Transport Air Wing 44
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Transport Fliegergeschwader 44 |
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 Association badge used during the military service |
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| active | 1957 to 1990 |
| Country |
.svg){kind=small} GDR
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| Armed forces | NVA |
| Armed forces | NVA Air Force |
| Branch of service | Aviation forces |
| Type | Type of transport aviation forces |
| Strength | approx. 600 soldiers and 100 civilian employees |
| Insinuation | LSK / LV command |
| Squadron location | Marxwalde today Neuhardenberg airfield |
| Last commander | |
| Colonel Wolfgang Gleis | Squadron commander |
| insignia | |
| squadron | III |
| Aircraft | |
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Transport aircraft / helicopter |
see table |
The Transport Fliegergeschwader 44 " Arthur Pieck " (TG-44) was a flying association of the air forces / air defense of the National People's Army . The main task of the squadron was to transport passengers for the political leadership of the German Democratic Republic by means of airplanes and helicopters.
 
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TG-44, JG-8 Neuhardenberg, (formerly Marxwalde) |
history
The TG-44 was set up in Marxwalde (today Neuhardenberg ) in 1957 as a government and liaison squadron. In 1962 it was renamed Independent Transport Air Force Squadron , and in 1965 Transport Air Air Force Squadron 29 (TFS-29). After an intermediate step in 1971 (the TFS-29 becomes the "Transportfliegergeschwader-44" - TFG-44), the association finally received its final name Transportfliegergeschwader 44 (TG-44) in 1973. The structure and tasks defined for the squadron in 1972:
- a transport squadron for the Politburo with five passenger planes
- a transport squadron for the Council of Ministers of the GDR and the Ministry of National Defense with six passenger planes
- a helicopter squadron with a total of seven helicopters in saloon variant
- a control and repair team.
At that time it was not planned to operate aircraft of the size class Il-62. Services for which this model would have been required should have been provided by Interflug.
On March 1, 1976, the association was given the traditional name "Arthur Pieck". From 1978 the introduction of type Il-62M aircraft began in the independent transport chain Il-62M as part of the TG-44. An IL-62 of the TG-44, for example, brought Erich Honecker to Cologne / Bonn Airport on his visit to the Federal Republic of Germany in 1987 .
With the dissolution of the NVA in 1990, the aircraft of the squadron were taken over by the German armed forces under the original designation, only to be partially handed over to the aviation readiness of the Federal Ministry of Defense and the Air Transport Squadron 65 and continued to operate. After that, TG 44 was dissolved.
organization
The TG-44 was directly subordinate to the LSK / LV command.
Commanders TG-44
| Rank, name | period of service | comment |
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| Lieutenant Colonel Kurt Bauditz | 1957-1964 | |
| Major Günter Trommer | 1964-1967 | |
| Colonel Siegfried Weise | 1967-1975 | |
| Colonel Wolfgang Gleis | 1975-1990 |
Remarks:
- In Marxwalde, the Aviation Technical Battalion 44 was assigned to supply the aircraft with operating materials and spare parts, airfield maintenance and the supply of soldiers.
- For frame structure see: Squadron, Air Force NVA
- The squadron was finally divided into four squadrons (1st squadron: Tu-154 ; 2nd squadron: Tu-134A ; 3rd helicopter squadron: Mi-8S ; 4th season: IL-62M in Berlin-Schönefeld ).
Relations with Interflug
There were various interrelationships between the TG-44 and Interflug . The aircraft repair and maintenance of the IL-62M was carried out with recourse to the resources of Interflug. Extensive telecommunication facilities were also used jointly. In terms of training and further education for the flying crews, the squadron initially relied on Interflug in general. From 1978 the association was responsible for this itself. Interflug was only used to maintain the expertise to carry out international flights.
Aircraft
After the usage period had expired, the aircraft had to be handed over to the Ministry of Transport - and thus to Interflug - against reimbursement of their current value. Helicopters continued to be used in the NVA.
Web links
- TG-44 on DDR-Luftwaffe.de
- TG-44 on LSKLV-DDR.de
- Minutes of the 41st meeting of the NVR on July 14, 1972
- Minutes of the 55th meeting of the NVR on June 16, 1978
Individual evidence
- ↑ TFG-44 on the homepage of the military archive; viewed on June 16, 2009 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c Minutes of the 41st meeting of the NVR on July 14, 1972 on the homepage of the Federal Archives ( Memento of the original of July 18, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ The Tu-134 on the Air Force homepage; Accessed June 16, 2009
- ↑ Il-62M on the Air Force homepage; Accessed June 16, 2009
- ↑ Interflug and TG-44 at http://www.mil-airfields.de/; Accessed June 16, 2009
literature
- Wilfried Copenhagen : The Air Force of the NVA , Motorbuch, Stuttgart, 2002, ISBN 3-613-02235-4 .
- Horst Materna, Dietbert Lang: The government aircraft of the GDR in Flieger Revue Extra No. 4, Berlin, 2004.