Aufklärungsgruppe 14

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Obstlt Ernst Krüger, 1 Oct 1937 - 1 Nov 1938
• ?

Stab:

Formed 1 Oct 1937 in Munstter from Stab/Aufkl.Gruppe 114. On 1 Nov 1938 became Stab/Aufkl.Gruppe 12.

Reformed 1 Nov 1938 in Köttingbrunn from Stab/Aufkl.Gruppe 18. On 26 Aug 1939 redesignated Koluft 3.

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location	Location	Aircraft Used
1 Oct 1937 - 1 Nov 1938	Munstter		He 45/He 46
Jan 1939 - 26 Aug 1939	Köttingbrunn		Hs 126

1.(H)/14:

Formed 1 Oct 1937 in Munstter from 1./Aufkl.Gruppe 114. On 1 Nov 1938 became 1./Aufkl.Gruppe 12.

Reformed 1 Nov 1938 in Köttingbrunn from 1./Aufkl.Gruppe 18.

Disbanded Mar 1942.

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location	Location	Aircraft Used
1 Oct 1937 - 1 Nov 1938	Munstter
1 Nov 1938 - Aug 1939	Köttingbrunn		Hs 126
Aug 1939 - Sep 1939	Sillein
Sep 1939	Jablonka
Sep 1939	Jaroslaw
2 Oct 1939 - 31 Oct 1939	Bad Voslau
31 Oct 1939 - 14 Nov 1939	Regensburg-Obertraubling
14 Nov 1939 - 21 Nov 1939	Darmstadt
21 Nov 1939 - May 1940	Limburg
May 1940	Vervins
May 1940	Rancourt
Jun 1940	Richebourg
Jul 1940 - Sep 1940	Auxerre
Sep 1940 - Oct 1940	Le Puilts-Berault
Oct 1940 - Feb 1941	Etrepagny
Feb 1941 - 11 Mar 1941	Craiova
11 Mar 1941 - 25 Mar 1941	Novo Selczi
Apr 1941 - May 1941	Larissa
May 1941 - Jul 1941	Kitzingen
10 Jul 1941 - 12 Aug 1941	Kosina
22 Aug 1941 - 11 Sep 1941	Royan		[Operation Felix]
Sep 1941	Grodno
Sep 1941	Ponjatowka
Oct 1941	Schubowka
Nov 1941 - Dec 1941	Cholm
Dec 1941	Stopschitsche
25 Dec 1941 - Jan 1942	Witebsk
Jan 1942 - May 1942	Seranvillers/Cambrai

2.(H)/14:

Formed 1 Oct 1937 in Munstter from 2./Aufkl.Gruppe 114. On 1 Nov 1938 became 2./Aufkl.Gruppe 12.

Reformed 1 Nov 1938 in Köttingbrunn from 2./Aufkl.Gruppe 18.

On 1 Nov 1943 redesignated 1./NAGr.11.

Served under Luftflotte 2 (Mar 1942 - Aug 1943) and Stab/NAGr.11 (Sep 1943 - Oct 1943).

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location	Location	Aircraft Used
1 Oct 1937 - 1 Nov 1938	Munstter
1 Nov 1938 - Aug 1939	Köttingbrunn		Hs 126
Aug 1939 - Sep 1939	Sillein
Oct 1940	Hastenrath
Apr 1941 - Nov 1941	Ain-el-Gazala		Bf 110/Bf 109
Nov 1941	Bir el Gabr
Dec 1941	Martuba
Dec 1941	Benina
Dec 1941 - Jan 1942	Arco Philaenorum
Feb 1942	Agedabia(?)
Mar 1942 - Apr 1942	Martuba
Apr 1942 - Nov 1942	Germany		Bf 109
Nov 1942	Trapani
Nov 1942 - Apr 1943	Tunis*
May 1943 - Sep 1943	Reggio
Sep 1943 - Nov 1943	Marsigliana

* forward or alternate bases: El Aouina, Gabes and Kairouan

3.(H)/14:

Formed 1 Oct 1937 in Munstter from 3./Aufkl.Gruppe 114. On 1 Nov 1938 became 3./Aufkl.Gruppe 12.

Reformed 1 Nov 1938 in Köttingbrunn from 3./Aufkl.Gruppe 18.

In Feb 1944 redesignated 13./14 (see below).

Served under Stab/NAGr.3 (May 1942 - Jul 1943), Stab/NAGr.5 (Aug 1943), Stab/NAGr.4 (Sep 1943 - Feb 1944).

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location	Location	Aircraft Used
1 Oct 1937 - 1 Nov 1938	Munstter
1 Nov 1938 - Aug 1939	Köttingbrunn		Hs 126
Aug 1939 - Sep 1939	Engelswalde
Oct 1940	Brüssels
Apr 1941	Bad Voslau		Fw 189A
7,41	Metschanitza(?)
Sep 1941	Smolensk
Oct 1941	Schubowka
Apr 1942	Auve(?)
Jul 1942	Marjewka
Aug 1942	Konstantinowka
Sep 1942	Naftjanaja
Feb 1943	Dretun
May 1943	Welish(?)
Jan 1944	Orscha

 

4.(F)/14:

Formed 1 Nov 1938 in Köttingbrunn from 4./Aufkl.Gruppe 18.

Disbanded Apr 1945.

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location	Location	Aircraft Used
Nov 1938 - Sep 1939	Köttingbrunn
Aug 1939 - Sep 1939	Mankendorf		Do 17
Mar 1940 - May 1940	Düsseldorf
Jul 1940 - Nov 1940	Cherbourg		Do 17/Bf 110
Nov 1940 - May 1941	Villacoublay
May 1941 - Jul 1941	Dubowo		Ju 88
Sep 1941 - Jun 1942	Smolensk-Nord
Jun 1942 - Mar 1943	Dugino
Mar 1943 - Sep 1943	Smolensk-Nord
Oct 1943 - Dec 1943	Baranowitschi
Dec 1943 - Mar 1944	Gutenfeld		Ju 188
Mar 1944 - 5 Jul 1944	Baranowitschi
5 Jul 1933 - 9 Jul 1944	Biala-Podlaska
9 Jul 1944 - 15 Jul 1944	Südauen
15 Jul 1944 - Aug 1944	Groß-Schiemanen
Aug 1944 - Dec 1944	Wormditt
Dec 1944 - Mar 1945	Rahmel

5.(H)/14:

Formed Aug 1940 in Köttingbrunn from parts of 3.(H)/14.

Disbanded Jan 1942.

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location	Location	Aircraft Used
Aug 1940 - Apr 1941	Köttingbrunn		Hs 126
Jul 1941	Brusilow
Jul 1941	Biala-Zerkiow(?)
Aug 1941	Bogusslav(?)
Sep 1941	Smolensk
Dec 1941	Pokrowskoje(?)

13./14:

Formed Feb 1944 in Orscha from 3.(H)/14. From Oct 1944 used for night-recon. duites.

Served under Stab/NAGr.4 (Feb 1944 - May 1944) and Stab/NAGr.10 (Jun 1944 - Oct 1944).

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location	Location	Aircraft Used
Feb 1944 - 6 Jun 1944	Orscha*
6 Jun 1944 - 27 Jun 1944	Tolotschin
27 Jun 1944 - 1 Jul 1944	Shodino
1 Jul 1944 - 4 Jul 1944	Wilna
4 Jul 1944 - 7 Jul 1944	Lida
7 Jul 1944 - 11 Jul 1944	Olita
11 Jul 1944 - 14 Jul 1944	Kwatery
14 Jul 1944 - 15 Jul 1944	Kurjany
15 Jul 1944 - 24 Jul 1944	Raczki
24 Jul 1944 - Oct 1944	Lyck
Oct 1944 - Dec 1944	Rastken
Dec 1944 - 13 Feb 1945	Niederbreisig**
13 Feb 1945 - Mar 1945	Limburg**

* detachment at Bojary, 14 Mar 1944 - 11 Apr 1944

** detachment at Ödheim, Feb 1945

• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 1.(H)/14
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 2.(H)/14
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 3.(H)/14
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 4.(F)/14

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The Stalin Lline by Zwiahel

by Novgorod Volynskiy.

While the right wing of the 5th Army (15 th and 31 th Army Corps) carried out a systematic withdrawal under cover of the rear-guards, on its left-flank the 9th and 19th Mechanized Corps were engaged in heavy delaying actions against the superior forces of the enemy force (III AK Mot with its 13 Pz, 14 Pz and 25 ID Mot) which sought a quick breakthrough towards Kiev.

Till July 04 1941, the 9th Mechanized Corps, was covering the retreat of the 5th Army 's main forces in the south within the area Tsuman, Klevan, Alexandria, halting the strong enemy attacks of the 25 ID (Mot), LAH and 299 ID. On the night of July 5 the 9th Mechanized Corps broke away from the enemy, then carried out a retreat across the river.

Meanwhile the 19th Mechanized Corps with the 1st Armored Brigade and remnants of the 228 Rifle Division, covered the Novohrad-Volynskyi axis. During the period from June 29 to July 3 1941, it conducted heavy fighting with the III AK along the river Horyn, occupying with its 40th Armored Division the area Tuchin, Voskodavy (incl.) Goscha and with its 43 Armored Division Goscha, Velbovno.

On June 29 the commander of the 19th Mechanized Corps launched a counterattack, during which it crossed over to the west bank of the river by Goscha, therefore it reject the German III AK some 5 to 8 kilometers.

By July 01 of 1941, under the pressure of superior forces of the German III AK, the 19th Mechanized Corps moved to the right bank of the river Horyn, holding the enemy attacks there until July 03. On the night of July 04, the enemy managed to seize a bridgehead in the sector of the 43rd Armored Division in the area Agapovka, Zavizov; from there at 07:00 hours and after a strong artillery barrage plus air strikes, the 13 Pz went on the offensive in the direction of Bugryn, Kryluv . On the afternoon of July 4 of 1941, the 14 Pz also went on the offensive and it crossed the river in the area Goryngrad Horyn, Voskodavy, bypassing Goschu from the north.

On the left flank of the 19th Mechanized Corps, infantry and enemy tanks had launched an attack in the direction Lisichi, Annopol, threatening the rear of the 43rd Armored Division. A counter-attack launched with 40 tanks allowed the division to break away from the enemy and begin a withdrawal.

After suffering heavy losses, the 19th Mechanized Corps commander ordered a withdrawal to the river Korchik. On the morning of July 05 1941 the remnants of the 19th Mechanized Corps, chased by the 14 Pz reached the outskirts of Zwiahel and took positions there, reinforced by infantry battalions of the 206 Rifle Division. On July 06 all the enemy attempts in order to take Zwiahel failed.

On July 07 1941, the 14 Pz and the 25 ID (Mot) were reinforced by the 299 ID and on July 08 1941, heavily supported by artillery and airplanes could destroy the forts and nests around Novograd Volyn; meanwhile due south the 13 Pz got across the river by Hulsk.