Aufklärungsgruppe 121

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Obstlt Gotthardt Kapuste, 1 Nov 1938 - 13 Nov 1939
• Obstlt Rudolf Franz, Nov 1939 - Jan 1940

Stab:

Formed 1 Nov 1938 in Prenzlau. Disbanded Jun 1940.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
1 Nov 1938 - Oct 1939	Prenzlau		Do 17P
Oct 1939 - Jun 1940	Munstter		Do 17P, He 111H

1.(F)/121:

Formed 1 May 1934 in Neuhausen as Fliegerstaffel Neuhausen, from 1 Oct 1935 Fliegerstaffel 1 Neuhausen. On 1 Oct 1937 redesignated 1./Aufkl.Gr.11.

Reformed 1 Nov 1938 in Prenzlau from 1./Aufkl.Gr.22. In Jul 1940 absorbed Aufkl.Staffel (F)/II. Flakkorps.

Disbanded Nov 1944.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
1 May 1934 - 1 Oct 1937	Neuhausen
1 Nov 1938 - Sep 1939	Prenzlau
Aug 1939 - Sep 1939	Stargard-Klutzow
Oct 1939 - May 1940	Munstter-Handorf
Jun 1940 - Aug 1940	Caen-Carpiquet
Aug 1940 - Dec 1940	Stavanger-Sola
Dec 1940 - Jan 1942	Catania*	(*detachment in North Africa, under Fliegerführer Afrika, Nov 1941 Derna)
Jan 1942 - Jul 1942	Derna
Jul 1942 - Nov 1942	Fuka
Dec 1942	Uadi Tamet
Jan 1943	Castell Benito
Feb 1943 - Apr 1943	El Djem
Apr 1943 - May 1943	Perleberg(?)
Jun 1943 - Aug 1944	Toussus-le-Buc
Aug 1944 - 4 Sep 1944	Florennes
4 Sep 1944 - 2 Nov 1944	Langendiebach

* detachment in North Africa, under Fliegerführer Afrika (Nov 1941 Derna)

2.(F)/121:

Formed 1 Oct 1935 in Neuhausen as Fliegerstaffel 2 Neuhausen. On 1 Oct 1937 redesignated 2./Aufkl.Gr.11.

Reformed 1 Nov 1938 in Prenzlau from 2./Aufkl.Gr.22.

On 24 Oct 1939 redesignated 4.(F)/Aufklärungsgruppe ObdL.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
1 Oct 1936 - 1 Oct 1937	Neuhausen
1 Nov 1938 - Aug 1939	Prenzlau
Sep 1939 - Oct 1939	Schonfeld/Crössinsee
Oct 1939 - 24 Oct 1939	Berlin-Staaken

 

3.(F)/121:

Formed 1 Oct 1936 in Neuhausen from parts of 1.(F)/121. On 1 Oct 1937 redesignated 3./Aufkl.Gr.11.

Reformed 1 Nov 1938 in Prenzlau from 2./Aufkl.Gr.22.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
1 Oct 1936 - 1 Oct 1937	Neuhausen
1 Nov 1938 - Aug 1939	Prenzlau
Aug 1939 - Oct 1939	Stargard-Klutzow
Oct 1939 - May 1940	Frankfurt/Main
Jun 1940 - Oct 1940	Chateaudun
Oct 1940 - May 1941	Dinard
Jun 1941 - Jul 1941	Ramnicul-Sarat
Jul 1941	Jasi(?)
Aug 1941 - Feb 1942	Nikolayev
Feb 1942 - Aug 1942	Saporoshje
Aug 1942 - Dec 1942	Krasnodar
Dec 1942 - Apr 1943	Saporoshje
Apr 1943 - May 1943	Stalino
May 1943 - Oct 1943	Gutenfeld
Oct 193 - 21 Mar 1944	Odessa
21 Mar 1944 - 12 Apr 1944	Focsani
12 Apr 1944 - Aug 1944	Zilistea
Aug 1944 - 14 Sep 1944	Debrecen
14 Sep 1944 - 10 Oct 1944	Sarospatak
10 Oct 1944 - Nov 1944	Borgond
Nov 1944 - Dec 1944	Lesvar
Dec 1944 - Mar 1945	Wien-Seyring
Mar 1945 - May 1945	Steinamanger

4.(F)/121:

Formed 1 May 1939 in Prenzlau.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
1 May 1939 - Aug 1939	Prenzlau
Aug 1939 - Oct 1939	Jesau
Oct 1939 - May 1940	Gablingen
Aug 1940 - Mar 1941	Caen-Carpiquet
Mar 1941 - Apr 1941	Wien-Seyring
Apr 1941 - May 1941	Saloniki-Sedes
May 1941 - Jun 1941	Zamosc
Jun 1941 - Jul 1941	Labunie
Sep 1941 - Oct 1941	Kirowograd
Nov 1941	Taganrog
Dec 1941 - Apr 1942	Dresden-Klotzsche(?)
Jun 1942 - Jan 1943	Smolensk-Nord
Mar 1943 - Apr 1943	Orscha-Süd
May 1943 - Sep 1943	Seschtschinskaja
Sep 1943 - Oct 1943	Slonim
Oct 1943 - 27 Mar 1944	Baranowitschi
27 Mar 1944 - 23 Jul 1944	Gutenfeld
23 Jul 1944 - Aug 1944	Jüterbog
Aug 1944 - Dec 1944	Brieg
Dec 1944 - 10 Feb 1945	Sprottau
10 Feb 1945 - May 1945	Alt-Lönnewitz

 

 

• Aircraft inventory and movement reports - Aircraft inventory and movement reports - Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 1.(F)/121

 

 

 

• Aircraft inventory and movement reports - Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 3.(F)/121

 

  

 

• Aircraft inventory and movement reports - Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 4.(F)/121