Lehrgeschwader Greifswald

Geschwaderkommodoren:

• Maj Hans Jeschonnek, 1 Oct 1936 - 1 Oct 1937
• Oberst Dr. Robert Knauss, 1 Oct 1937 - 1 Nov 1938

Stab:

Formed 1 Oct 1936 in Greifswald from Stab/KG152. On 1 Nov 1938 redesignated Stab/LG1.

The following independent units served under Stab/LG Greifswald:

II./KG152, 1 Oct 1936 - 1 Apr 1937
I./St.G.162, 1 Oct 1936 - 1 Apr 1937



1.(F)/Aufkl.Gr.122, 1 Oct 1936 - 1 Apr 1937
Lehr-Verband/Aufkl.Gr. Jüterbog, 1 Apr 1937 - 1 Nov 1938

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
1 Oct 1936 - 1 Nov 1938	Greifswald

I. Gruppe (le. Jagd):

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Maj Hanns Trubenbach, 1 Feb 1938 - 1 Nov 1938

Formed 1 Feb 1938 in Garz from parts of I./JG137 with:

Stab I./LG new
1./LG (formed 1 Oct 1937 from 4./JG136)
2./LG from 1./JG137
3./LG from 2./JG137

  

On 1 Nov 1938 redesignated I./LG2 with :

Stab I./LG became Stab I./LG2
1./LG became 1./LG2
2./LG became 2./LG2
3./LG became 3./LG2

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
1 Feb 1938 - 1 Nov 1938	Garz		He 51B, Bf 109B/D

II. Gruppe (s. Jagd):

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Maj Oskar Dinort, 1 Apr 1937 - 31 Aug 1937
• Hptm Axel von Blomberg, 1 Sep 1937 - 1 Nov 1938

Formed 1 Apr 1937 in Tutow from III./JG134 with:

Stab II./LG from Stab III./JG134
4./LG from 7./JG134
5./LG from 8./JG134
6./LG from 9./JG134

On 1 Nov 1938 redesignated I./LG1 with :

Stab II./LG became Stab I./LG1
4./LG became 1./LG1
5./LG became 2./LG1
6./LG became 3./LG1

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
1 Sep 1937 - 18 Oct 1938	Tutow		Bf 109B/D
18 Oct 1938 - 1 Nov 1938	Barth		Bf 109D

III. Gruppe (Kampf):

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Maj Karl-Eduard Wilke, 1 Apr 1937 - 1 Apr 1938
• Obstlt Hans Seidemann, 1 Apr 1938 - 1 Nov 1938

Formed 1 Apr 1937 in Greifswald from II./KG152 with:

Stab III./LG from Stab II./KG152
7./LG from 4./KG152
8./LG from 5./KG152
9./LG from 6./KG152

On 1 Nov 1938 redesignated III./LG1 with :

Stab III./LG became Stab III./LG1
7./LG became 7./LG1
8./LG became 8./LG1
9./LG became 9./LG1

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
1 Apr 1937 - 1 Nov 1938	Greifswald

IV. Gruppe (Stuka):

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Obstlt Hans-Hugo Witt, 1 Apr 1937 - 1 Sep 1937
• Maj Günther Schwartzkopff, 1 Sep 1937 - 1 Nov 1937
• Hptm Peter Kögl, 1 Nov 1937 - 1 Nov 1938

Formed 1 Apr 1937 in Schwerin from I./St.G.162 with:

Stab IV./LG from Stab I./St.G.162
10./LG from 1./St.G.162
11./LG from 2./St.G.162
12./LG from 3./St.G.162

 

On 1 Nov 1938 redesignated IV./LG1 with :

Stab IV./LG became Stab IV./LG1
10./LG became 10./LG1
11./LG became 11./LG1
12./LG became 12./LG1

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
1 Apr 1937 - 15 Jul 1937	Schwerin		He 70, Hs 123
15 Jul 1937 - 1 Nov 1938	Barth		He 70, Hs 123

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