Pre-war Luftwaffe Training 1935-39

[RodM]

Hi,

I am just trying to "wrap my head around" some of the Luftwaffe training establishments from the pre-WWII period, before the reorganisation/renaming of the flying schools. Thus, I have a couple of questions:

1. The Schülerkompanie of a flying school (pre-war Flieger-Ersatz-Abteilung) - was this composed only of students on a given flying course or did it include students and school staff (instructors)?

2. The Flugkommando Berlin - what was the purpose of this unit in the 1935-39 period, and why would it have had a Schülerkompanie?

3. If a pilot trainee obtained his Class A and B licenses at a pre-war Flieger-Ersatz-Abteilung (FEA), at what unit was a pilot likely to obtain their Advanced Air Force Pilots Certificate (Erweiterter Luftwaffen-Führerschein, ELF) or aerobatic license (Kunstflug, K1 or K2) in the 1935-39 period? Were these advanced licenses also obtained at a FEA?

4. Lastly, with the various pilot training establishments, what would the abbreviation "Kp." refer to?

Cheers

Rod

[edwest2]

I am informed that this is the best reference:

Carlsen, Sven and Michael Meyer. Die Flugzeugführer-Ausbildung der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1935-1945 [German Air Force Pilot Training 1935-1945]. Zweibrücken: VDM Heinz Nickel Verlag:
Band I: Von der Grundausbildung bis zur Blindflugschule [From Elementary Training to Instrument Flight School] (1998). ISBN: 3-925480-29-3. Hb (laminated cover). 496p. Profusely illus. (incl. color photos). Charts and tables.
Band II: Fliegerwaffenschulen und Ergänzungsgruppen [Aviation Combat Schools and Replacement Groups] (2000). ISBN: 3-925480-34-x. Hb (laminated cover). 576p. Profusely illus. (incl. color photos). Tables.


Information taken from another site.





Ed