LuftwaffeData Wiki

[Andy Mitchell]

Good Evening,

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

1. New entries in the Commands table with associated pages. All text supplied by Larry de Zeng IV.

(a) New pages for Gefechtsverbände:

Gefechtsverband Rettberg; Gefechtsverband Rudel; Gefechtsverband Schmidt; Gefechtsverband Sigel (1st Formation); Gefechtsverband Sigel (2nd Formation); Gefechtsverband Specht; Gefechtsverband Tonne; Gefechtsverband Weiss (1941); Gefechtsverband Weiss (1945); Gefechtsverband Wilke and Gefechtsverband Woldenga.

(b) New pages/updates for Sonderkommando

Sonderkommando Braunegg; Sonderkommando Bienenstock; Sonderkommando Blaich; Sonderkommando Bisping; Sonderkommando Bonow; Sonderkommando Dora; Sonderkommando Elbe; Sonderkommando FA 330; Sonderkommando Fi 156; Sonderkommando Götz; Sonderkommando Hecht; Sonderkommando Herling; Sonderkommando Herzog; Sonderkommando Junck; Fliegersonderkommando Ob.d.L.; Sonderkommando Koch; Sonderkommando Kunkel; Sonderkommando Mausi; Sonderkommando Nebel; Sonderkommando Panther; Sonderkommando Rastedter; Sonderkommando Schenck; Sonderkommando Sommer; Sonderkommando Sperling; Sonderkommando Stamp; Sonderkommando (Fl.) Ungarn and Sonderkommando Welter.

(c) New pages for: Kommandeur d. Luftflotte- und Luftgaustabstruppen; Abwicklungsstelle d.Lw. and Annahme- und Entlassungsstelle d.Lw.

(d) New pages for: Angriffsführer; Flugkommando and Flugkommando Berlin.

2. New section created Küstenfliegerverbände.

The following units are currently listed under this heading, with more coming soon:- Kü.Fl.Gr. 106; Stab./Kü.Fl.Gr. 106; 1./Kü.Fl.Gr. 106; 2./Kü.Fl.Gr. 106; 3./Kü.Fl.Gr. 106; Kü.Fl.Gr. 206; Kü.Fl.Gr. 306; Stab./Kü.Fl.Gr. 306; 1./Kü.Fl.Gr. 306; 2./Kü.Fl.Gr. 306; Kü.Fl.Gr. 406; Stab./Kü.Fl.Gr. 406; 1./Kü.Fl.Gr. 406; 2./Kü.Fl.Gr. 406 and 3./Kü.Fl.Gr. 406.

3. New page added for DEFE 3/6 containing the Luftwaffe entries transcribed from the corresponding National Archives DEFE3 file. This covers the decryption period between 22nd and 25th November 1943.

4. New addition to the Downloads page - A page from Flugzeug Magazine 1987/02 with a couple of photos of a Ju 88H of 3.(F)/123. This can be downloaded from here.

5. Update to the Aufkl. Gr. 123 1942 diary page for 6-11 Dec 1942.

Update to the Aufkl. Gr. 123 1944 diary page for 1, 26 & 31 Jan 1944; 3, 21 & 29 Feb 1944; 26 - 28 Mar 1944.

6. Update to the Aufkl. Gr. 122 Dec 1941 diary page for 14, 16, 18 & 19 Dec 1941.

Update to the Aufkl. Gr. 122 Apr 1942 diary page for 1 Apr 1942.

Update to the Aufkl. Gr. 122 Aug 1942 diary page for multiple sorties on 4 Aug 1942.

Update to the Aufkl. Gr. 122 Nov 1942 diary page including an overview of ops for 11-17 Nov 1942 together with specific entries for 11 & 12 Nov 1942.

Update to the Aufkl. Gr. 122 Jun 1943 diary page for 13 & 14 June 1943.

Update to Aufkl. Gr. 122 Personnel - 1 Staffel with the addition of some first names, crew positions and new entries into the table.

7. Update to Fliegerführer Albanien to include entries for 21 Nov - 12 Dec 1943 derived from DEFE3 files.

8. Updates in the Lw.-Bau-Btl. category for: Lw.-Bau-Btl. 4/IV; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 3/XIII; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 6/VII; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 3/XI; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 20/III; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 2/VIII; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 5/IV; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 1/XVII; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 2/XVII; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 3/XVII; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 4/XVII; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 5/XVII and Lw.-Bau-Btl. 7/XVII.

Thank you for reading.

[Andy Mitchell]

Good evening,

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

1. Additions to the Küstenfliegerverbände section in the form of pages for the following:

Stab./Kü.Fl.Gr. 506 (1st Formation); Stab./Kü.Fl.Gr. 506 (2nd Formation); 1./Kü.Fl.Gr. 506 (1st Formation); 1./Kü.Fl.Gr. 506 (2nd Formation); 2./Kü.Fl.Gr. 506 (1st Formation); 2./Kü.Fl.Gr. 506 (2nd Formation); 3./Kü.Fl.Gr. 506 (1st Formation); 3./Kü.Fl.Gr. 506 (2nd Formation). Kü.Fl.Gr. 606; 2.(F)/Kü.Fl.Gr. 606; Kü.Fl.Gr. 706; Stab./Kü.Fl.Gr. 706 (1st Formation); Stab./Kü.Fl.Gr. 706 (2nd Formation); 1./Kü.Fl.Gr. 706 (1st Formation); 1./Kü.Fl.Gr. 706 (2nd Formation); 2./Kü.Fl.Gr. 706 (1st Formation); 2./Kü.Fl.Gr. 706 (2nd Formation); 3./Kü.Fl.Gr. 706; Kü.Fl.Gr. 806; Kü.Fl.Gr. 906; Stab./Kü.Fl.Gr. 906; 1./Kü.Fl.Gr. 906; 2./Kü.Fl.Gr. 906 and 3./Kü.Fl.Gr. 906. All text kindly supplied by Larry de Zeng IV.

2. New section for Bordfliegerverbände with the following new pages:

Bordfl.Gr. 196‎‎; Stab./Bordfl.Gr. 196‎‎; 1./Bordfl.Gr. 196‎‎; 2./Bordfl.Gr. 196‎‎; 3./Bordfl.Gr. 196‎‎; 5./Bordfl.Gr. 196‎‎ and 6./Bordfl.Gr. 196‎‎. All text kindly supplied by Larry de Zeng IV.

3. New section created for the Trägerverbände with the following new pages:

Trägergruppe 186; Träger-St.Gr. I./186‎ and Trägerjagd-Gr. II./186. All text kindly supplied by Larry de Zeng IV.

4. New section created for the Minensuchverbände with the following new pages:

Minensuchgruppe 1; Stab./MSGr. 1; 1./MSGr. 1; 2./MSGr. 1; 3./MSGr. 1; 4./MSGr. 1; 5./MSGr. 1; 6./MSGr. 1 and Sonderkommando “Mausi”. All text kindly supplied by Larry de Zeng IV.

5. New pages for: Fl.Erg.Gr. (See); Erg.Kü.Fl.St. (See); Erg.Kü.Fl.St. (F); 1933-35 Early Seeverbände; U-Boot-Übungsstaffel; Seekommando He 115 and Arado-Kette Ostnorwegen. All text kindly supplied by Larry de Zeng IV.

6. A new section has been created for Seenotdienstverbände with the following new pages:

Seenotdienstführer; Seenotdienstführer 1; Seenotdienstführer 2; Seenotdienstführer Luftflotte 3; Seenotdienstführer 3; Seenotdienstführer 5; Seenotdienstführer Mitte; Seenotdienstführer Mittelmeer; Seenotdienstführer Norwegen; Seenotdienstführer West;
Seenotbereichskommando; Seenotbereichskommando I; Seenotbereichskommando II; Seenotbereichskommando III; Seenotbereichskommando IV; Seenotbereichskommando V; Seenotbereichskommando VI; Seenotbereichskommando VII; Seenotbereichskommando VIII; Seenotbereichskommando IX; Seenotbereichskommando X; Seenotbereichskommando XI; Seenotbereichskommando XII; Seenotbereichskommando XIII; Seenotbereichskommando XIV and Seenotbereichskommando (L) (10). All text kindly supplied by Larry de Zeng IV.

7. Update to Luftgaustab z.b.V. 300 "Additional Notes and Losses" with Ultra decrypts provided by Nick Beale.

8. Update to 4.(F)/121 "Additional Notes and Losses", information supplied by Nick Beale.

9. Updates to the following Aufkl.Gr. 122 Diary pages:

Aufkl. Gr. 122 Jul 1940 diary page for 15 Jul 1940.

Aufkl. Gr. 122 Aug 1940 diary page for 6, 20 & 31 Aug 1940.

Aufkl. Gr. 122 Sep 1940 diary page for 21, 22, 25, 26 & 27 Aug 1940.

Aufkl. Gr. 122 Dec 1940 diary page for 12 Dec 1940.

Aufkl. Gr. 122 Oct 1941 diary page for 6 & 8 Oct 1941.

Aufkl. Gr. 122 Dec 1941 diary page for 9, 10, 12 & 13 Dec 1941.

10. Updates in the Lw.-Bau-Btl. section for: Lw.-Bau-Btl. 10/XVII; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 11/XVII; Lw.-Bau-Btl. 12/XVII and Lw.-Bau-Btl. 13/XVII.

11. New additions to the Downloads page - (a) Tooth-Cutter for the Jagdflieger, an article on flying the He 51, from the May 1976 edition of Air International, this includes a cut-away diagram of the He 51B-1. This can be downloaded from here. (b) Do 217 Night fighter, an article from the Sep 1975 edition of Air International on the Do 217 night fighters, this includes a cut-away diagram of the Do 217N-2/R22. This can be downloaded from here.

Thank you for reading.