Kampfgeschwader 66

I. Gruppe:

• Gruppenkommandeure:

• Maj Hermann Schmidt, May 1943 - May 1945

1./KG66 was formed in late Apr 1943 at Chartres from 15./KG6, with Do 217 and Ju 88A bombers. Stab I., 2. and 3./KG66 began forming at Chartres in May 1943. 1./KG66 was ready in Jul 1943, and the rest of the unit in Nov 1943.

4./KG66 was formed at Avord on 21 Oct 1943, from 2.(Ausb. u. Erp.)/KG60 and Erprobungsstaffel 188 and (Ju 188 bombers).

On 25 Apr 1944 the unit was reorganised: 3./KG66 became 6./FAGr.123 and 4./KG66 became Ergänzungsstaffel/KG66. New 3. - 5./KG66** was formed in Flensburg(?) from 4. - 6./KG54, and the unit now had 5 staffeln. 5./KG66 was disbanded Nov 1944.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Apr 1943 - Jun 1943	Chartres	IX. Fliegerkorps	Do 217, Ju 88A
Jun 1943 -12 Mar 1944	Montdidier*	IX. Fliegerkorps	Do 217, Ju88A, Ju 188
12 Mar 1944 - 12 Jun 1944	Avord**	IX. Fliegerkorps	Ju 88S, Ju 188E
12 Jun 1944 - 14 Aug 1944	Montdidier**	IX. Fliegerkorps	Ju 88S, Ju 188E
14 Aug 1944 - 5 Sep 1944	Eindhoven	IX. Fliegerkorps	Ju 88S, Ju 188E
21 Sep 1944 - 15 Oct 1944	Dedelsdorf***		Ju 88S, Ju 188E
15 Oct 1944 - Dec 1944	Vechta		Ju 88, Ju 188
Dec 1944 - 12 Feb 1945	Varelbusch		Ju 88, Ju 188
12 Feb 1945 - Mar 1945	Dedelsdorf	3. Flieger-Division	Ju 88, Ju 188
Mar 1945 - Apr 1945	Tutow-Süd	3. Flieger-Division	Ju 88, Ju 188
Apr 1945 - 5 May 1945	Neumünster	3. Flieger-Division	Ju 88, Ju 188
5 May 1945 - 7 May 1945	Aalborg	5. Flieger-Division	Ju 88, Ju 188
7 May 1945 - 8 May 1945	Stavanger-Sola	5. Flieger-Division	Ju 88, Ju 188

* 3./KG66 was based at Cormeilles, Feb 1944 - Jun 1944;

** 3., 4. and 5./KG66 in Flensburg, 5 May 1944 - 26 Jun 1944, except 4./KG66 at St. André, 4 Jun 1944 - 10 Jun 1944; 4./KG66 at Montdidier 30 Jun 1944 - Aug 1944; 5./KG66 at Montdidier, 30 Jun 1944 - Aug 1944.

*** one source lists 1./KG66 at Achmer, 27 Sep 1944 - Oct 1944, with Me 262.

III. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeur:

• Hptm Kurt Capesius, Oct 1944 - Nov 1944

Formed 10 Oct 1944 at Burg from IV./KG101 with Mistel drones (3. Flieger-Division).

Stab III./KG66 from Stab IV./KG101
7./KG66 from 10./KG101
8./KG66 from 11./KG101
9./KG66 from 2. and 12./KG101

In early Nov 1944 redesignated II./KG200 with :

Stab III./KG66 became Stab II./KG200
7./KG66 became 5./KG200
8./KG66 became 6./KG200
9./KG66 became 7 and 8./KG200

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Oct 1944 - Nov 1944	Burg		Mistel

Ergänzungsstaffel:

Staffelkapitäne:

• Olt Hermann Ehrentreich, 25 Apr 1944 - 27 Sep 1944

Formed 25 Apr 1944 at Avord from 4./KG66, and moved to Strausberg on the same day.

Disbanded 27 Sep 1944.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
25 Apr 1944 - 25 Apr 1944	Avord		Ju 88A, Ju 188
Jun 1943 -12 Mar 1944	Strausberg		Ju 88A, Ju 188
Aug 1944 - 27 Sep 1944	Greifswald		Ju 88A, Ju 188

Flughafenbetriebskompanien der KG66

• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, I./KG66
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, III./KG66
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, Erg.Sta./KG66