Schnellkampfgeschwader 210

Geschwaderkommodoren:

• Maj Walter Storp, 24 Apr 1941 - 30 Sep 1941
• Maj Arved Cruger, 30 Sep 1941 - Jan 1942

Stab:

Formed 24 Apr 1941 in Merville. On 4 Jan 1942 redesignated Stab/ZG1.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
24 Apr 1941 - May 1941	Merville		Bf 110
May 1941 - Jun 1941	Werl(?)		Bf 110
Jun 1941 - 6 Jul 1941	Radzyn		Bf 110
6 Jul 1941 - Jul 1941	Minsk-Matschulicze		Bf 110
Jul 1941 - 25 Jul 1941	Orscha(?)		Bf 110
25 Jul 1941 - 23 Aug 1941	Schatalowka-Ost		Bf 110
23 Aug 1941 - Oct 1941	Seschtschinskaya		Bf 110
Oct 1941 - 26 Nov 1941	Shaikovka		Bf 110
26 Nov 1941 - 4 Jan 1942	Lechfeld		Bf 110

I. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Hptm Karl-Heinz Stricker, 24 Apr 1941 - 13 Sep 1941
• Maj Ulrich Diesing, 15 Sep 1941 - Jan 1942

Formed 24 Apr 1941 in Abbeville from Erprobungsgruppe 210 with:

Stab I./SKG210 from Stab/Erprobungsgruppe 210
1./SKG210 from 1./Erprobungsgruppe 210
2./SKG210 from 2./Erprobungsgruppe 210
3./SKG210 from 3./Erprobungsgruppe 210

On 4 Jan 1942 redesignated I./ZG1 with :

Stab I./SKG210 became Stab I./ZG1
1./SKG210 became 1./ZG1
2./SKG210 became 2./ZG1
3./SKG210 became 3./ZG1

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
24 Apr 1941 - May 1941	Abbeville		Bf 110
May 1941 - Jun 1941	Lippstadt		Bf 110
Jun 1941 - 7 Jul 1941	Radzyn		Bf 110
7 Jul 1941 - 12 Jul 1941	Minsk-Matschulicze		Bf 110
12 Jul 1941 - 27 Jul 1941	Orscha		Bf 110
27 Jul 1941 - 20 Aug 1941	Schatalowka-Ost		Bf 110
20 Aug 1941 - 26 Aug 1941	Vitebsk		Bf 110
26 Aug 1941 - 1 Sep 1941	Seschtschinskaya		Bf 110
1 Sep 1941 - 20 Sep 1941	Nowgorod Severski		Bf 110
20 Sep 1941 - 2 Oct 1941	Konotop		Bf 110
2 Oct 1941 - 4 Jan 1942	Landsberg/Lech*		Bf 110, Me 210

* 2./SKG210 remained in Russia, 21 Oct 1941 at Shaikovka and 14 Dec 1941 at Orel-West (probably attached to II./SKG210.) Returned to Germany during the 2nd half of Dec 1941.

II. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Hptm Rolf Kaldrack, Apr 1941 - Jan 1942

Formed 24 Apr 1941 in Stavanger-Sola from III./ZG76 with:

Stab II./SKG210 from Stab III./ZG76
4./SKG210 from 7./ZG76
5./SKG210 from 8./ZG76
6./SKG210 from 9./ZG76

On 4 Jan 1942 redesignated II./ZG1 with :

Stab II./SKG210 became Stab II./ZG1
4./SKG210 became 4./ZG1
5./SKG210 became 5./ZG1
6./SKG210 became 6./ZG1

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
24 Apr 1941 - May 1941	Stavanger-Sola		Bf 110
May 1941 - Jun 1941	Werl		Bf 110
Jun 1941 - 30 Jun 1941	Radzyn		Bf 110
30 Jun 1941 - 6 Jul 1941	Klemensow		Bf 110
6 Jul 1941 - 10 Jul 1941	Minsk-Matschulicze		Bf 110
10 Jul 1941 - 15 Jul 1941	Boyari		Bf 110
15 Jul 1941 - 25 Jul 1941	Orscha		Bf 110
25 Jul 1941 - 3 Aug 1941	Schatalowka-Ost		Bf 110
3 Aug 1941 - 10 Aug 1941	Milyatino		Bf 110
10 Aug 1941 - 4 Sep 1941	Prichon		Bf 110
4 Sep 1941 - 15 Oct 1941	Seschtschinskaya		Bf 110
15 Oct 1941 - 6 Nov 1941	Shaikovka		Bf 110
6 Nov 1941 - 2 Jan 1942	Orel-West		Bf 110
2 Jan 1942 - 4 Jan 1942	Bryansk		Bf 110

Ergänzungsstaffel:

Staffelkapitäne:

• Olt Franz Jilg, 27 Jun 1941 - 4 Jan 1942

Formed Apr 1941 in Merville.

On 4 Jan 1942 redesignated Ergänzungsstaffel/ZG1.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Apr 1941 - Jan 1942	Merville		Bf 110, Bf 109