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Zerstörergeschwader 52 I. Gruppe History
     
CODE : A2+ Unit :I./ZG 52, (I./52nd Heavy Fighter Wing)
 
from 6.7.1940 onwards: II./ZG 2 (II./2nd Heavy Fighter Wing)
Flugbereitschaft Kd.Gen.d.dt.L in Finnland
(HQ German Airforce Finland)
Gruppenkommandeur: Hptm Karl-Heinz Lessmann, 1.5.39 - 26.6.40
Formed 1.5.39 at Illesheim from I./ZG143 with:
Stab I./ZG52 from Stab I./ZG143
1./ZG52 from 1./ZG143
2./ZG52 from 2./ZG143 - 3./ZG52 from 3./ZG143
Known as Jagdgruppe 152 between 24.9.39 and 6.1.40.
On 26.6.40 renamed II./ZG2:
Stab I./ZG52 became Stab II./ZG2
1./ZG52 became 4./ZG2 - 2./ZG52 became 5./ZG2
3./ZG52 became 6./ZG2
Date
Bases:
Command:
A/C types:
1.5.39 - 8.39
Illesheim
Luftflotte 3
Bf 109D
8.39 - 31.10.39
Biblis
Luftflotte 3
Bf 109D
31.10.39-29.11.39
Odendorf
Stab/JG77
Bf 109D
29.11.39 - 6.1.40
Dusseldorf-Lohausen
Stab/JG77
Bf 109D
6.1.40 - 3.40
Garz auf Usedom
Bf 109D, Bf 110
3.40 - 5.40
Neuhausen ob Eck
V. Fliegerkorps
Bf 110
5.40 - 6.40
Mannheim, Charleville
V. Fliegerkorps
Bf 110
6.40
Freiburg
V. Fliegerkorps
Bf 110
Copyright © 1997-2003 Michael Holm
 
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Luftwaffe on September 1, 1939 v.1.0 March 17, 2002
5. Flieger-Division in Gersthofen bei Augsburg
GenMaj Ritter von Greim
Unit
Base
Commander
Type
Strength
Serviceable

JGr.152 (I./ZG52)

Biblis

Hptm Lessman

Bf 109D

48

45

Stab/KG51

Landberg

Ob Dr. Fisser

He 111H

9

9

I./KG51

Memmingen

ObLt Korte

He 111H

36

34

II./KG51

Memmingen

ObLt Stoeckl

He 111H

36

33

 
Luftwaffe on 10.5.40 - V. Fliegerkorps in Gersthofen - GenLt von Greim
Unit
Base
Commander
Type
Strength
Serviceable
Stab/KG51
Landsberg/Lech
Ob Kammhuber
He 111H - Ju 88A
1 - 1
1- 0
I./KG51
Lechfeld
Maj Schulz-Heyn
He 111H- Ju 88A
36- 23
18 - 7
II./KG51
München-Riem
Maj Winkler
Ju 88A
38
15
III./KG51
Landsberg/Lech
Maj Kind
He 111H
39
29
Stab/KG55
Leipheim
Ob Stoeckl
He 111P
6
5
I./KG55
Neuburg/Donau
Maj Marienfeld
He 111P
35
25
II./KG55
Leipheim
ObLt von Lachemair
He 111P
36
24
III./KG55
Gablingen
Maj Schemmell
He 111P
36
17
I./ZG52
Neuhausen ob Eck
Hptm Lessmann
Bf 110C/D
35
23
V.(Z)/LG1
Mannheim-Sandhofen
Hptm Liensberger
Bf 110C/D
33
27
Stab/JG52
Mannheim-Sandhofen
Maj von Bernegg
Bf 109E
3
3
I./JG52
Lachen/Speyerdorf
Hptm von Eschwege
Bf 109E
46
33
II./JG52
Speyer
Hptm von Kornatzki
Bf 109E
42
28
Stab/JG54
Böblingen
Maj Mettig
Bf 109E
4
4
I./JG54
Böblingen
Hptm von Bonin
Bf 109E
42
27
II./JG51
Böblingen
Hptm Matthes
Bf 109E
42
30
4.(F)/121
Gablingen
Hptm Kerber
Do 17P - Ju 88A
10 - 2
7-1
Copyright © Jason Long
 

The Luftwaffe in the Battle of France

10 May 40

Aircraft
Units Type Strength Svcble Airfield
Luftflotte 1
Stab/KG 28 He 111H 6 5 Kassel-Rothwesten
II/KG 28 Ju 88A-1 4 2
Stab, II/JG 3 Bf 109E 49 39 Döberitz
Lufflotte 2
Fliegerkorps zbV 2
Stab/KG 4 He 111P 8 7 Faßberg
He 111D 1 0
I/KG 4 He 111H 36 24 Gütersloh
II/KG 4 He 111P 35 28 Faßberg
III/KG 4 23 12 Delmenhorst
Ju 88A-1 37 21
Stab, I/KG 54 He 111P 42 37 Quackenbrück
He 111D 1 0
II/KG 54 He 111P 29 26 Varrelbusch
III/KG 54 35 27 Vechta
IV. Fliegerkorps
Stab/KG 27 He 111P 41 29 Hannover-Langenhagen
He 111D 1 1
II/KG 27 He 111P 35 25 Delmenhorst
III/KG 27 38 32 Wunstorf
Stab, I, II/KG 30 Ju 88A-1 74 52 Oldenburg
He 111H 1 0
III/KG 30 Ju 88A-1 30 20 Marx
Stab/LG 1 He 111H 5 4 Düsseldorf
Ju 88A-1 1 0
I (K.)/LG 1 He 111H 30 22
II (K.)/LG 1 26 18
Ju 88A-1 32 4
III (K.)/LG 1 He 111H 12 5
Ju 88A-1 37 12
VIII. Fliegerkorps
Stab, II, III/KG 77 Do 17Z 77 55 Düsseldorf
Do 17U 1 1
I/KG 77 Do 17Z 35 28 Werl
Stab, I/StG 2 Ju 87B 43 36 Köln-Ostheim
Do 17M 6 5
III/StG 2 Ju 87B 38 27 Nörvenich
I/StG 76 39 34 Köln-Ostheim
Stab, I, II/StG 77 82 64 Köln-Butzweilerhof
Do 17M 6 5
IV (St.)/LG 1 Ju 87B 39 37 Duisburg
II (Sch.)/LG 2 Hs 123A 49 38 Lauffenberg
I/JG 1 Bf 109E 46 24 Gymnich
I/JG 21 46 34 Mönchen-Gladbach
Stab, I/JG 27 43 32
Jafü 'Deutsche Bucht' (German Bight)
Stab/JG 1 Bf 109E 4 4 Jever
II (J.)/TrGr 186 48 32 Wangerooge
II/JG 2 47 35 Nordholz
10., 12. (N.)/JG 2 Bf 109D 31 30 Hopsten
Ar 68 36 13
I (J.)/LG 2 Bf 109E 32 22 Wyk-auf-Föhr
1 staffel of I (J.)/LG 2 16 10 Esbjerg
Jafü 3
III/JG 3 Bf 109E 37 25 Hopsten
I/JG 20 48 36 Bönninghardt
Stab, II/JG 26 51 39 Dortmund
I/JG 26 44 35 Bönninghardt
III/JG 26 42 22 Essen-Mühlheim
II/JG 27 43 33 Bönninghardt
Bf 109C 1 0
Stab/JG 51 Bf 109E 4 3
I/JG 51 47 28 Krefeld
I/ZG 1 Bf 110C 35 22 Kirchenhellen
II/ZG 1 36 26 Gelsenkirchen-Buer
Stab/ZG 26 3 3 Dortmund
I/ZG 26 34 11 Niedermendig
III/ZG 26 37 30 Krefeld
Luftflotte 3
I. Fliegerkorps
Stab, I/KG 1 He 111H 39 28 Giessen
II/KG 1 35 23 Kirtorf
III/KG 1 33 27 Ettinghausen
III/KG 28 He 111P 36 30 Bracht
KG 76 Do 17Z 119 87 Nidda
Do 17U 1 0
III/StG 51 Ju 87B 39 31 Köln-Wahn
I/JG 3 Bf 109E 48 38 Vogelsang
Stab/JG 77 4 3 Peppenhoven
I/JG 77