Aufklärungsgruppe 125 (See)

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Oberst Friedrich Cranz, 1 Apr 1936 - 1 Aug 1937
• ?
• Oberst Gerhard Kolbe, Apr 1941 - 28 Apr 1943
• Oberst Hellmut Schalke, 28 Apr 1943 - 13 Jul 1943

Stab:

Formed 1 Apr 1936 in Würzburg. On 1 Oct 1937 redesignated Stab/Aufkl.Gr.25.

Reformed 1 Apr 1941 in Kiel-Holtenau. On 13 Jul 1943 redesignated Stab/SAGr.125.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Apr 1936 - Oct 1937	Würzburg
Apr 1941 - Jun 1941	Kiel-Holtenau	Fl. Fü. Ostsee	He 60
Jun 1941 - Aug 1941	Fischhausen	Fl. Fü. Ostsee	He 60
Aug 1941 - Sep 1941	Pärnu	Fl. Fü. Ostsee	He 60
Sep 1941 - Oct 1941	Riga	Fl. Fü. Ostsee	He 60
Oct 1941 - Nov 1941	List	-	He 60, He 114
Nov 1941 - 13 Jul 1943	Constanza		He 114, Ar 196, BV 138

1./125:

Formed 1 Jul 1935 in Würzburg from 1./Aufkl.Gr.525. On 1 Oct 1937 renamed 1./Aufkl.Gr.25.

Reformed 1 Apr 1941 in Kiel-Holtenau. In Jul 1943 was used to form 2./Kü.Fl.Gr.706.

Reformed Jul 1943 in Sevastopol as 1./SAGr.125.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Jul 1935 - Oct 1937	Würzburg
Apr 1941 - Jun 1941	Kiel-Holtenau	Fl. Fü. Ostsee	He 60
Jun 1941 - Aug 1941	Fischhausen	Fl. Fü. Ostsee	He 60
Aug 1941 - Sep 1941	Pärnu	Fl. Fü. Ostsee	He 60
Sep 1941 - Oct 1941	Helsinki	Fl. Fü. Ostsee	He 60
Oct 1941 - Dec 1941	List	-	He 60, BV 138
Dec 1941 - Jul 1943	Billefjord*		BV 138

* probably also used other bases while in Norway.

2./125:

Formed 1 Apr 1936 in Würzburg. On 1 Oct 1937 redesignated 2./Aufkl.Gr.25.

Reformed 1 Apr 1941 in Thisted from 4.Erg./BFGr.196. On 13 Jul 1943 renamed 2./SAGr.125.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Apr 1936 - Oct 1937	Würzburg
Apr 1941 - May 1941	Thisted	Fl. Fü. Ostsee	He 114
May 1941 - Jun 1941	Holtenau	Fl. Fü. Ostsee	He 114
Jun 1941 - Aug 1941	Fischhausen	Fl. Fü. Ostsee	He 114
Aug 1941 - Sep 1941	Haapsalu	Fl. Fü. Ostsee	He 114
Sep 1941 - Nov 1941	Pillau	Fl. Fü. Ostsee	He 114, Ar 196
Nov 1941 - 6 Jan 1942	Akkerman (Romania)		Ar 196
6 Jan 1942 - Jul 1942	Scaramanga/Athens		Ar 196
Jul 1942 - Jul 1943	Süda Bay (Crete)		Ar 196

3./125:

Formed 1 Apr 1936 in Jüterbog. On 1 Nov 1936 redesignated 2./Aufkl.Gr.Jüterbog.

Reformed Jan 1937 in Würzburg. On 1 Oct 1937 renamed 3./Aufkl.Gr.25.

Reformed 1 Apr 1941 in Kiel-Holtenau. On 13 Jul 1943 renamed 3./SAGr.125.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Apr 1936 - Nov 1936	Jüterbog
Jan 1937 - Oct 1937	Würzburg
Apr 1941 - Jun 1941	Holtenau	Fl. Fü. Ostsee	Ar 95A
Jun 1941 - Aug 1941	Fischhausen	Fl. Fü. Ostsee	Ar 95A
Aug 1941 - Sep 1941	Helsinki	Fl. Fü. Ostsee	Ar 95A
Sep 1941 - Oct 1941	Riga	Fl. Fü. Ostsee	Ar 95A
Oct 1941 - Nov 1941	List	-	Ar 95A, BV 138
Nov 1941 - ?Mar 1942	Constanza		Ar 95A, BV 138
Mar 1942 - Jul 1943	Varna*		BV 138

* Sevastopol was used as a forward base.