Kampfgeschwader 28
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Kampfgeschwader 28 |
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| active | September 1939 to December 1941 |
| Country |
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| Armed forces | Wehrmacht |
| Armed forces | air force |
| Branch of service | Air force |
| Type | Combat Squadron |
| structure | Squadron staff and 3 groups |
| Location | Staff Jesau I. Group Jesau II. Group Gütersloh III. Jesau group |
| equipment | Heinkel He 111 |
| Second World War |
Western campaign Air battle for England German-Soviet war |
| Squadron commodors | |
| First commodore | Major General Karl Angerstein |
The Kampfgeschwader 28 was an association of the Luftwaffe in World War II .
Lineup
The Kampfgeschwader 28 was established in Jesau ( Lage ) in September 1939 . The first group was formed at the same time, also in Jesau. The second group was set up in Gütersloh ( Lage ) in May 1939 . The III. The group formed again on February 1, 1940 in Jesau. The squadron was equipped with the Heinkel He 111 throughout its existence . The squadron identification was 2F.
history
The II. Group of Kampfgeschwader 28 was on September 1, 1939 under the command of the 3rd Air Division of Air Fleet 2 in the west. She took off from Gütersloh Air Base with her Heinkel He 111P bombers. Then she moved in December 1939 as a new II. Group to Kampfgeschwader 54 and left the squadron association. Almost at the same time, a new II Group was formed in Jesau, but it was finally disbanded in June 1940. The I./KG 28 also left the squadron association, which became the III./KG 26 in February 1940 .
On the western campaign , from May 10, 1940, the III. Group. She was under the command of the 1st Air Corps of Air Fleet 3 . From the Bracht-Kaldenkirchen Air Base ( Lage ), the Heinkel He 111P was used to launch air raids on airfields to gain control of the air and tactical missions for army support. Subsequently, on July 9th, the squadron staff was renamed to Stab / Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 and the III. Gruppe changed to Kampfgeschwader 76 as the new II Group .
On 22 December 1940 the French came Nantes ( location ) of the rod / Fighting Squadron 28 and the Group I new. The staff of Kampfgeschwader 40 and the independent Kampfgruppe 126 were called in for this purpose. It was the IX. Air Corps subordinated to Luftflotte 3 and carried out missions against Great Britain until July 1941.
On July 19, 1941, the staff and the I. Group transferred to the II. Fliegerkorps of Air Fleet 2. This was in the middle section of the front during the attack on the Soviet Union from June 22, 1941 . In many tactical missions to achieve air supremacy and army support, it was often used at the focal points in the middle of the Eastern Front. It also took part in some night raids on Moscow from Bobruisk ( Lage ) .
In December 1941, the squadron staff and the I. Group were in Seschtschinskaja ( Lage ). Here the squadron staff was disbanded and the first group was renamed III./KG 26.
Commanders
Squadron commodors
| Rank | Surname | time |
|---|---|---|
| Major general | Karl Angerstein | September 1939 to July 16, 1940 |
| Colonel | Ernst-August Roth | December 22, 1940 to December 1, 1941 |
Group commanders
- I. group
- Lieutenant Colonel Heckmann, December 1940 to December 17, 1941
- II group
- Major Rudolf Koester, May 1, 1939 to December 1939
- Major Erich Kaufmann, December 1, 1939 to May 16, 1940
- III. group
- Major Helmuth von Hoffmann, February 15, 1940 to June 14, 1940
Individual evidence
- ↑ Henry L. deZeng IV: Air Force airfields Germany 1935-45 (1937 Borders) , S. 308f. , accessed on March 20, 2020.
- ↑ Henry L. deZeng IV: Air Force Airfields 1935-45 Germany (1937 Borders) , pp 253-255 , accessed on 20 March 2020th
- ↑ Bernhard R. Kroener : The German Reich and the Second World War , Volume 5/1, Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt , Stuttgart 1988, ISBN 3-421-06232-3 , pp. 718-719.
- ↑ Leo Niehorster : Battle for France, German Order of Battle, 3rd Air Force, I Air Corps, May 10, 1940. December 12, 2001, accessed on January 6, 2017 (English).
- ↑ Henry L. deZeng IV: Air Force Airfields 1935-45 Germany (1937 Borders) , page 75 , accessed on 21 March 2020th
- ↑ Henry L. deZeng IV: Air Force Airfields 1935-45 France (with Corsica and Channel Islands). 2014, pp. 263–265 , accessed on March 21, 2020.
- ^ Leo Niehorster: German Air Force, Order of Battle, 3rd Air Fleet, IX Air Corps, June 22, 1941. October 1, 2010, accessed on January 6, 2017 (English).
- ↑ Henry L. deZeng IV: Luftwaffe Airfields 1935-45, Russia (incl. Ukraine, Belarus & Bessarabia) pp. 85-87 , accessed on March 22, 2020.
- ↑ Horst Boog : The German Reich and the Second World War, Volume 4 , Deutsche Verlags Anstalt, Stuttgart 1983, ISBN 3-421-06098-3 , p. 692.
- ↑ Henry L. deZeng IV: Luftwaffe Airfields 1935-45, Russia (incl. Ukraine, Belarus & Bessarabia) pp. 621-622 , accessed on March 24, 2020.
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