Combat Squadron 25
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Test Command 88 |
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|---|---|
| active | April 1939 to September 22, 1939 |
| Country |
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| Armed forces | Wehrmacht |
| Armed forces | air force |
| Branch of service | Air force |
| Type | Combat Squadron |
| structure | 1 group |
| Location | I. Jever group |
| Aircraft type | Junkers Ju 88 |
The Kampfgeschwader 25 was an association of the Luftwaffe in World War II . It was originally set up as Erprobungskommando 88 in April 1939 .
Lineup
The Kampfgeschwader 25 emerged from Erprobungskommando 88. This was set up in April 1939 at the Luftwaffe test center in Rechlin to test the newly introduced Junkers Ju 88 . In August 1939 the name was changed in Lärz ( location ) to I. Group of Kampfgeschwader 25, consisting of the 1st and 2nd squadrons. A squadron staff and other groups were not set up. The squadron was equipped with the Junkers Ju 88. The squadron identification was E6.
history
The test command remained stationed at the Lärz air base near Rechlin from April to August 1939 and carried out extensive tests with the newly introduced Junkers Ju 88. In August 1939 it was renamed the I. Group of Kampfgeschwader 25. From September 1, 1939, she moved to Jever ( Lage ). At that time it was under the control of the 3rd Air Division of Air Fleet 2 . On September 22, 1939 I./KG 25 was renamed I. Gruppe of Kampfgeschwaders 30 .
Group commander
| Rank | Surname | time |
|---|---|---|
| Captain | Helmut Pohle | April 1939 to September 22, 1939 |
literature
- Wolfgang Dierich: The air force associations 1935-1945 . Outlines and short chronicles one document. Ed .: Wolfgang Dierich. Verlag Heinz Nickel , Zweibrücken 1993, ISBN 3-925480-15-3 (703 pages).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bernhard R. Kroener : The German Reich and the Second World War , Volume 5/1, dva, Stuttgart 1988, ISBN 3-421-06232-3 , p. 718.
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