Zerstorergeschwader 76

Geschwaderkommodoren:

• GenMaj Walter Grabmann, 15 Apr 1940 - 31 Jul 1941
• Obstlt Theodor Rossiwall, Aug 1943 - 24 Jan 1944
• Obstlt Robert Kowalewski, 25 Jan 1944 - 24 Jul 1944

Stab:

Formed 15 Apr 1940 at Köln-Wahn. On 1 Aug 1941 became Stab/Jagdfliegerführer Norwegen, but Grabmann had already functioned as Jafu Norwegen from Jun 1941.

Reformed Aug 1943 at Ansbach. On 24 Jul 1944 renamed Stab/JG76.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
15 Apr 1940 - Jul 1940	Köln-Wahn	I. Fliegerkorps	Bf 110
Jul 1940 - Oct 1940	Laval	I. Fliegerkorps	Bf 110
Oct 1940 - Jun 1941	Stavanger-Sola	X. Fliegerkorps Luftflotte 5 (from Dec 1940)	Bf 110
Aug 1943 - 25 Apr 1944	Ansbach	7. JD	Bf 110
25 Apr 1944 - 12 Jun 1944	Prag-Gbell & Prag-Rusin		Bf 110, Me 410
13 Jun 1944 - 11 Jul 1944	Wien-Seyring	7. JD	Me 410
11 Jul 1944 - 20 Jul 1944	Malacky		Me 410

I. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Hptm Günther Reinecke, 1 May 1939 - 30 Apr 1940
• Hptm Werner Hansen (acting), 30 Apr 1940 - 11 May 1940
• Hptm Werner Restemeyer, 11 May 1940 - 15 Aug 1940
• Hptm Graf von Stillfried und Rattonitz, Aug 1940 - 7 Sep 1940
• ?

Formed 1 May 1939 in Olmütz from II./ZG141 with:

Stab I./ZG76 from Stab II./ZG141
1./ZG76 from 4./ZG141
2./ZG76 from 5./ZG141
3./ZG76 from 6./ZG141

On 7 Sep 1940 redesignated II./NJG1 with :

Stab I./ZG76 became Stab II./NJG1
1./ZG76 became 3./NJG1
2./ZG76 became 5./NJG1
3./ZG76 became 6./NJG1

Reformed Aug 1943 at Ansbach with:

Stab I./ZG76 new
1./ZG76 from 1./NAGr.16


2./ZG76 from 3./NAGr.12
3./ZG76 from Stabsstaffel/St.G.1

In July 1944 became I./JG76 with :

Stab I./ZG76 became Stab I./JG76
1./ZG76 became 1./JG76
2./ZG76 became 2./JG76
3./ZG76 became 3./JG76

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
1 May 1939 - 26 Aug 1939	Olmütz	2. Flieger-Division	Bf 109D, Bf 110B/C
26 Aug 1939 - Oct 1939	Märzdorf	2. Flieger-Dvision	Bf 110
Oct 1939 - 16 Dec 1939	Bönninghardt	Luftflotte 2	Bf 110
16 Dec 1939 - Apr 1940	Jever	Stab/JG1	Bf 110
Apr 1940 - 9 Apr 1940	Westerland/Sylt	X. Fliegerkorps	Bf 110
9 Apr 1940 - 10 Apr 1940	Aalborg-West	X. Fliegerkorps	Bf 110
10 Apr 1940 - 20 May 1940	Stavanger-Sola*	X. Fliegerkorps	Bf 110
20 May 1940 - 21 Jun 1940	Trondheim-Vaernes	X. Fliegerkorps	Bf 110
21 Jun 1940 - Sep 1940	Stavanger-Forus	X. Fliegerkorps	Bf 110
Aug 1943 -25 Apr 1944	Ansbach**	7. JD	Bf 110
25 Apr 1944 - 12 Jun 1944	Prag-Gbell & Prag-Rusin		Bf 110, Me 410
13 Jun 1944- 11 Jul 1944	Wien-Seyring	7. JD 8. JD (from Jun 1944)	Me 410
12 Jul 1944 - 20 Jul 1944	Malacky		Me 410, Bf 109

* 1./ZG76 at Oslo-Fornebu 9 Apr 1940 - 11 Apr 1940, 2./ZG76 at Aalborg-West 6 May 1940 - 16 May 1940.

** 3./ZG76 at Graz in Nov 1943. Detachments at Oettingen, 24 Feb 1944 - 18 Mar 1944 and 27 Mar 1944 - 25 Apr 1944; at Leipheim, 2 Jan 193 - 24 Mar 1944

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Gruppenkommandeure:

• Hptm Walter Schmidt Coste, 1 May 1939 - 31 Dec 1939
• Maj Erich Groth, 1 Jan 1940 - 12 Aug 1941
• Maj Heinz Nacke, 14 Aug 1941 - Nov 1941
• Maj Herbert Kaminski, 5 Oct 1943 - 9 Aug 1944

Formed 1 May 1939 at Gablingen from I./ZG144 with:

Stab II./ZG76 from Stab I./ZG144
4./ZG76 from 1./ZG144
5./ZG76 from 2./ZG144
6./ZG76 from 3./ZG144

Known as Jagdgruppe 176 between 9 Sep 1939 and 3 Feb 1940. On 1 Nov 1941 redesignated NJG3 with :

Stab II./ZG76 became Stab III./NJG3
4./ZG76 became 7./NJG3


5./ZG76 became 8./NJG3
6./ZG76 became 9./NJG3

Reformed Aug 1943 at Wertheim from various staffeln with:

Stab II./ZG76 new
4./ZG76 from 3./NAGr.4
5./ZG76 from 3./Aufkl.Gr.11
6./ZG76 from 3./NAGr.6

On 7 Feb 1945 redesignated III./JG54 with :

Stab II./ZG76 became Stab III./JG54
4./ZG76 became 9./JG54
5./ZG76 became 10./JG54
6./ZG76 became 11./JG54

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
1 May 1939 - Jun 1939	Gablingen		Bf 109D
Jun 1939 - 31 Aug 1939	Markersdorf	6. Flieger-Division	Bf 109D
1 Sep 1939 - Oct 1939	Gablingen and Grosselfingen		Bf 109D
Oct 1939 - 2 Jan 1940	Eutingen		Bf 109D
2 Jan 1940 - 3 Feb 1940	Nellingen		Bf 109D
3 Feb 1940 - Mar 1940	Garz auf Usedom		Bf 109D, Bf 110
Mar 1940 - May 1940	Köln-Wahn	I. Fliegerkorps	Bf 110
May 1940 - Jun 1940	Nellingen, Le Mans	I. Fliegerkorps	Bf 110
Jun 1940 - Sep 1940	Abbeville*	I. Fliegerkorps	Bf 110
Sep 1940 - May 1941	Jever	Luftflotte 2	Bf 110
May 1941 - Jun 1941	Argos**	VIII. Fliegerkorps	Bf 110
Jul 1941 - Nov 1941	Leeuwarden***	Luftflotte 3	Bf 110
Aug 1943 - Jan 1944	Wertheim	7. JD	Bf 110
Jan 1944 - 9 Apr 1944	Neubiberg****		Bf 110
10 Apr 1944 - 25 Apr 1944	Ansbach		Bf 110
25 Apr 1944 - 10 Jul 1944	Prag-Gbell & Prag-Rusin	7. JD	Bf 110, Me 410
10 Jul 1944 - 29 Jul 1944	Wien-Seyring		Me 410
30 Jul 1944 - Aug 1944	Powunden		Me 410
Aug 1944 - Nov 1944	Seerappen	Jafu Ostpreussen	Me 410
Nov 1944 - Feb 1945	Grossenhain	1. JD	Fw 190

* Le Mans was used as a forward base.

** parts of 4./ZG76 operated from Mosul (Iraq) May 1941 - Jun 1941

*** 5./ZG76 at De Kooy 9 Jul 1941 - 25 Oct 1941, and then moved to Leeuwarden.

**** detachments at Leipheim, 24 Feb 1944 - 24 Mar 1944; at Hildesheim, 14 Feb 1944 - 21 Mar 1944; at Oettingen, 27 Mar 1944 - 25 Apr 1944; at Mamaia, 11.5. - 13 May 1944.

III. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Hptm Friedrich-Karl Dickore, 26 Jun 1940 - 15 Aug 1940
• Hptm Rolf Kaldrack, 16 Aug 1940 - 24 Apr 1941
• Hptm Johannes Kiel, 1 Nov 1943 - 29 Jan 1944

Formed 26 Jun 1940 in Trier-Euren from II./ZG1 with:

Stab III./ZG76 from Stab II./ZG1
7./ZG76 from 4./ZG1
8./ZG76 from 5./ZG1
9./ZG76 from 6./ZG1

On 24 Apr 1941 redesignated II./SKG210 with :

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

Reformed Nov 1943 at Ottingen with:

Stab III./ZG76 new
7./ZG76 from 10./ZG26
8./ZG76 new
9./ZG76 new

Formation was never completed, and was abandoned Apr 1944. Remnants into I./ZG76.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
26 Jun 1940 - 30 Jun 1940	Trier-Euren		Bf 110
30 Jun 1940 - Oct 1940	Laval	Jafu 3	Bf 110
Oct 1940 - 24 Apr 1941	Stavanger-Sola	Luftflotte 5	Bf 110
Nov 1943 - 2 Apr 1944	Ottingen*	7. JD	Bf 110

* detachments at Ansbach and Leipheim, Mar 1944.

Ergänzungsgruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Maj Wilhelm Lessmann, May 1941 - Jul 1941
• Hptm Johann Kogler, Jul 1941 - Sep 1941

Formed Mar 1941 in Aalborg-Ost as Erg.Staffel II./ZG76, but increased to Gruppe during the same month, with:

Stab/Erg.Gruppe ZG76
1.(Eins)/Erg.Gruppe ZG76
2.(Ausb)/Erg.Gruppe ZG76

On 15 Sep 1941 redesignated III./Nachtjagdschule 1:

Stab/Erg.Gruppe ZG76 became Stab III./Nachtjagdschule 1
1./Erg.Gruppe ZG76 became 4./NJG3
2./Erg.Gruppe ZG76 became 5./Nachtjagdschule 1

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Mar 1941 - Mar 1941	Aalborg-Ost		Bf 110
Mar 1941 - 5 Sep 1941	Wesermunde		Bf 110
6 Sep 1941 - 15 Sep 1941	Neubiberg*		Bf 110

* 1. Staffel at Nellingen, 6 Sep 1941 - 15 Sep 1941

Erg.Staffel/ZG76:

Staffelkapitäne:

• Hptm Hubertus Huy, 6 Apr 1944 - 14 Jun 1944
• Olt Herbert Schob, 15 Jun 1944 - 31 Aug 1944

Formed 6 Apr 1944 in Unterschlauersbach from 4./Ergänzungszerstörergruppe.

On 1 Sep 1944 redesignated 1./JGr.Ost.

Bases:

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
6 Apr 1944 - 29 May 1944	Unterschlauersbach		Bf 110, Me 410
30 May 1944 - 31 Aug 1944	Ohlau		Bf 110, Me 410

• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, Stab/ZG76
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, I./ZG76
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, II./ZG76
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, III./ZG76
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, Erg.Sta./ZG76