Zerstorergeschwader 2

Geschwaderkommodoren:

• Maj Friedrich Vollbracht, 1 Apr 1940 - 4 Sep 1940
• Oberst Ralph von Rettberg, Apr 1942 - Jan 1943

Stab:

Formed 1 Apr 1940 at Darmstadt-Griesheim. Disbanded Sep 1940.

Reformed Apr 1942 in Landsberg/Lech. Disbanded Dec 1942(?).

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
1 Apr 1940 - Jul 1940	Darmstadt-Griesheim	Jafu 3	Bf 110C
Jul 1940 - Sep 1940	Toussous-le-Noble	Jafu 3	Bf 110C
Apr 1942 - May 1942	Landsberg/Lech	Luftflotte 4	Bf 110
May 1942 - Jun 1942	Kharkov	Luftflotte 4	Bf 110
Jun 1942 - Aug 1942	Svoboda	Luftflotte 4	Bf 110
Aug 1942 - Nov 1942	Parndorf	Luftflotte 2	Bf 110, Fw 190
Nov 1942 - Dec 1942	Comiso? *	II. Fliegerkorps	Fw 190

* also known as Zerstorergeschwader 'Süd' from Nov 1942. Fate unknown.

I. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Maj Johannes Gentzen, 1 May 1939 - 26 May 1940
• Maj Ernst Ott, 27 May 1940 - 11 Aug 1940
• Hptm Hans-Peter Külbel (acting), 11 Aug 1940 - 12 Aug 1940
• Hptm Christians (acting), 12 Aug 1940 - Aug 1940
• Hptm Eberhard Heinlein, Aug 1940 - Sep 1940
• ?

Formed 1 May 1939 at Bernburg from I./JG231 with:

Stab I./ZG2 from Stab I./JG231
1./ZG2 from 1./JG231
2./ZG2 from 2./JG231
3./ZG2 from 3./JG231

Known as Jagdgruppe 102 between 21 Sep 1939 and 30 Jan 1940. Disbanded Sep 1940, but 1./ZG2 became 4./NJG2 in Nov 1940.

Reformed Apr 1942 at Landsberg/Lech from I./ZG26 with:

Stab I./ZG2 from Stab I./ZG26
1./ZG2 from 1./ZG26
2./ZG2 from 2./ZG26
3./ZG2 from 3./ZG26

 

Disbanded Aug 1942, remnants into NJG4 and III./ZG1.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
1 May 1939 - 6 Aug 1939	Bernburg	Luftflotte 1	Bf 109D
6 Aug 1939 - 9 Sep 1939	Gross-Stein*	Fl. Fü. zbV	Bf 109D
9 Sep 1939 - 11 Sep 1939	Krakau		Bf 109D
11 Sep 1939 - 21 Sep 1939	Debrica		Bf 109D
22 Sep 1939 - 12 Nov 1939	Lachen-Speyersdorff	Luftflotte 2	Bf 109D
12 Nov 1939 - 29 Nov 1939	Bonn-Hangelar	Stab/JG77	Bf 109D
29 Nov 1939 - 11 Dec 1939	Düsseldorf-Lohausen	Stab/JG77	Bf 109D
12 Dec 1939 - 31 Jan 1940	Bonn-Hangelar	Stab/JG77	Bf 109D
1 Feb 1940 - Mar 1940	Garz auf Usedom		Bf 109E, Bf 110
Mar 1940 - 18 May 1940	Darmstadt-Griesheim	Jafu 3	Bf 110
18 May 1940 - Jul 1940	Neufchateau	Jafu 3	Bf 110
Jul 1940 - Sep 1940	Amiens-Glissy	Jafu 3	Bf 110
Apr 1942 - Jun 1942	Landsberg/Lech	Luftflotte 4	Bf 110
Jun 1942 - Jun 1942	Tschugujew	Luftflotte 4	Bf 110
Jun 1942 - Jul 1942	Swoboda	Luftflotte 4	Bf 110
Jul 1942 - Aug 1942	Barwenkowo	Luftflotte 4	Bf 110

* 2./ZG2 at Zipser-Neudorf, 8 Sep 1939 - 9 Sep 1939

II. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Hptm Harry Carl, 26 Jun 1940 - 16 Aug 1940
• Hptm Eberhard Heinlein (acting), 16 Aug 1940 - Aug 1940
• Maj Karl-Heinz Lessmann, Aug 1940 - Sep 1940
• Maj Gerhard Weyert, Mar 1942 - Sep 1942

Formed 26 Jun 1940 at Freiburg from I./ZG52 with:

Stab II./ZG2 from Stab I./ZG52
4./ZG2 from 1./ZG52
5./ZG2 from 2./ZG52
6./ZG2 from 3./ZG52

Stab I./ZG52 coded (A2+AB) became Stab II./ZG2 coded (A2+AB)
1./ZG52 coded (A2+AH) became 4./ZG2 coded (A2+AH)
2./ZG52 coded (A2+AK) became 5./ZG2 coded (A2+AK)
3./ZG52 coded (A2+AL) became 6./ZG2 coded (A2+AL)

Disbanded Sep 1940, with 4./ZG2 becoming 4./NJG3.

Reformed Mar 1942 in Landsberg/Lech and Wien-Aspern with:

Stab II./ZG2 new
4./ZG2 new
5./ZG2 new
6./ZG2 new

In late July 1942 gave up its aircraft to ZG1, and moved to Wiener-Neustadt. In Sep 1942 redesignated I./NJG5 with :

Stab II./ZG2 became Stab I./NJG5
4./ZG2 became 1./NJG5
5./ZG2 became 2./NJG5
6./ZG2 became 3./NJG5

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
26 Jun 1940 - Jul 1940	Freiburg	Jafu 3	Bf 110
Jul 1940 - Sep 1940	Gyancourt	Jafu 3	Bf 110
Mar 1942 - May 1942	Landsberg/Lech	Luftflotte 4	Bf 110
May 1942 - Jun 1942	Tschugujew	Luftflotte 4	Bf 110
Jun 1942 - Jul 1942	Barwenkowo	Luftflotte 4	Bf 110
Jul 1942 - Sep 1942	Wiener-Neustadt	Luftflotte 4	Bf 110

III. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Hptm Wilhelm Hachfeld, 2 May 1942 - 2 Dec 1942
• Hptm Hans-Jobst Hauenschild, 2 Dec 1942 - 20 Dec 1942

Formed Apr 1942 in Landsberg/Lech with:

Stab III./ZG2 new
7./ZG2 new
8./ZG2 new
9./ZG2 new

On 20 Dec 1942 redesignated III./SKG10 with :

Stab III./ZG2 became Stab III./SKG10
7./ZG2 became 7./SKG10
8./ZG2 became 8./SKG10
9./ZG2 became 9./SKG10

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Apr 1942 - May 1942	Parndorf	Luftflotte 4	Bf 109G
May 1942 - Jun 1942	Tschugujew	Luftflotte 4	Bf 109G
Jun 1942 - Jul 1942	Swoboda	Luftflotte 4	Bf 109G
Aug 1942 - Nov 1942	Parndorf*	Luftflotte 2	Fw 190A-4
Nov 1942 - 11 Nov 1942	Comiso	Luftflotte 2	Fw 190A-4
11 Nov 1942 - Dec 1942	Bizerta	Fl. Fü. Tunis	Fw 190A-4

* from Sep 1942 to Nov 1942 also at Cognac for anti-shipping training.

Ergänzungsstaffel:

Existed between Apr 1942 and Jul 1942, probably at Landsberg/Lech.

• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, Stab/ZG2
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, I./ZG2
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, II./ZG2
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, III./ZG2