6 now refers to Aufkl.Gr.(F) 120.

Thank you for reading

[edwest2]

Andy,

Many thanks for this outstanding work.

Best,
Ed