Sturzkampfgeschwader 3

Geschwaderkommodoren:

• Oberst Karl Angerstein, Jul 1940 - 18 Jul 1940
• Obstlt Georg Edert, 27 Jul 1940 - 1 Apr 1941
• Obstlt Karl Christ, 1 Apr 1941 - 1 Sep 1941
• Obstlt Walter Siegel, 1 Sep 1941 - 1 Apr 1943
• Oberst Kurt Kuhlmey, 1 Apr 1943 - 18 Oct 1943

Stab:

Formed 9 Jul 1940 in Dinard from Stab/KG28.

On 18 Oct 1943 became Stab/SG3.

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
9 Jul 1940 - Dec 1940	Dinard		Ju 87B
Dec 1940 - Jan 1941	Echterdingen		Ju 87B/R
Jan 1941 - 13 Feb 1941	Trapani		Ju 87R
13 Feb 1941 - Mar 1941	Bir Dufan		Ju 87R
Mar 1941 - Mar 1941	Tamet		Ju 87R
Mar 1941 - Apr 1941	En Nofilia		Ju 87R
Apr 1941 - Apr 1941	Graz		Ju 87R
Apr 1941 - May 1941	Larissa		Ju 87R
May 1941 - Jun 1941	Argos		Ju 87R
Jun 1941 - Aug 1941	Iraklion		Ju 87R
Aug 1941 - Dec 1941	Derna		Ju 87R
Dec 1941 - Dec 1941	Benina		Ju 87R
Dec 1941 - 1 Jan 1942	Arco Philenorum		Ju 87R
1 Jan 1942 - Feb 1942	Agedabia		Ju 87R
Feb 1942 - Mar 1943	Berca		Ju 87R
Mar 1943 - May 1942	Derna		Ju 87R, He 111, Bf 110
May 1942 - Jun 1942	Ain-el-Gazala		Ju 87R, He 111, Bf 110
Jun 1942 - 22 Jun 1942	Tmimi		Ju 87R, He 111, Bf 110
22 Jun 1942 - 1 Jul 1942	Bu Hania		Ju 87R, He 111, Bf 110
1 Jul 1942 - Jul 1942	Fuka		Ju 87R, He 111, Bf 110
Jul 1942 - Aug 1942	Bir el Abd		Ju 87R, Bf 110
Aug 1942 - Nov 1942	Haggag el Quasaba		Bf 110, Ju 87D
Nov 1942 - Nov 1942	Gambut		Ju 87D
9 Nov 1942 - 20 Nov 1942	El Aouina		Ju 87D
20 Nov 1942 - 2 Dec 1942	Djedeida		Ju 87D
Dec 1942 - Jun 1943	Herzogenaurach		Ju 87D
Jun 1943 - Oct 1943	Eleusis		Ju 87D

I. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Maj Walter Siegel, 9 Jul 1940 - 1 Mar 1942
• Hptm Heinrich Eppen, 1 Mar 1942 - 4 Jun 1942
• Maj Martin Mossdorf, 5 Jun 1942 - Jul 1942
• Maj Herbert Spangenberg, Jul 1942 - 1 Dec 1942
• Hptm Horst Schiller, 1 Dec 1942 - 2 Jun 1943
• Hptm Helmut Naumann, 19 Jun 1943 - 18 Oct 1943

Formed 9 Jul 1940 in Barly from I./St.G.76 with:

Stab I./St.G.3 from Stab I./St.G.76
1./St.G.3 from 1./St.G.76
2./St.G.3 from 2./St.G.76
3./St.G.3 from 3./St.G.76

On 18 Oct 1943 became I./SG3 :

Stab I./St.G.3 became Stab I./SG3
1./St.G.3 became 1./SG3
2./St.G.3 became 2./SG3



3./St.G.3 became 3./SG3

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
9 Jul 1940 - Dec 1940	Barly		Ju 87B
Dec 1940 - Feb 1941	Echterdingen(?)		Ju 87B/R
Feb 1941 - Apr 1941	Belica		Ju 87R
Apr 1941 - May 1941	Larissa		Ju 87R
May 1941 - Jun 1941	Argos		Ju 87R
Jun 1941 - Nov 1941	Malemes		Ju 87R
Nov 1941 - Dec 1941	Derna		Ju 87R
Dec 1941 - 1 Jan 1942	Arco Philenorum		Ju 87R
1 Jan 1942 - Feb 1942	Agedabia		Ju 87R
Feb 1942 - Mar 1942	Berca		Ju 87R
Mar 1942 - May 1942	Derna		Ju 87R
May 1942 - Jun 1942	Ain-el-Gazala		Ju 87R
Jun 1942 - Jul 1942	Tmimi		Ju 87R
Jul 1942 - Aug 1942	Haggag el Quasaba		Ju 87R
Aug 1942 - Aug 1942	Trapani		Ju 87R/D
Aug 1942 - Nov 1942	Haggag el Quasaba		Ju 87D
Nov 1942 - Dec 1942	Gambut		Ju 87D
Dec 1942 - Feb 1943	Herzogenaurach		Ju 87D
Feb 1943 - Jun 1943	Kertsch		Ju 87D
Jun 1943 - Oct 1943	Megara		Ju 87D

II. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Hptm Kurt Kuhlmey, 13 Jan 1942 - Jul 1942
• Hptm Heinrich Heine, Jul 1942 - 1 Apr 1943
• Hptm Hans Neumann, 1 Apr 1943 - 13 Aug 1943
• Hptm Theodor Nordmann, 14 Aug 1943 - 18 Oct 1943

Formed 13 Jan 1942 in Agedabia from I./St.G.1 with:

Stab II./St.G.3 from Stab I./St.G.1
4./St.G.3 from 1./St.G.1
5./St.G.3 from 2./St.G.1
6./St.G.3 from 3./St.G.1

On 18 Oct 1943 became II./SG3 :

Stab II./St.G.3 became Stab II./SG3
4./St.G.3 became 4./SG3
5./St.G.3 became 5./SG3
6./St.G.3 became 6./SG3

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
13 Jan 1942 - Feb 1942	Agedabia		Ju 87R
Feb 1942 - Apr 1942	Martuba		Ju 87R/D
Apr 1942 - May 1942	Bari		Ju 87D
May 1942 - Jun 1942	Derna		Ju 87D
Jun 1942 - 22 Jun 1942	Tmimi		Ju 87D
22 Jun 1942 - 1 Jul 1942	Bu Hania		Ju 87D
1 Jul 1942 - Jul 1942	Fuka		Ju 87D
Jul 1942 - Aug 1942	Bir el Abd		Ju 87D
Aug 1942 - Oct 1942	Haggag el Quasaba		Ju 87D
Oct 1942 - 9 Nov 1942	Elmas		Ju 87D
9 Nov 1942 - 20 Nov 1942	El Aouina		Ju 87D
20 Nov 1942 - 2 Dec 1942	Djedeida		Ju 87D
2 Dec 1942 - Dec 1942	Protville		Ju 87D
Dec 1942 - Jan 1943	La Sebala		Ju 87D
Jan 1943 - Feb 1943	Aouina		Ju 87D
Feb 1943 - Apr 1943	St. Marie du Zit		Ju 87D
Apr 1943 - Jun 1943	Herzogenaurach		Ju 87D
Jun 1943 - Oct 1943	Argos		Ju 87D
Oct 1943 - Oct 1943	Marizza		Ju 87D

III. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Hptm Kurt Walter, 13 Jan 1942 - 26 Oct 1942
• Maj Bernhard Hamester, Oct 1942 - 17 Jun 1943
• Hptm Eberhard Jacob, 17 Jun 1943 - 18 Oct 1943

Formed 13 Jan 1942 in Pancrazio from II./St.G.2 :

Stab III./St.G.3 from Stab II./St.G.2

   

7./St.G.3 from 4./St.G.2

 

8./St.G.3 from 5./St.G.2



9./St.G.3 from 6./St.G.2

A 10./St.G.3 possibly existed Aug 1943 - Oct 1943, but there is very little information.

On 18 Oct 1943 became III./SG3 :

Stab III./St.G.3 became Stab III./SG3
7./St.G.3 became 7./SG3
8./St.G.3 became 8./SG3
9./St.G.3 became 9./SG3

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
13 Jan 1942 - Feb 1942	Pancrazio		Ju 87R
Feb 1942 - May 1942	San Pietro		Ju 87R
May 1942 - Jun 1942	Derna		Ju 87R
Jun 1942 - 22 Jun 1942	Tmimi		Ju 87R
22 Jun 1942 - 1 Jul 1942	Bu Hania		Ju 87R
1 Jul 1942 - Jul 1942	Fuka		Ju 87R
Jul 1942 - Aug 1942	Bir el Abd		Ju 87R
Aug 1942 - Nov 1942	Haggag el Quasaba		Ju 87R/D
Nov 1942 - Nov 1942	Gambut		Ju 87D
18 Nov 1942 - Dec 1942	Nofilia-Nord		Ju 87D
Dec 1942 - Jan 1943	Bir Dufan		Ju 87D
Jan 1943 - Mar 1943	Gabes-West		Ju 87D
Mar 1943 - Apr 1943	Mezzouna-Nord		Ju 87D
Apr 1943 - Jun 1943	Echterdingen(?)		Ju 87D
Jun 1943 - Jul 1943	Brjansk		Ju 87D
Jul 1943 - Aug 1943	Orel		Ju 87D
Aug 1943 - Oct 1943	Bagerowo		Ju 87D

Ergänzungsgruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Olt Arnold Schubert, Aug 1941 - 1 Feb 1943
• Olt Heinrich Heins, 2 Feb 1943 - Apr 1943
• Hptm Siegfried Göbel, Apr 1943 - 16 May 1943

Formed Aug 1941 in Würzburg as Erg.Staffel/St.G.3, from 3./Erg.Stukagrupp eWürzburg.

In 1943 increased to Gruppe, now with:

Stab/Erg.Gruppe St.G.3
1./Erg.Gruppe St.G.3
2./Erg.Gruppe St.G.3

In May 1943 became III./St.G.151 with :

Stab/Erg.Gruppe St.G.2 became Stab III./St.G.151
1./Erg.Gruppe St.G.2 became 5./St.G.151
2./Erg.Gruppe St.G.2 became 6./St.G.151

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Aug 1941 - 29 Oct 1941	Würzburg		Ju 87B/R
30 Oct 1941 - 9 Feb 1942	Saloniki-Sedes		Ju 87B/R/D
10 Feb 1942 - Mar 1942	Foggia		Ju 87B/R/D
Mar 1942 - 1943	Piacenza		Ju 87B/R/D, Bf 109
1943 - 16 May 1943	Agram		Ju 87B/R/D, Bf 109

St.G 3 'Kills'

Asisbiz database list of 2 aerial victories for St.G 3

Date	Pilot Name	Unit	Enemy A/C Type	Height	Time	Location
Tuesday, November 03, 1942	Lachner	7.St.G 3	P-40 Warhawk	12:05	3000m	El-Alamein
Sunday, July 11, 1943	Ehringhausend	7./St.G3	P-40E Warhawk	16:10		30km WSW El Alamein

• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, Stab/St.G.3
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, I./St.G.3
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, II./St.G.3
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, III./St.G.3
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, Erg./St.G.3