17. Staffel/Kampfgruppe zu besonderen Verwendung 5

Formed Oct 1939 in Hildesheim from the LS-Versuchszug with 15 aircraft.

From 2 Nov 1939 to Jun 1940 was part of Sturmabteilung Koch. In early Dec 1939 had 34 Ju 52 and 43 DFS 230.

On 27 Jul 1940 disbanded, and was used to form

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date Location Gruppe Aircraft Used
Oct 1939 - 9 May 1940 Hildesheim   Ju 52, DFS 230
9 May 1940 - May 1940 Köln-Ostheim &
Köln-Butzweilerhof		   Ju 52, DFS 230
May 1940 - 27 May 1940 Hildesheim   Ju 52, DFS 230
27 May 1940 - 1 Jun 1940 Aalborg-West   Ju 52, DFS 230
1 Jun 1940 - 15 Jun 1940 Trondheim-Vaernes*   Ju 52, DFS 230
15 Jun 1940 - 27 Jul 1940 Hildesheim   Ju 52, DFS 230

* supply flights to Narvik was cancelled

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