Kampfgeschwader 6
Geschwaderkommodoren:
- Obstlt Joachim Hahn, May 1942 - 4 Jun 1942
- Obstlt Wolfgang Buhring, 4 Jun 1942 - 1 Sep 1942
- Obstlt Walter Storp, 1 Sep 1942 - 11 Sep 1943
- Obstlt Hermann Hogeback, 11 Sep 1943 - 8 May 1945
Stab:
Formed May 1942 in Dinard. On 23 Nov 1944 redesignated Stab/KG(J)6.
Known as Gefechtsverband Hogeback, Apr 1945 - May 1945, controlling parts of KG(J)6, KG(J)51, I. and II./KG(J)54,JG1 and JG7.
| Date | Location | Gruppe | Aircraft Used |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1942 - Feb 1943 | Dinard | Ju 88A | |
| Feb 1943 - Mar 1943 | Grove | Ju 88A | |
| Mar 1943 - 15 Jun 1943 | Creil | Ju 88A | |
| 15 Jun 1943 - Aug 1943 | Foggia | Ju 88A | |
| Aug 1943 - Dec 1943 | Creil | Ju 88A | |
| Dec 1943 - 15 Mar 1944 | Melsbroek | Ju 88A | |
| 15 Mar 1944 - 16 Mar 1944 | Prag-Rusin | Ju 88A/Ju 188E | |
| 16 Mar 1944 - 21 Mar 1944 | Wien-Aspern | Ju 88A/Ju 188E | |
| 21 Mar 1944 - 12 Jun 1944 | Melsbroek | Ju 88A/Ju 188E | |
| 12 Jun 1944 - 10 Jul 1944 | Melun-Villaroche | Ju 88A/Ju 188E | |
| 10 Jul 1944 - 1 Sep 1944 | Bretigny | Ju 88A/Ju 188E | |
| 1.9 - 4 Sep 1944 | Deelen | Ju 88A/Ju 188E | |
| 4 Sep 1944 - 21 Sep 1944 | Hennef | Ju 88A/Ju 188E | |
| 21 Sep 1944 - Oct 1944 | Jena | Ju 88A/Ju 188E | |
| Oct 1944 - Jan 1945 | Prag-Gbell | Bf 109G | |
| Jan 1945 - Apr 1945 | Prag-Rusin | Bf 109G, Me 262A | |
| Apr 1945 - May 1945 | Graz | Me 262A |
2./KG6
I. Gruppe:
Gruppenkommandeure:
- Maj Ernst-Gunther von Scheliha, 1 Sep 1942 - 9 Jan 1943
- Maj Bernhard von Dobschütz, 9 Jan 1943 - 6 Apr 1943
- Maj Helmut Fuhrhop, 6 Apr 1943 - 1 Mar 1944
- Hptm Hans Thurner, 1 Mar 1944 - 11 Jun 1944
- Maj Karl-August v.d. Fecht, 18 Jul 1944 - 14 Sep 1944
- Hptm Ernst Haller, 14 Sep 1944 - 8 May 1945
Formed 1 Sep 1942 in Creil from I./KG77 with:
Stab I./KG6 from Stab I./KG77
1./KG6 from 1./KG77
2./KG6 from 2./KG77
3./KG6 from 3./KG77
On 23 Nov 1944 redesignated I./KG(J)6.
| Date | Location | Gruppe | Aircraft Used |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 1942 - Nov 1942 | Creil | Ju 88A | |
| Nov 1942 - Dec 1942 | Gerbini | Ju 88A | |
| Dec 1942 - Feb 1943 | Beauvais | Ju 88A | |
| Feb 1943 - Mar 1943 | Grove | Ju 88A | |
| Mar 1943 - 15 Jun 1943 | Beauvais | Ju 88A, Ju 188E | |
| 15 Jun 1943 - Jun 1943 | Istres | Ju 88A, Ju 188E | |
| Jun 1943 - Aug 1943 | Foggia | Ju 88A, Ju 188E | |
| Aug 1943 - Sep 1943 | Breslau-Gandau | Ju 88A, Ju 188E | |
| Sep 1943 - 20 Mar 1944 | Chievres | Ju 88A, Ju 188E | |
| 20 Mar 1944 - 14 Jun 1944 | Bretigny | Ju 188E/A | |
| 14 Jun 1944 - 1 Sep 1944 | Melun-Villaroche | Ju 188A | |
| 1 Sep 1944 - 5 Sep 1944 | Volkel | Ju 188A, Ju 88 | |
| 21 Sep 1944 - 27 Sep 1944 | Jena | Ju 188A, Ju 88 | |
| 27 Sep 1944 - 21 Oct 1944 | Gerstungen | Ju 188A, Ju 88 | |
| 21 Oct 1944 - 9 Apr 1945 | Prag-Gbell* | Bf 109G | |
| 9 Apr 1945 - May 1945 | Graz | Bf 109G |
* also parts at Kletschany
II. Gruppe:
Gruppenkommandeure:
- Maj Karl Schreiner, 1 Sep 1942 - 12 Jun 1943
- Maj Hans Mader, 12 Jun 1943 - 3 Jul 1944
- Hptm Hans-Joachim Faulhaber, 4 Jul 1944 - 25 Mar 1945
- Hptm Wilhelm Kunze, 25 Mar 1945 - 8 May 1945
Formed 1 Sep 1942 in Dinard from KGr.106 with:
Stab II./KG6 from Stab I./KGr106
4./KG6 from 1./KGr106
5./KG6 from 2./KGr106
6./KG6 from 3./KGr106
On 23 Nov 1944 redesignated II./KG(J)6.
| Date | Location | Gruppe | Aircraft Used |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 1942 - Nov 1942 | Dinard | Ju 88A | |
| Nov 1942 - Dec 1942 | Gerbini | Ju 88A | |
| Dec 1942 - Sep 1943 | Cormeilles | Ju 88A | |
| Sep 1943 - Sep 1943 | Breslau-Gandau | Ju 88A | |
| Sep 1943 - Nov 1943 | Larissa | Ju 88A | |
| Nov 1943 - 15 Mar 1944 | Le Culot | Ju 88A | |
| 15 Mar 1944 - 16 Mar 1944 | Prag-Rusin | Ju 88A | |
| 16 Mar 1944 - 21 Mar 1944 | Wien-Aspern | Ju 88A | |
| 21 Mar 1944 - 4 Jun 1944 | Le Culot | Ju 88A | |
| 4 Jun 1944 - 14 Jul 1944 | Melun-Villaroche* | Ju 88A | |
| 14 Jul 1944 - 1 Sep 1944 | Bretigny | Ju 88A | |
| 1 Sep 1944 - 4 Sep 1944 | Deelen | Ju 88A | |
| 21 Sep 1944 - 21 Oct 1944 | Rockau | Ju 88A/C | |
| 21 Oct 1944 - 9 Apr 1945 | Prag-Rusin/Prag-Gbell** | Bf 109K | |
| 9 Apr 1945 - May 1945 | Graz | Bf 109K |
* 4./KG6 at St. André, 4 Jun 1944 - 10 Jun 1944 and at Le Culot, 2 Jul 1944 - 10 Jul 1944; 5./KG6 at Chartres, 4 Jun 1944 - 10 Jul 1944; 6./KG6 at Paris-Orly, 28 Jun 1944 - 10 Jul 1944.
** also parts at Kletschany
III. Gruppe:
Gruppenkommandeure:
- Maj Hermann Hogeback, 1 Sep 1942 - 12 Aug 1943
- Hptm Kurt Heintz (acting), 3 Nov 1942 - 31 Dec 1942
- Maj Rudolf Puchinger, 12 Aug 1943 - 14 Jul 1944
- Hptm Hans Baasner, 12 Aug 1944 - 26 Mar 1945
- Hptm Hans Oberdieck, 26 Mar 1945 - 8 May 1945
Formed 1 Sep 1942 in Heiligenbeil from III./LG1 with:
Stab I./KG6 from Stab III./LG1
7./KG6 from 7./LG1
8./KG6 from 8./LG1
9./KG6 from 9./LG1
On 23 Nov 1944 redesignated III./KG(J)6.
| Date | Location | Gruppe | Aircraft Used |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 1942 - 10 Sep 1942 | Heiligenbeil | Ju 88A | |
| 10 Sep 1942 - 24 Sep 1942 | Rjelbitzi | Ju 88A | |
| 24 Sep 1942 - 7 Oct 1942 | Kerstowo | Ju 88A | |
| 7 Oct 1942 - 8 Oct 1942 | Charkow | Ju 88A | |
| 8 Oct 1942 - 31 Oct 1942 | Tazinskaja | Ju 88A | |
| 31 Oct 1942 - 1 Nov 1942 | Stalino | Ju 88A | |
| 1 Nov 1942 - Nov 1942 | Krakau | Ju 88A | |
| Nov 1942 - Feb 1943 | Rosieres | Ju 88A | |
| Feb 1943 - Mar 1943 | Grove | Ju 88A | |
| Mar 1943 - 15 Jun 1943 | Creil | Ju 88A | |
| 15 Jun 1943 - Aug 1943 | Foggia | Ju 88A | |
| Aug 1943 - 10 Jun 1944 | Melsbroek | Ju 88A, Ju 188A | |
| 10 Jun 1944 - 1 Jul 1944 | Melun-Villaroche | Ju 188A | |
| 1 Jul 1944 - 4 Sep 1944 | Ahlhorn | Ju 188A | |
| 4 Sep 1944 - 15 Sep 1944 | Varrelbusch | Ju 188A | |
| 15 Sep 1944 - Oct 1944 | Punschran | Ju 188A | |
| Oct 1944 - 9 Apr 1945 | Prag-Rusin | Fw 190A, Me 262A | |
| 9 Apr 1945 - May 1945 | Graz | Me 262A |
IV. Gruppe:
Gruppenkommandeure:
- Hptm Heinrich Hettchen, 20 Jul 1942 - 23 Dec 1942
- Maj Friedrich Schallmayer, 23 Dec 1942 - 23 Nov 1944
Formed 14 Oct 1941 at Ansbach as Ergänzungsstaffel/KG6, from Erg.Kette/KGr. 606, Erg.Kette/KGr.106 and Ausb.Staffel/Fl.Fu. Atlantik. On 1 Sep 1942 increased to Gruppe strength with:
Stab IV./KG6 new
10./KG6 from Erg.Sta/KG6
11./KG6 new
12./KG6 new
Disbanded 23 Nov 1944.
| Date | Location | Gruppe | Aircraft Used |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 1941 - ?.42 | Ansbach | Ju 88A | |
| ?.42 - Aug 1942 | Bad Zwischenahn | Ju 88A | |
| Aug 1942 - Mar 1944 | Bretigny | Ju 88A | |
| Mar 1944 - Nov 1944 | Lüneburg | Ju 88A, Ju 188E |
14. Staffel:
Formed 1 Sep 1942 in Beauvais. In Dec 1943 renamed 6.(F)/Aufklärungsgruppe 123.
Tested Ju 86P/R strategic reconnaissance aircraft.
15. Staffel:
Formed 1 Sep 1942 in Chartres from Erprobungskommando 17, with Do217/He 111 pathfinders. Some aircraft and crews took parts in the Supply of Stalingrad (from Millerowo?).
In late Apr 1943 redesignated Stab I./KG66.
16. Staffel:
Formed 1 Sep 1942 in Soesterberg from Erprobungskommando Me 210. Tested Me 210A. Renamed 11./ZG1 in Oct 1942.
Erprobungsstaffel:
Formed Aug 1943 in Chievres with Ju 188E. Disbanded Nov 1943.
Flughafenbetriebskompanien der KG6
- Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, Stab/KG6
- Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, I./KG6
- Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, II./KG6
- Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, III./KG6
- Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, IV./KG6
- Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 14./KG6
- Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 15./KG6
- Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 16./KG6
- Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, Erpr.Sta./KG6
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