Luftnachrichten-Regiment 3 'Legion Condor'

Kommandeure:

• Oberst Walter Surén, 1 Jul 1938 - 1 Sep 1939
• Obstlt Wilhelm von Jenny, 1 Sep 1939 - 10 Mar 1940
• Obstlt Hans-Richard Arlt, 1 Apr 1940 - Mar 1941
• ?
• Obstlt Joseph Lanfermann, 12 Oct 1943 - May 1945

Formed 1 Jul 1938 in München with:

• Stab I./3 in München (from Stab I./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 15) with: 1./3 (Fernsprech)
• 2./3 (Funk- und Funkhorch)
• 3./3 (Funkpeil- und Leuchtfeuer)

Stab II./3 in München with: 5./3 (Fernsprech) in Stuttgart from 1./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Abteilung 5

Reorganised in 1 Apr 1939, now with (planned, not all were formed before the mobilization):

• Stab I./3 in München (Luftnachrichten-Betriebs-Abteilung) with: 1./3 (Betriebs)
• 2./3 (Betriebs)
• 3./3 (Fernsprech - Stabsnachrichten)
• 4./3 (Funk)
• Geräte-Kolonne I.
• Stab II./3 in München (Luftnachrichten-Bau-Abteilung) with: 5./3 (Fernsprech-Bau)
• 6./3 (Fernsprech-Bau)
• 7./3 (Telegraphen-Bau)
• 8./3 (Telegraphen-Bau)
• Geräte-Kolonne II.
• Stab III./3 (Luftnachrichten-Funkhorch-Abteilung) with: 9./3 (Funkhorch)
• 10./3 (Funkhorch)
• Stab IV./3 (Luftnachrichten-Flugsicherungs-Abteilung) with: 11./3 (Flugsicherung)
• 12./3 (Flugsicherung)
• 13./3 (Flugsicherung)
• 14./3 (Flugsicherung)
• 15./3 (Flugsicherung) (not formed)
• Geräte-Kolonne IV.
• Nachrichten-Fliegerstaffel (Flieger-Kompanie from Apr 1941; disbanded 3 Mar 1945)

On 10 Mar 1940:

Stab I./Ln.Rgt.3 became Stab II./Ln.Rgt.13; reformed
Stab II./Ln.Rgt.3 became Stab I./Ln.Rgt.13
1./Ln.Rgt.3 became 1./Ln.Abt.35; reformed from 2./Ln.Rgt.3
2./Ln.Rgt.3 became 1./Ln.Rgt.3
4./Ln.Rgt.3 became 4./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 3
5./Ln.Rgt.3 became 3./Ln.Rgt.13
6./Ln.Rgt.3 became 1./Ln.Rgt.13
7./Ln.Rgt.3 became 4./Ln.Rgt.13
8./Ln.Rgt.3 became 5./Ln.Rgt.13
11./Ln.Rgt.3 became 3./Ln.Abt.32; reformed from Flugsicherungszentrale Südwest
12./Ln.Rgt.3 became 3./Ln.Abt.35; reformed from 14./Ln.Rgt.3
14./Ln.Rgt.3 became 12./Ln.Rgt.3
Ger.Kol./Ln.Rgt.3 became Ger.Kol. II./Ln.Rgt.13

Several changes took place in Apr 1941:

1./Ln.Rgt.3 became 1./Ln.Rgt.32
8./Ln.Rgt.3 was reformed
Ger.Kol. I./Ln.Rgt.3 became Ger.Kol./Ln.Rgt.3
Ger.Kol. IV./Ln.Rgt.3 became Ger.Kol. I./Ln.Rgt.32

In late 1941:

2./Ln.Rgt.3 was formed from Fern.Ausb.Kompanie/Luftnachrichtenschule Halle
Horch-Leitstelle/Ln.Rgt.3 was formed
Horch-Betriebs-Stelle W23/Ln.Rgt.3 was formed
Horch-Betriebs-Stelle W33/Ln.Rgt.3 was formed

In mid-1942:

1./Ln.Rgt.3 reformed from 2./Ln.Rgt.3
2./Ln.Rgt.3 became 1./Ln.Rgt.3; reformed from parts of 3./Ln.Rgt.3
3./Ln.Rgt.3 became 4./Ln.Rgt.1
12./Ln.Rgt.3 became 3./Luftnachrichten-Flugsicherungs-Regiment West; reformed from 13./Ln.Rgt.3
13./Ln.Rgt.3 became 12./Ln.Rgt.3

In late 1942:

3./Ln.Rgt.3 was reformed
4./Ln.Rgt.3 was reformed
Horch-Leitstelle/Ln.Rgt.3 became 14./Ln.Rgt.3
15./Ln.Rgt.3 was reformed
Horch-Betriebs-Stelle W23/Ln.Rgt.3 became 16./Ln.Rgt.3
17./Ln.Rgt.3 was formed
Horch-Betriebs-Stelle W33/Ln.Rgt.3 became ?./Ln.Funkhorch-Regiment West

Organisation 1 Jul 1943:

• Stab/Luftnachrichten-Regiment 3
• Stab I./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 3
  • 1./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 3
  • 2./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 3
  • 3./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 3
  • 4./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 3
• Stab III./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 3
  • 9./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 3
  • 10./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 3
  • 14./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 3
  • 15./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 3
  • 16./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 3
  • 17./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 3
• Stab IV./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 3
  • 8./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 3
  • 11./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 3
  • 12./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 3
• Ger.Kol./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 3
• Flugkompanie/Luftnachrichten-Regiment 3

Several changes took place in late 1944:

Stab III./Ln.Rgt.3 became Stab II./Ln.Rgt.351
Stab IV./Ln.Rgt.3 was disbanded
2./Ln.Rgt.3 was disbanded
8./Ln.Rgt.3 became 12./Ln.Rgt.3
9./Ln.Rgt.3 became 10./Ln.Rgt.351
10./Ln.Rgt.3 became 12./Ln.Rgt.351
11./Ln.Rgt.3 was disbanded
12./Ln.Rgt.3 became 7./Ln.Rgt.351; reformed from 8./Ln.Rgt.3
13./Ln.Rgt.3 was reformed from 8./Ln.Rgt.35, but was disbanded shortly afterwards
14./Ln.Rgt.3 became 25./Ln.Rgt.351
15./Ln.Rgt.3 became 2./Ln.Abt.350
16./Ln.Rgt.3 became 9./Ln.Rgt.351
17./Ln.Rgt.3 was disbanded

Organisation 1 Feb 1945:

• Stab/Luftnachrichten-Regiment 3 at Weyer/Oberlahn
• Stab I./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 3 at Hadamar
• 1./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 3
• 3./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 3
• 4./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 3
• 12./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 3

A V.(Ersatz)/Luftnachrichten-Regiment 3 existed in München 1941 - 1942 (later to France as part of Luftnachrichten-Regiment 305).

Service:

• 1 Jul 1938 - 1 Feb 1939 under Luftwaffengruppenkommando 3
• 1 Feb 1939 - 26 Sep 1944 under Luftflotte 3
• 27 Sep 1944 - 8 May 1945 under Luftwaffen-Kommando West
• For locations 1939-45, see Luftflotte 3