Luftnachrichten-Regiment 10

Kommandeure:

• Oberst Paul-Bernhard Schneider, 10 Mar 1940 - 1941
• Obstlt Gerhard Wendte, 1941 - 15 Apr 1941
• Oberst Johannes Schleich, 15 Apr 1941 - 16 Oct 1941
• Oberst Friedrich Hörseljau, 17 Oct 1941 - May 1945

Formed 10 Mar 1940 in Berlin from Stab/Luftnachrichten-Regiment Schneider* for ObdL with:

• Stab/10 from Stab/Luftnachrichten-Regiment ObdL with:

• Kraftwagen-Werkstatt-Zug new**
• Stab I./10 (Feldfernkabelbau) from Stab I./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 1 with:

• 1./10 from 4./Luftnachrichten-Regiment ObdL
• 2./10 from 21./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 2
• 3./10 from 21./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 1
• Gerätekolonne new
• Transportkolonne new (disbanded Feb 1944)

• Stab II./10 (Telegrafenbau) from Stab II./Luftnachrichten-Regiment ObdL with:

• 4./10 from 5./Luftnachrichten-Regiment ObdL
• 5./10 from 2./Luftnachrichten-Abteilung zbV
• 6./10 from 5./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 12
• Gerätekolonne from Gerätekolonne II./Luftnachrichten-Regiment ObdL
• Transportkolonne new (disbanded Aug 1944)

• Stab III./10 (Telegrafenbau) from Stab IV./Luftnachrichten-Regiment Löwe with:

• 7./10 from 5./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 4
• 8./10 from 6./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 4
• 9./10 from 5./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 17
• Gerätekolonne from Gerätekolonne I./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 4
• Transportkolonne new (disbanded Jun 1944)

Service:

• May 1940 operated under ObdL and V. Fliegerkorps
• 12 May 1940 at Arlon
• 6 Jun 1940 at Mairdy la Gerche, under Luftflotte 3
• Apr 1941 III./10 left France for Ostpreussen, with the rest of the Regiment following in May 1941
• Initially attached to Luftgau I, but from late May 1941 Luftflotte 1
• 22 Jun 1941 at Insterburg-Ebenrode, would operate in the area behind the 16th Armee
• 1 Jul 1941 reached Dunaburg (Daugavpils), 10.7 at Ostrow, later Staraja-Russa
• 28 Jul 1941 - 26 Sep 1941 attached to VIII. Fliegerkorps; after 26 Sep 1941 again Luftflotte 1
• 8 Dec 1941 most of the unit moved to Bromberg (rest/refit), and would later move to France
• 1942/44 probably in France
• mid-1944 under Luftflotte Reich
• 1 Dec 1944 in Bad Wildungen (Stab), with I. Abt. in Weidenbruck, II. Abt. in Aarhus-Vejlby/Denmark, III. Abt. in Lohra/Lahn.
• 28 Feb 1945 II./10 in Aarhus-Vejlby with 4. and 6. companies.

* Luftnachrichten-Regiment Schneider was formed Oct 1939 as an ad-hoc Stab, to control various companies from other units (with I. and II. Abt; III. Abt. was formed later, in early Mar 1940).

** later (spring 1943) became independent as Kraftfahrzeug-Instandsetzung-Zug der Luftwaffe 19./III.