Transportgeschwader 3

Geschwaderkommodoren:

• Oberst Theodor Beckmann, May 1943 - 31 Jul 1943
• Obstlt Walter Schröder, 1 Aug 1943 - 30 Sep 1944
• Obstlt Walter Hornung, Sep 1944 - Oct 1944

Stab:

Formed May 1943 from Stab/KGzbV 2. Disbanded Oct 1944.

I. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Hptm Hans-Hermann Ellerbrock, May 1943 - 1944
• Hptm Georg-Dieter Matschullat, 1944 - May 1945

Formed May 1943 from KGrzbV9 with:

Stab I./TG3 from Stab/KGrzbV9
1./TG3 from 1./KGrzbV9
2./TG3 from 2./KGrzbV9
3./TG3 from 3./KGrzbV9
4./TG3 from 4./KGrzbV9

In May 1944 3./TG3 was disbanded, and a new 3./TG3 was formed from 4./TG3. The Gruppe now only had 1. - 3. Staffeln.

II. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Maj Otto Baumann, May 1943 - 8 May 1945

Formed May 1943 from KGrzbV50 with:

Stab II./TG3 from Stab/KGrzbV50
5./TG3 from 1./KGrzbV50
6./TG3 from 2./KGrzbV50
7./TG3 from 3./KGrzbV50
8./TG3 from 4./KGrzbV50

III. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Obstlt Walter Erdmann, 15 May 1943 - Jun 1943
• Hptm Paul Risch, Jun 1943 - 11 Apr 1944
• Hptm Josef Penkert, 11 Apr 1944 - 8 May 1945

Formed May 1943 from KGrzbV102 with:

Stab III./TG3 from Stab/KGrzbV102
9./TG3 from 1./KGrzbV102
10./TG3 from 2./KGrzbV102
11./TG3 from 3./KGrzbV102
12./TG3 from 4./KGrzbV102

In May 1944 11./TG3 was disbanded, and a new 11./TG3 was formed from 12./TG3. The Gruppe now only had 9. - 11. Staffeln.

IV. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Maj Erich Zähr, May 1943 - Sep 1944 

Formed May 1943 from I./KGzbV172 with:

Stab IV./TG3 from Stab I./KGzbV172
13./TG3 from 1./KGzbV172
14./TG3 from 2./KGzbV172
15./TG3 from 3./KGzbV172
16./TG3 from 4./KGzbV172

Disbanded Sep 1944.

• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, Stab/TG3
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, I./TG3
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, II./TG3
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, III./TG3
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, IV./TG3