Kampfgeschwader 100

Geschwaderkommodoren:

  • Obstlt Heinz von Holleben, 29 Nov 1941 - 22 Apr 1943
  • Maj Fritz Auffhammer, 4 May 1943 - 10 Sep 1943
  • Obstlt Bernhard Jope, 10 Sep 1943 - 20 Aug 1944

Stab:

Formed 29 Nov 1941 in Chartres. Disbanded 20 Aug 1944.

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date Location Gruppe Aircraft Used
29 Nov 1941 - 21 Apr 1942 Chartres Luftflotte 3 He 111H
21 Apr 1942 - 10 Oct 1942 Saki VIII. Fliegerkorps He 111H
10 Oct 1942 - 10 Apr 1943 Glifada/Athens X. Fliegerkorps He 111H
10 Apr 1943 - 12 Jul 1943 Garz/Usedom Luftwaffenbefehlshaber Mitte Do 217
12 Jul 1943 - Nov 1943 Istres 2. Flieger-Division Do 217
Nov 1943 - 20 Aug 1944 Toulouse 2. Flieger-Division Do 217

I. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

  • Maj Helmut Kuster, 15 Dec 1941 - 21 Mar 1942
  • Maj Werner Hoffmann, 21 Mar 1942 - Oct 1942
  • Maj Paul Claas, Oct 1942 - 20 Jun 1943
  • Maj Hansgeorg Bätcher, 28 Jul 1943 - 21 Oct 1943
  • Hptm Hans-Gotthelf von Kalckreuth, 21 Oct 1943 - ?
  • Olt Kurt Maier, ? - ?

Formed 15 Dec 1941 in Märkisch-Friedland from :

Stab I./KG100 from Stab/KGr.100
1./KG100 from 1./KGr.100
2./KG100 from 2./KGr.100

3./KG100 from 3./KGr.100

In Feb 1942 2./KG100 became and a new 2/KG100 was formed 31 May 1942 from

On 21 Oct 1943 I./KG100 became with :

Stab I./KG100 became Stab I./KG4
1./KG100 became 1./KG4
2./KG100 became 2./KG4
3./KG100 became 3./KG4

On the same date a new I./KG100 was formed from the old with :

Stab I./KG100 from Stab I./KG4
1./KG100 from 1./KG4
2./KG100 from 2./KG4
3./KG100 from 3./KG4

In late May 1944 redesignated with :

Stab I./KG100 became Stab III./KG1
1./KG100 became 7./KG1
2./KG100 became 8./KG1
3./KG100 became 9./KG1

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date Location Gruppe Aircraft Used
15 Dec 1941 - 12 Jan 1942 Märkisch-Friedland Luftflotte 3 He 111H
12 Jan 1942 - 22 Jan 1942 Focsani IV. Fliegerkorps He 111H
22 Jan 1942 - 30 Jan 1942 Kirovograd V. Fliegerkorps He 111H
30 Jan 1942 - 14 Aug 1942 Saki Sonderstab Krim
Fl. Fü. Süd (from Feb 1942)
VIII. Fliegerkorps (from Apr 1942)
IV. Fliegerkorps (from 10 Jul 1942)		 He 111H
14 Aug 1942 - 20 Aug 1942 Samorsk/Crimea IV. Fliegerkorps He 111H
20 Aug 1942 - 23 Aug 1942 Kotelnikovo IV. Fliegerkorps He 111H
23 Aug 1942 - 6 Oct 1942 Morosovskaja VIII. Fliegerkorps He 111H
6 Oct 1942 - 13 Oct 1942 Saki IV. Fliegerkorps He 111H
13 Oct 1942 - 22 Oct 1942 Stalino IV. Fliegerkorps He 111H
22 Oct 1942 - 25 Nov 1942 Armavir IV. Fliegerkorps He 111H
25 Nov 1942 - 2 Jan 1943 Morosovskaja VIII. Fliegerkorps He 111H
2 Jan 1943 - 27 Jan 1943 Novotscherkask VIII. Fliegerkorps He 111H
27 Jan 1943 - 27 Feb 1943 Saki VIII. Fliegerkorps He 111H
27 Feb 1943 - 2 Apr 1943 Lemberg Luftflotte 4 He 111H
2 Apr 1943 - 27 Apr 1943 Salon de Provence 2. Flieger-Division He 111H
27 Apr 1943 - 1 Jun 1943 Stalino IV. Fliegerkorps He 111H
1 Jun 1943 - 7 Jun 1943 Seschtschinskaja IV. Fliegerkorps He 111H
7 Jun 1943 - 4 Jul 1943 Stalino IV. Fliegerkorps He 111H
4 Jul 1943 - 17 Jul 1943 Poltava IV. Fliegerkorps He 111H
17 Jul 1943 - 3 Aug 1943 Stalino IV. Fliegerkorps He 111H
3 Aug 1943 - 9 Aug 1943 Poltava IV. Fliegerkorps He 111H
9 Aug 1943 - 9 Sep 1943 Dnjepropetrovsk IV. Fliegerkorps He 111H
9 Sep 1943 - 19 Oct 1943 Kirovograd I. Fliegerkorps He 111H
19 Oct 1943 - 21 Oct 1943 Nikolayev I. Fliegerkorps He 111H
21 Oct 1943 - 21 Jan 1944 Lechfeld* Luftwaffenbefehlshaber Mitte He 177A
21 Jan 1944 - 1 May 1944 Chateaudun IX. Fliegerkorps He 177A
1 May 1944 - late May 1944 Fassberg Luftflotte Reich He 177A

* at first only 3./KG100, but 2./KG100 followed on 6 Feb 1944. 1./KG100 remained at Lechfeld until 1 May 1944, when it also moved to Fassberg.

II. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

  • Maj Horst Rubling, 15 Dec 1941 - 15 Oct 1942
  • Maj Hermann Diekötter, 15 Oct 1942 - 30 Oct 1942
  • Maj Fritz Auffhammer, 30 Oct 1942 - 4 May 1943
  • Maj Franz Hollweg, 7 May 1943 - 10 Sep 1943
  • Hptm Heinz Molinnus, 10 Sep 1943 - 4 Oct 1943
  • Hptm Heinz-Emil Middermann, 4 Oct 1943 - 16 Feb 1944
  • Maj Bodö Meyerhofer, 5 May 1944 - 14 May 1944
  • Hptm Hans Molly, 11 Jun 1944 - 2 Feb 1945

Formed 15 Dec 1941 in Seschtschinskaja from with :

Stab II./KG100 from Stab III./KG26
4./KG100 from 7./KG26
5./KG100 from 8./KG26
6./KG100 from 9./KG26

On 10 Apr 1943 Einsatzstaffel/KG100 was formed from parts of II/KG100 (17 He 111H), and and were absorbed by the rest of II./KG100. Used the Do 217E / Hs 293 (guided missile) combination.

In Jun 1944 6./KG100 and 8./KG100 exchanged designations.

Disbanded 2 Feb 1945.

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date Location Gruppe Aircraft Used
15 Dec 1941 - Feb 1942 Seschtschinskaja VIII. Fliegerkorps He 111H
Feb 1942 - 21 Apr 1942 Poix Luftflotte 3 He 111H
21 Apr 1942 - 10 Apr 1943 Athens/Kalamaki* X. Fliegerkorps He 111H
10 Apr 1943 - 12 Jul 1943 Garz/Usedom Luftwaffenbefehlshaber Mitte Do 217E
12 Jul 1943 - 31 Jul 1943 Istres** 2. Flieger-Division Do 217E
31 Jul 1943 - 9 Sep 1943 Cognac Fl. Fü. Atlantik Do 217E
9 Sep 1943 - 4 Nov 1943 Istres*** 2. Flieger-Division Do 217E
4 Nov 1943 - 19 Nov 1943 Toulouse-Blagnac 2. Flieger-Division Do 217E
19 Nov 1943 - 9 Dec 1943 Leck**** Luftwaffenbefehlshaber Mitte Do 217E, He 177A
9 Dec 1943 - 9 Mar 1944 Toulouse-Blagnac***** 2. Flieger-Division Do 217E, He 177A
9 Mar 1944 - 2 Feb 1945 Aalborg-West Komd. Gen. der dt. Lw. in
Danemark		 He 177A

* 10 Oct 1942 - Jan 1943 part of II./KG100 was based at Catania and Comiso (II. Fliegerkorps).

** a kette was based at Foggia, 17.7 - 23 Jul 1943

*** 5./KG100 was based at Athens/Kalamaki (X. Fliegerkorps), from 24 Oct 1943 to 10 Dec 1943.

**** 4./KG100 remained at Leck until 9 Mar 1944, when it moved to Aalborg, converting to He 177A.

***** 6./KG100 remained at Toulouse until 1 Jun 1944 (Do 217E, Luftflotte 3), when it was redesignated 8./KG100. A new 6./KG100 was formed from the old 8./KG100 (He 177A) at Fassberg, ?later to Aalborg.

III. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

  • Maj Schulz, 20 Sep 1942 - 31 Jan 1943
  • Maj Busch, 31 Jan 1943 - Feb 1943
  • Hptm Ernst Hetzel, 4 May 1943 - 28 Jul 1943
  • Hptm Bernhard Jope, 28 Jul 1943 - 10 Sep 1943
  • Hptm Gerhard Döhler, 10 Sep 1943 - Dec 1943
  • Hptm Herbert Pfeffer, Dec 1943 - 30 Apr 1944
  • Hptm Wolfgang Vorpahl, 12 Jun 1944 - Aug 1944
  • Hptm Heinrich Schmetz, Aug 1944 - 7 Sep 1944

Formed 20 Sep 1942 in Salamanca and Kalamaki from with :

Stab III./KG100 from Stab/SAGr.126
7./KG100 from 1./SAGr.126
8./KG100 from 2./SAGr.126
9./KG100 from 3./SAGr.126

On 18 Feb 1943 again became with :

Stab III./KG100 became Stab/SAGr.126
7./KG100 became 1./SAGr.126
8./KG100 became 2./SAGr.126
9./KG100 became 3./SAGr.126

Reformed 29 Apr 1943 in Schwäbisch Hall from with:

Stab III./KG100 from Stab/KGr.21
7./KG100 from 1./KGr.21
8./KG100 from 2./KGr.21
9./KG100 from 3./KGr.21

Used the Do 217K / Fritz X (guided bomb) combination. In Jun 1944 8./KG100 and 6./KG100 exchanged designations. Disbanded 7 Sep 1944.

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date Location Gruppe Aircraft Used
20 Sep 1942 - 10 Jan 1943 Salamanca and Kalamaki X. Fliegerkorps He 111H, Ar 196A
10 Jan 1943 - 18 Feb 1943 Eleusis X. Fliegerkorps He 111H, Ar 196A
20 Apr 1943 - 12 Jul 1943 Schwabisch-Hall Luftwaffenbefehlshaber Mitte Do 217K
12 Jul 1943 - 19 Nov 1943 Istres* 2. Flieger-Division Do 217K
19 Nov 1943 - 13 Feb 1944 Eggebeck Luftwaffenbefehlshaber Mitte Do 217K
13 Feb 1944 - 19 Aug 1944 Toulouse-Francazal 2. Flieger-Division Do 217K
19 Aug 1944 - 7 Sep 1944 Garz-Usedom Luftflotte Reich Do 217K

* one kette was based at Foggia 17.7. - 27 Jul 1943.

* 20 Sep 1943 8./KG100 moved to Fassberg and began converting to He 177A. On 1 Jun 1944 redesignated 6./KG100, and a new 8./KG100 was formed from the old 6./KG100, and moved to ?Toulouse.

IV. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

  • Hptm Enno Russell, 24 Aug 1940 - 14 Feb 1942
  • Maj Paul Claas, 15 Feb 1942 - Oct 1942
  • Maj Eduard Zimmer, Oct 1942 - 12 Jun 1943
  • Hptm Bernhard Jope, 12 Jun 1943 - 28 Jul 1943
  • Hptm Gerhard Döhler, 28 Jul 1943 - 10 Sep 1943
  • Hptm Willi Silbersiepe, 10 Sep 1943 - 20 Aug 1944

was formed 24 Aug 1940 in Lüneburg, from 1 May 1941 Erg.Staffel/KGr.100.

On 29 Nov 1941 IV./KG100 was formed with:

Stab IV./KG100 new
10./KG100 from Erg.Sta./KGr.100
11./KG100 from 12./KG100 new (Jul 1942)

13./KG100 was formed on 29 Apr 1943 from but on 31 Jul 1943 was absorbed by

On 20 Jul 1944 12./KG100 became 3./Erg.KGr.177. IV./KG100 was disbanded 31 Aug 1944.

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date Location Gruppe Aircraft Used
24 Aug 1940 - 30 Apr 1941 Lüneburg   He 111H
1 May 1941 - 28 Nov 1941 Hannover-Langenhagen   He 111H
29 Nov 1941 - 1 Jan 1942 Bourges   He 111H
1 Jan 1942 - Apr 1942 Lüneburg*   He 111H
Apr 1942 - 6 Oct 1942 Schwerin-Görries Luftwaffenbefehlshaber Mitte He 111H
7 Oct 1942 - Dec 1942? Crepy-Couvron Luftflotte 3 He 111H
?Dec 1942 - May 1943 Chartres* Luftflotte 3 He 111H, Do 217E/K
May 1943 - 7 May 1943 Schwäbisch Hall*   He 111H, Do 217E/K, He 177A
7 May 1943 - 20 Aug 1944 Giebelstadt*   He 111H, Do 217E/K, He 177A

* 11./KG100 at Riga-Spilve, 2 Jan 1942 - Apr 1942 and Schwabsich-Hall (May 1943 - 23 Jul 1943)

* 12./KG100 at Chartres (Dec 1942 - 4 May 1943) and Schwabisch-Hall (5 May 1943 - 11 Jul 1944)

Einsatzstaffel:

Staffelkapitäne:

  • Hptm Karl August von der Fecht, 10 Apr 1943 - ?
  • Hptm Fritz Wergand, ? - Nov 1943

Formed 10 Apr 1943 in Kalamaki/Athens with 17 He 111H from parts of II./KG100. Eleusis was used as a reserve airfield. Illuminator-staffel for Disbanded 10 Nov 1943.

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date Location Gruppe Aircraft Used
Apr 1943 - Nov 1943 Kalamaki X. Fliegerkorps He 111H, Ju 88A

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