Kommando Rowehl

[researcher111]

I was wondering if there are any books or any research
material available on Kommando Rowehl ,specifically 3.(F) 121
such as details on bases during period June 22 through September 1941.

Also if anyone has research material or information where Westa 7
(Wettererkungsstaffel ) was based from June through September 1941.

Thanks in advance

[Nick Beale]

If you read German there's this one: http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/Bo...Dmoskau%2Bruft

In English, there's this: http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/Bo...ial%2BMissions

[Larry deZeng]

3.(F)/Aufklärungsgruppe 121
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South Russia. (June 1941 - May 1943)
4 June 1941: Ju 88 A-5 crash landed at Weimar-Nohra airfield while en-route to Romania, 15%. 22 June 1941: at Ramnicul-Sarat airfield in eastern Romania with 10 Ju 88As and 3 Bf 110s under IV. Fliegerkorps/Luftflotte 4 for the attack on the Soviet Union this date. The Staffel’s mission was to provide strategic reconnaissance support for the drive across Bessarabia and Moldavia and into South Ukraine. 24 June 1941: operating from Balti (Beltsy) airfield in Moldavia. 13 July 1941: Ju 88 D-2 shot up by a Russian fighter over Bacau/north-east Romania, 70%, 1 WIA. 10 August 1941: transferred from Balti forward to Balta/165 km north-north-west of Odessa. 14 August 1941: Ju 88 A-5 damaged at Balta due to engine failure, 25%. 26 August 1941: Ju 88 D-2 crash landed at Nikolayev-West airfield, 15%. September 1941: operating from Nikolayev-East airfield, the Staffel flew a total of 92 Ju 88 recce sorties under IV. Fliegerkorps for the loss of one plane. 9 October 1941: Ju 88 D-2 damaged by bombs during enemy air attack on Nikolayev, 15%. November 1941: Staffe1 flew a total of 52 Ju 88 recce sorties from Nikolayev under IV. Fliegerkorps without loss during November.
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Sources:

G.Tessin - Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939-1945, 16+ Bde., Teil 14: Die Luftstreitkräfte (Osnabrück, 1980); W.Dierich - Die Verbände der Luftwaffe 1935-1945: Gliederungen und Kurzchroniken – Eine Dokumentation; N.Kannapin - Die deutsche Feldpostübersicht 1939-1945; J.-P.Défieux - Répertoire des Unités Aériennes de la Luftwaffe 1935-1945: Reconnaissance Aéronavale (Nanterre, privately published, n.d. (c 1988-90?); K.Ries - Luftwaffen Story 1935-1939 (Mainz, 1974), pp.80-89; BA-MA Freiburg: RL 2 III Meldungen über Flugzeugunfälle…..(Loss Reports – LRs); BA-MA Freiburg: RL 40/Kart; PRO London: DEFE 3 ULTRA signals HP4060, HP5708 and HP5932; PRO London: AIR 40/1966, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983; PRO London: AIR 40 Air Ministry intelligence reports and lists based on ULTRA, “Y” Service intercepts, captured documents and PoW interrogations; NARA WashDC: RG 242 (Microcopy T-312 roll 388/866, roll 394/883, roll 410/445, roll 411/768); U.Balke - Der Luftkrieg in Europa: Die Operativen Einsätze des Kampfgeschwader 2 im Zweiten Weltkrieg, 2 Bde (Koblenz, 1989-90), pp.393, 404, 418; C.Shores - Fledgling Eagles: The Complete Account of Air Operations During the ‘Phony War’ and Norwegian Campaign, 1940 (London, 1991); J.Foreman - 1941 - The Turning Point, Parts 1and 2 – The Battle of Britain to the Blitz (Walton on Thames (Surrey), p.66; J.R.Smith/A.L.Kay - German Aircraft Of The Second World War (London, 1972), p.426; M.Rauchensteiner - Der Krieg in Österreich, 1945. (Wien, 1984); M.Abicht – captions from captured Luftwaffe reconnaissance photos held by the U.S. National Archives; M.Holm – web site ww2.dk.

For Rowehl, there is some here:

http://www.wiki.luftwaffedata.co.uk/...sgruppe_Ob.d.L.

Also, the Militärgeschliches Forschungsamt in Potsdam has a postwar (1972?) manuscript written by Theodor Rowehl that provides great detail on Kommando Rowehl from its inception through June 1941.

L.

[researcher111]

Nick

Thank you so much for the links and yes I read German, although the books cover general information rather than specific on Kommando Rowehl missions , Of particular interest to me is the destiny of a DO-215 of the 3.(F) Group 121 shot down by a Soviet pilot near Sevastopol on 23.7.41 ...I am in touch with his family and we trying o put beats and pieces together.

Larry Zeng, thans for the info though the info is not useful coze I have internet and I searched already through search engines, thanks anyways

Basically I am still at square 1 and I am affraight both of your feedbacks are not bringing me any further. Actually I would appreciate info from books and not Net search engines .

Thanks anyways

[Larry deZeng]

Hi Researcher - terribly sorry we took up your time. Unfortunately, that often happens when people making enquiries are less than forthcoming about what they have already researched and the specific information they seek.

Trusting you will forgive us,

Larry deZeng

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by researcher111

Actually I would appreciate info from books and not Net search engines .

So it's a good thing that I referred you to two books, both of which I own, and that Larry gave you the benefit of his decades of research into the organisational structure of the Luftwaffe. No search engines involved in either case.

[researcher111]

Larry

Your efforts and these of Nick of course are greatly appreciate , I have many books towards my reserch area and in various cases some of books just cover less than 20 % of the subject. To what extent is Kommando Rowehl specifically covered on the mentioned books. To my knowledge there are no books on that Recon Group, probably one of the most secret groups of the Lufwaffe. There is a boook called "Ein Blick in die Vergangenheit " which I posses and covers just a little. The groups of my interest is 3.(F) 121 which was located between June through Sept 1941 in Romania and again in 1944 at the same location.

[Huib Ottens]

Hi,

For those interested in Rowehl there is another book in German callled: "Die fliegenden Augen des Oberst Rowehl".
See: http://www.amazon.de/fliegenden-Auge.../dp/3981364937

(No mention of 3.(F)/Aufklärungsgruppe 121 as far as I can see).

PS. Still loking for Siegfried Knemeyer information who was, amongst a lot of other roles, a member of Kommando Rowehl.

[researcher111]

Huib

Many thanks, I have that book though the single book which slightly covers the 121 Group is the one I've previously mentioned.

Only the 121 Group of 3.(F) is of interest for my research.

Thanks again

[Chris Goss]

Unfortunately then, it is unlikely that there is anybody else who can help you with your very specific questions unless there is a KTB and even then, noted researchers and historians such as Nick and especially Larry would have had access to them.