Glider units?

[Ian Jewison]

Gents,

I am trying to find info on the following glider units if possible.

Sonderstaffel Gerhardt, Luftverkehrsgruppe (11 Sept. 1941)
Lastenseglerstaffel Habicht, Luftverkehrsgruppe (19 Feb. 1942)

Lt. Gerhardt was the Kdo.Führer (1941), later as Oblt. and Staffelführer (1942). Possibly also with with 5/KG z.b.V 1.

Background, this is a Soldbuch I have had for many years but never found much info on the above two or one! units. During 1940 the holder served with 10 Staffel, KG z.b.V 1. 1941 with 5 Staffel during Crete. From 6.7.1941 he is listed as being with L.V.Gruppe, Sonderkommando Gerhardt. Then from 1.6.1943 with 5/Luftlandegeschwader 1.
However between the above dates, he appears to have served with 1 (Go)/KG z.b.V. 1 and Stab/LLG 2, Ausbildungs Kdo. Parchim then 3/LLG 2.

I/Luftlandegeschwader 2 was formed March 1942 from 1 (Go)/KG z.b.V. 1 in Parchim so the chain appears to be correct.

Also is Habicht the name of a person or could it have been the type of glider that was used?

This thread gives a little info on what appears to be Habicht but only where it was located April 1942.

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/archiv...p?t-24647.html

Thanks in advance.
Ian

[Ian Jewison]

From Larry's Lw. officer lists.....which I forgot to look in!

GERHARDT, ? . 06.41 Oblt., Staka Luftverkehrsstaffel “Habicht”.


/Ian

[Larry deZeng]

Ian - here's what I have, although it isn't as much as we would both like ( ):

"Habicht", of course, is "Hawk".


Luftverkehrsstaffel “Habicht”

also as: Sonderstaffel Gerhardt
LS-Staffel “Habicht”



Formation. (Jun 41)
Formed June 1941 at Frankfurt/O. as an auxiliary transport Staffel to be employed as needed. Initially designated Sonderstaffel Gerhardt, but changed to the above a few days later. Equipped with 15 Ju 52s and directly under RLM.[1]

Germany and Russia. (Jun 41 - 1942)
Jun 41: the Staffel flew special transport missions for the Reichsluftfahrtministerium, most of which only involved one or two aircraft at a time. These included picking up critical equipment belonging to the Kriegsmarine in Memel (Klaipėda) on the Baltic and flying it to Amsterdam/Holland, and transporting secret cargo to Spain aboard two Ju 52s that had been stripped of all armament.
Sep 41: after transferring from Frankfurt/O. to Hagenow, received gliders during the second half of August or early September and began undertaking glider-towing assignments. Details of the Staffel’s activities from September 1941 to spring 1942 are not known, but presumably they paralleled those of Luftverkehrsstaffel “Adler”.
29 Apr 42: operating under XI. Fliegerkorps, a Ju 52 belong to the Staffel was shot up and crashed near Kholm, evidently while dropping supply containers to the German garrison surrounded in the town or while towing supply gliders to the town, 100%. No further mention of the Staffel has been found.


FpN: (none assigned)


Staffelkapitän:
Oblt. Gerhardt (Jun 41 - ? )


© H.L. deZeng IV, 2004



[1] G.Schlaug correspondence with H.L.deZeng dated 30 June 2001; BA-MA Freiburg: RL 2 III Meldungen über Flugzeugunfälle…..(Loss Reports – LRs).

[Ian Jewison]

Thank you very much Larry,

I will take another look tomorrow with other units i.e. where kit issues were made, payments etc. just to see where he was during the months of July 41-April 42 to build a wider picture.

/Ian