Nahaufklärungsgruppe 2

Stab/NAGr. 2:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Obstlt Heinz Heinsius, 1942 - Jul 1943
• Maj Kurt Schulze-Wiehenbrauck, 19 Jul 1943 - ?
• Hptm Eugen Armbruster, ? - Oct 1944
• Olt Peter Jenne, Oct 1944 - Mar 1945
• Maj Wolf-Friedrich Schone, Mar 1945 - May 1945

Formed May 1942 in Central Russia from Gruppenfliegerstab 13, with Stab, a Stabs-Kompanie and a Ln.Betr.Komp.(mot.). The Stabs-Kompanie was disbanded Apr 1943.

The following units are known to have served under Stab/NAGr.2:

• 4.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.10, Feb 1943
• 5.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.12, Feb 1943
• 1.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.21, Nov 1942
• 3.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.21, May 1942 - Aug 1942
• 2.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.23, May 1942 - Jun 1942 and Sep 1942 - Nov 1942
• 3.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.31, Jan 1943 - Feb 1943
• 5.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.32, Jan 1943
• 7.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.32, Jul 1944 - Sep 1944
• 1.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.41, May 1942 - Jan 1943
• 1./NAGr.2, Mar 1943 - Jul 1943 and Jun 1944 - Dec 1944
• 2./NAGr.2, Mar 1943 - Dec 1944
• 3./NAGr.2, Mar 1943 - Jan 1944
• Nachtkette/NAGr.2, Aug 1944 - Nov 1944
• 1./NAGr.16, Dec 1942
• 2./NAGr.16, Mar 1944 - May 1944

Known bases:

Luftwaffe Unit Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Aug 1942	Temkino(?)	-	-
Jan 1943 - May 1943	Kuteinikowo	-	-
Jun 1943 - Aug 1943	Argos	-	-
Sep 1943	Araxos	-	-
Oct 1943 - Dec 1943	Larissa	-	-
Jan 1944 - 12 Mar 1944	Arbusinka	-	-
13 Mar 1944 - 24 Mar 1944	Kantakusenka	-	-
24 Mar 1944 - 1 Apr 1944	Jasi	-	-
-	?	-	-
9 May 1944 - 15 Jul 1944	Lemberg	-	-
16 Jul 1944 - 22 Jul 1944	Lisiatycze	-	-
22 Jul 1944 - 25 Jul 1944	Jasionka	-	-
26 Jul 1944 - 30 Jul 1944	Krosno	-	-
30 Jul 1944 - Dec 1944	Cracow	-	-
Dec 1944 - Mar 1945	Neisse	-	-
Mar 1945 - May 1945	Glatz	-	-

1. Staffel:

Formed 1 Mar 1943 in Russia from 4.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.10.

Luftwaffe Unit Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Mar 1943	Kuteinikowo	-	-
Mar 1943 - Apr 1943	Mariupol	-	-
Apr 1943 - Aug 1943	Charkow	-	-
Sep 1943	Mirgorod	-	-
Oct 1943 - Dec 1943	Apostolowo	-	-
Jan 1944 - 9 Mar 1944	Uman	-	-
10 Mar 1944 - 24 Mar 1944	Kantakusenka	-	-
24 Mar 1944 - 1 Apr 1944	Jasi	-	-
-	?	-	-
13 May 1944 - Aug 1944	Stryj	-	-
Aug 1944 - Dec 1944	Cracow	-	-
Dec 1944 - 7 Feb 1945	Neisse	-	-
8 Feb 1945 - Mar 1945	Olmütz	-	-

2. Staffel:

Formed 1 Mar 1943 in Russia from 5.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.12.

Luftwaffe Unit Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Mar 1943	Kuteinikowo	-	-
Mar 1943 - Apr 1943	Mariupol	-	-
Apr 1943 - May 1943	Charkow	-	-
Jun 1943 - Dec 1943	Argos	-	-
Jan 1944 - 10 Mar 1944	Kalianowka	-	-
11 Mar 1944 - 24 Mar 1944	Kamenetz-Podolsk	-	-
24 Mar 1944 - 27 Mar 1944	Kolemea	-	-
28 Mar 1944 - 15 Jul 1944	Lemberg	-	-
15 Jul 1944 - 23 Jul 1944	Lisiatycze	-	-
23 Jul 1944 - 27 Jul 1944	Jasionka	-	-
28 Jul 1944 - 29 Jul 1944	Krosno	-	-
29 Jul 1944 - Dec 1944	Cracow	-	-
Dec 1944 - Mar 1945	Neisse	-	-
Mar 1945 - Apr 1945	Schwerin	-	-

3. Staffel:

Formed 1 Mar 1943 in Russia from 3.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.31.

On 1 Dec 1944 redesignated 2./NAGr.15.

Luftwaffe Unit Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Mar 1943	Kuteinikowo	-	-
Mar 1943 - Apr 1943	Mariupol	-	-
Apr 1943 - May 1943	Charkow	-	-
Jun 1943 - Sep 1943	Agrinion	-	-
Sep 1943	Jannina	-	-
Oct 1943 - Aug 1944	Larissa	-	-
Aug 1944 - 10 Sep 1944	Kraljewo	-	-
11 Sep 1944 - 25 Sep 1944	Lucko	-	-
26 Sep 1944 - 28 Sep 1944	Gorica	-	-
29 Sep 1944 - Oct 1944	Pleso	-	-
Oct 1944 - Nov 1944	Neusatz	-	-
Nov 1944 - Dec 1944	Bayreuth-Bindlach	-	-

• Aircraft inventory and movement reports - Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, Stab/NAGr.2
• Aircraft inventory and movement reports - Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 1./NAGr.2
• Aircraft inventory and movement reports - Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 2./NAGr.2
• Aircraft inventory and movement reports - Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 3./NAGr.2