Aufklärungsgruppe 11

Gruppenkommandeure:

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• Obstlt Helmuth Mentzel, 1 Nov 1938 - 31 Jan 1939
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Stab:

Formed 1 Oct 1937 in Insterburg from Stab/Aufklärungsgruppe 111. On 1 Nov 1938 redesignated Stab/Aufklärungsgruppe 10

Reformed 1 Nov 1938 in Grossenhain from Stab/Aufklärungsgruppe 23.

On 26 Aug 1939 redesignated Koluft 4.

Airfields and Air Base Locations for Stab Aufklärungsgruppe 122

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
1 Oct 1937 - Nov 1938	Insterburg		He 45/He 46
Nov 1938 - 26 Aug 1939	Grossenhain		Hs 126

1.(H)/11:

Formed 1 Oct 1937 in Insterburg from 2./Aufklärungsgruppe 111. On 1 Nov 1938 redesignated 1./Aufklärungsgruppe 10.

Reformed 1 Nov 1938 in Grossenhain.

In Nov 1943 redesignated 11./11 (see below).

Served under Stab/NAGr.5 (May 1942 - Mar 1943), Stab/NAGr.15 (Apr 1943 - Nov 1943) and Stab/NAGr.8 (Jul 1944 - Aug 1944).

Airfields and Air Base Locations for Stab Aufklärungsgruppe 122

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Oct 1937 - Nov 1938	Insterburg		(He 45/He 46)
Nov 1938 - Aug 1939	Grossenhain		(Hs 126)
Aug 1939 - Sep 1939	Grünwiese
Feb 1940 - May 1940	Koblenz area
Apr 1941	Köln-Wahn		(Fw 189A)
Jun 1941	Maki
Jun 1941	Smorgonie
Jul 194	Beschenkowitschki
Jul 1941	Witebsk
Jul 1941	Borrisow
Jul 1941	Duchowschtschina
Aug 1941 - Sep 1941	Alferowo
Oct 1941	Gorodno(?)
Nov 1941	Rshew(?)
Jan 1942 - Apr 1942	St. Leger(?)
Jun 1942	Bjeloj(?)
Jul 1942	Lipowka(?)
Sep 1942	Dugino(?)
Feb 1943	Smolensk
May 1943	Oserskajz
Aug 1943	Staraja Russa area

2.(F)/11:

Formed 1 Oct 1937 in Insterburg from 3./Aufklärungsgruppe 111 (as Nahaufkl. Staffel). On 1 Nov 1938 redesignated 2./Aufklärungsgruppe 10.

Reformed 1 Nov 1938 in Grossenhain from 2./Aufklärungsgruppe 23 (now as Fernaufkl.Staffel).

Disbanded Apr 1945.

Served under Stab/FAGr.4 (1943 - 1944), Stab/FAGr.1 (Oct 1944 - Dec 1944) and Stab/FAGr.4 (Dec 1944 - Apr 1945).

Airfields and Air Base Locations for Stab Aufklärungsgruppe 122

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Oct 1937 - Nov 1938	Insterburg
Nov 1938 - Aug 1939	Grossenhain		(Do 17)
Aug 1939 - Sep 1939	Bad Polzin
Mar 1940 - May 1940	Ordorf area
Jan 1941	Trattenbach
Feb 1941	Kecskemet
Jun 1941	Suwalki
Jul 1941	Warschau
Aug 1941	Szoltzy(?)
Nov 1941 - Dec 1941	Gerstowo
Dec 1941 - Mar 1942	Wjasma
Mar 1942	Dugino
Jun 1942	Kursk
Jul 1942 - Sep 1942	Tazinskaja
Oct 1942 - Jan 1943	Sarabus(?)		(Ju 88)
Mar 1943 - Aug 1943	Charkow
Aug 1943 - Oct 1943	Kiew-Süd
Oct 1943 - 9 Mar 1944	Proskurow
9 Mar 1944 - 23 Mar 1944	Lemberg
23 Mar 1944 - 24 Jul 1944	Jasionka
25 Jul 1944 - Aug 1944	Stubendorf
Aug 1944 - Oct 1944	Jesau
Nov 1944 - Jan 1945	Steinamanger
Jan 1945 - Mar 1945	Sorokojfalu

3.(F)/11:

Formed 1 Oct 1937 in Neuhausen from 3./Aufklärungsgruppe 121. On 1 Nov 1938 redesignated 3./Aufklärungsgruppe 10.

Reformed 1 Nov 1938 in Grossenhain from 3./Aufklärungsgruppe 23.

In Jan 1942 redesignated 3.(H)/11.

Served under Stab/NAGr.3 (May 1942 - Aug 1942), Stab/NAGr.1 (Sep 1942 - Mar 1943), Stab/NAGr.14 (Apr 1943 - Jul 1943), and ObdL (Aug 1943).

On 9 Aug 1943 redesignated 5./ZG76.

Airfields and Air Base Locations for Stab Aufklärungsgruppe 122

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Oct 1937 - Nov 1938	Insterburg
Nov 1938 - Aug 1939	Grossenhain		(Do 17)
Aug 1939 - Sep 1939	Jastrow(?)
Sep 1939 - Jan 1940	Grossenhain
Jan 1940 - 18 May 1940	Koblenz/Karthausen		(Bf 110)
18 May 1940 - 16 May 1941	Recques/Calais
16 May 1941 - 26 May 1941	Ghent
26 May 1941 - 11 Jun 1941	Nakel/Katowice
11 Jun 1941 - 8 Jul 1941	Mielec
8 Jul 1941 - 15 Jul 1941	Brody
15 Jul 1941 - 27 Jul 1941	Staro-Konstantinow
27 Jul 1941 - 9 Aug 1941	Berditschew
9 Aug 1941 - 6 Sep 1941	Shitomir
6 Sep 1941 - 18 Sep 1941	Alexandrija
18 Sep 1941 - 25 Sep 1941	Krementchug
25 Sep 1941 - 30 Sep 1941	Poltawa
Oct 1941	Krasnaja(?)
Nov 1941 - Dec 1941	Keneges
Jan 1942 - Jun 1942	Simferopol
Jul 1942	Bataisk
Sep 1942	Sabzew
Nov 1942	Soldatskaja(?)
Dec 1942	Balt. Raboischij
Jan 1943	Krasnodar(?)
Feb 1943	Kurgan
Mar 1943 - May 1943	Stalino-Nord(?)

4.(F)/11:

Formed 1 Apr 1939 in Grossenhain.

Disbanded Apr 1945.

Served under Stab/FAGr.2 (1942).

Airfields and Air Base Locations for Stab Aufklärungsgruppe 122

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Apr 1939 - Aug 1939	Grossenhain		(Do 17)
Aug 1939 - 16 Sep 1939	Neisse
Sep 1939 - Nov 1939	Polish airfields
6 Nov 1939 - 10 May 1940	Kirchgöns		(Bf 110)
10 May 1940 - 2 Jun 1940	Bonn-Hangelar
2 Jun 1940 - Sep 1940	Bernay
Sep 1940 - Dec 1940	Amiens
Dec 1940 - Apr 1941	Etampes-Mondesir
6 Apr 1941 - Apr 1941	Zeltweg
Apr 1941 - May 1941	Graz
May 1941 - Jun 1941	Agram		(Ju 88)
Jun 1941 - Jun 1941	Wiener-Neustadt
Jun 1941 - Aug 1941	Schippenbeil
Aug 1941 - Dec 1941	Witebsk
Mar 1942 - Apr 1943	Seschtschinskaja
Apr 1943 - Jul 1943	Orel-West
Sep 1943 - Nov 1943	Gutenfeld		(Ju 188)
Dec 1943 - 13 May 1944	Baranowitschi
13 May 1944 - 26 Jun 1944	Bobruisk
26 Jun 1944 - 5 Jul 1944	Pinsk
5 Jul 1944 - 24 Jul 1944	Deblin-Ulez
24 Jul 1944 - Dec 1944	Bielice
Dec 1944 - Feb 1945	Sprottau
Feb 1945 - Mar 1945	Welzow

5.(H)/11:

Formed Oct 1940 in Grossenhain.

On 1 Feb 1944 redesignated 1./NAGr.8.

Served under Stab/NAGr.1 (May 1942 - Oct 1942), Stab/NAGr.14 (Nov 1942), Stab/NAGr.1 (Dec 1942 - Oct 1943) and Stab/NAGr.9 (Nov 1943 - Jan 1944).

Airfields and Air Base Locations for Stab Aufklärungsgruppe 122

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Oct 1940 - Apr 1941	Grossenhain		(Hs 126)
Jun 1941 - Jul 1941	Polonne
Jul 1941	Zamosk(?)
Aug 1941	Bialacerkiew(?)
Sep 1941 - May 1942	Germany(?)		(Fw 189A)
Jun 1942	Kupjansk
Jul 1942	Taklanoff(?)
Aug 1942	Kalinowskaja(?)
Oct 1942	Wosnissenskaja
Jan 1943	Taganrog(?)
Feb 1943	Kurgan
May 1943	Kuteinikowo
Jun 1943	Kurgan

11.(H)/11:

Formed Nov 1943 in Mogilew(?) from 1.(H)/11.

Disbanded Apr 1945.

Served under Stab/NAGr.15 (Nov 1943 - Jun 1944) and Stab/NAGr.8 (Jul 1944 - Aug 1944).

Airfields and Air Base Locations for Stab Aufklärungsgruppe 122

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Nov 1943(?) - Mar 1944	Mogilew
Mar 1944 - 7 Jun 1944	Bobruisk
7 Jun 1944 - 22 Jun 1944	Pastowitschi
22 Jun 1944 - 26 Jun 1944	Uretschje
26 Jun 1944 - 4 Jul 1944	Baranowitschi
4 Jul 1944 - 8 Jul 1944	Pinsk
8 Jul 1944 - 15 Jul 1944	Strychowo
15 Jul 1944 - 18 Jul 1944	Biala-Podlaska
18 Jul 1944 - 24 Jul 1944	Siedlce
24 Jul 1944 - Aug 1944	Bielany
Aug 1944 - Dec 1944	Topolowa
Dec 1944 - Mar 1945	Friedersdorf

• Aircraft inventory and movement reports - Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 1.(H)/11
• Aircraft inventory and movement reports - Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 2.(F)/11
• Aircraft inventory and movement reports - Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 3.(H)/11
• Aircraft inventory and movement reports - Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 4.(F)/11
• Aircraft inventory and movement reports - Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 5.(H)/11