Kampfgruppe zur besonderen Verwendung 9

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Maj Karl Christ, 26 Aug 1939 - 1 Mar 1940
• Obstlt Johannes Janzen, 1 Mar 1940 - Jul 1942
• Obstlt Adolf Jäckel, Jul 1942 - 19 Feb 1943
• Hptm Hans-Hermann Ellerbrock, 20 Feb 1943 - May 1943

Formed 26 Aug 1939 in Eichwalde with:

Stab/KGrzbV9 emblem

 

2./KGrzbV9 emblem

3./KGrzbV9 emblem

 

4./KGrzbV9 emblem

Stab/KGrzbV9 new
1./KGrzbV9 new
2./KGrzbV9 new
3./KGrzbV9 new
4./KGrzbV9 new

In May 1943 redesignated I./TG3 with :

Stab/KGrzbV9 became Stab I./TG3
1./KGrzbV9 became 1./TG3
2./KGrzbV9 became 2./TG3
3./KGrzbV9 became 3./TG3
4./KGrzbV9 became 4./TG3

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
26 Aug 1939 - 1 Sep 1940	Eichwalde		Ju 52
1 Sep 1940 - 29 Sep 1939	Aslau*	7. Flieger-Division	Ju 52
29 Sep 1939 - 31 Jan 1940	Jena-Rödinger		Ju 52
31 Jan 1940 - 3 Feb 1940	Neuruppin		Ju 52
3 Feb 1940 - 12 Mar 1940	Hagenow		Ju 42
12 Mar 1940 - 10 Jan 1941	Lippspringe**	Luftlandekorps	Ju 52
10 Jan 1941 - Jan 1941	Reggio	X. Fliegerkorps	Ju 52
Jan 1941 - May 1941	Catania	X. Fliegerkorps	Ju 52
May 1941 - Jun 1941	Jena-Rödinger(?)		Ju 52
Jun 1941 - 11 Jul 1941	Biala-Podlaska	VIII. Fliegerkorps	Ju 52
11 Jul 1941 - 10 Aug 1941	Minsk, Orscha	Luftflotte 2	Ju 52
10 Aug 1941 - Oct 1941	Belaya Tserkov	II. Fliegerkorps	Ju 52
Oct 1941 - Oct 1941	Gomel-Nord	VIII. Fliegerkorps	Ju 52
Oct 1941 - 21 Nov 1941	Seschinskaya	VIII. Fliegerkorps	Ju 52
21 Nov 1941 - 10 Feb 1942	Vitebsk	VIII. Fliegerkorps	Ju 52
10 Feb 1942 - Apr 1942	Pleskau-Süd		Ju 52
Apr 1942 - May 1942	Korovje Selo		Ju 52
May 1942 - Aug 1942	Nikolayev	VIII. Fliegerkorps	Ju 52
Aug 1942 - Nov 1942	Konstantinowka	VIII. Fliegerkorps	Ju 52
Nov 1942 - Dec 1942	Taganrog-Süd	VIII. Fliegerkorps	Ju 52
Dec 1942 - Feb 1943	Swerevo		Ju 52
Feb 1943 - Mar 1943	Taganrog-Süd		Ju 52
Mar 1943 - Apr 1943	Sarabus		Ju 52
Apr 1943 - May 1943	Jena-Rödinger(?)		Ju 52

* also Gorlitz and Sagan

** 1./KGrzbV9 at Neumünster, Apr 1940, supporting Operation Weserübung.

** remained in Germany after May 1940, possibly still at Lippspringe

• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, KGrzbV9