Verbindungskommando (S) 4

Kommandeure:

• Hptm Schossig, May 1942 - ?
• Hptm Landwehr, ? - Oct 1943

Stab:

Formed May 1942 in Hildesheim for Luftflotte 4. In Oct 1943 redesignated Stab/Schleppgruppe 2.

The following aircraft was used by VK(S) 4: DFS.230, Go 242, He 46, He 111, Hs 126, Ju 52, Ju 87 and Kl 35

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Jun 1942 - Jul 1942	Nikolayev
Jul 1942 - Jul 1942	Charkow
Jul 1942 - Aug 1943	Zaporozhye
Aug 1943 - Sep 1943	Kirowograd
Sep 1943 - 20 Sep 1943	Shitomir-Süd
20 Sep 1943 - Oct 1943	Lemberg

1.(DFS)/VK(S) 4:

Formed Jun 1942 in Nikolayev from 5. DFS230-Staffel der Luftwaffe. Disbanded Apr 1943.

Reformed May 1943 in from 1.(DFS)/VIII. In Oct 1943 redesignated 1.(DFS)/Schleppgruppe 2.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Jun 1942 - Jul 1942	Nikolayev
Jul 1942 - Jul 1942	Charkow
Jul 1942 - Sep 1942	Zaporozhye
Sep 1942 - Oct 1942	Elista
Oct 1942 - Aug 1943	Zaporozhye*
Aug 1943 - Sep 1943	Kirowograd-Ost
Sep 1943 - 20 Sep 1943	Shitomir-Süd
20 Sep 1943 - Oct 1943	Lemberg

* detachment at Morosowskaya from 8 Dec 1942

1.(Go)/VK(S) 4:

Formed Jun 1942 in Nikolayev from 1. Go-Staffel der Luftwaffe. Attached to I./LLG2 between Feb 1943 - Apr 1943 (Go 242 only), while the units He 111 operated independent as 1.(He111)/VK(S) 4. This ad-hoc unit was disbanded Apr 1943. 1.(Go)/VK(S) 4 was disbanded Oct 1943, and was absorbed by 3. and 4./Schleppgruppe 2.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Jun 1942 - Jul 1942	Nikolayev
Jul 1942 - Jul 1942	Charkow
Jul 1942 - Feb 1943	Zaporozhye(?)
Feb 1943 - Apr 1943	Bagerowo
Apr 1943 - Aug 1943	Zaporozhye
Aug 1943 - Sep 1943	Kirowograd
Sep 1943 - 20 Sep 1943	Shitomir-Süd
20 Sep 1943 - Oct 1943	Lemberg

2.(Go)/VK(S) 4:

Formed Jun 1942 in Nikolayev from 2. Go-Staffel der Luftwaffe. In Oct 1943 redesignated 3.(Go)/Schleppgruppe 2.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Jun 1942 - Jul 1942	Nikolayev
Jul 1942 - Jan 1943	Charkow-Woitschenko
Jan 1943 - Aug 1943	Zaporozhye
Aug 1943 - Sep 1943	Kirowograd
Sep 1943 - 20 Sep 1943	Shitomir-Süd
20 Sep 1943 - Oct 1943	Lemberg

3.(Go)/VK(S) 4:

Formed May 1943 in Zaporozhye from 1.(Go)/Don. In Oct 1943 redesignated 4.(Go)/Schleppgruppe 2.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
May 1943 - Aug 1943	Zaporozhye
Aug 1943 - Sep 1943	Kirowograd
Sep 1943 - 20 Sep 1943	Shitomir-Süd
20 Sep 1943 - Oct 1943	Lemberg