Kampfgeschwader 55 'Greif'

Geschwaderkommodoren:

• GenMaj Wilhelm Süßmann, 1 May 1939 - 6 Mar 1940
• Oberst Alois Stoeckl, 7 Mar 1940 - 14 Aug 1940
• Obstlt Hans Korte, 15 Aug 1940 - 31 Jan 1941
• Obstlt Benno Kosch, 1 Feb 1941 - 26 Aug 1942
• Obstlt Dr. Ernst Kühl, 27 Aug 1942 - 7 Aug 1943
• Obstlt Wilhelm Antrup, 8 Aug 1943 - 21 Nov 1944
• Maj Richard Brunner, 22 Nov 1944 - 8 May 1945

Stab:

Formed 1 May 1939 in Gießen from Stab/KG155. The Stabsstaffel was disbanded on 7 Mar 1942. On 13 Nov 1944 redesignated Stab/KG(J)55.

Mar 1945 ordered to convert to Me 262A, but never received any of the jet fighter. Disbanded 9 Apr 1945.

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
1 May 1939 - 31 Aug 1939	Gießen		He 111P
31 Aug 1939 - 2 Sep 1939	Wesendorf	2. Flieger-Division	He 111P
2 Sep 1939 - 8 Oct 1939	Märzdorf & Neudorf	2. Flieger-Division	He 111P
9 Oct 1939 - 16 Jan 1940	Ingolstadt	V. Fliegerkorps	He 111P
17 Jan 1940 - 9 Feb 1940	Schwabisch-Hall	V. Fliegerkorps	He 111P
9 Feb 1940 - 2 Jun 1940	Leipheim	V. Fliegerkorps	He 111P
2 Jun 1940 - 21 Jun 1940	Schwabisch-Hall	V. Fliegerkorps	He 111P
21 Jun 1940 - 16 Jun 1941	Villacoublay	V. Fliegerkorps	He 111P, He 111H
17 Jun 1941 - 16 Jul 1941	Labunie	V. Fliegerkorps	He 111H
16 Jul 1941 - 24 Jul 1941	Mlynow	V. Fliegerkorps	He 111H
24 Jul 1941 - 28 Aug 1941	Shitomir	II. Fliegerkorps	He 111H
28 Aug 1941 - 17 Nov 1941	Kirovograd	V. Fliegerkorps, IV. Fliegerkorps (from Oct 1941)	He 111H
18 Nov 1941 - 24 Apr 1942	Evreux	IX. Fliegerkorps	He 111H
24 Apr 1942 - 5 May 1942	Konotop & Kirovograd	VIII. Fliegerkorps	He 111H
6 May 1942 - 13 Jul 1942	Sarabus & Dnjepropetrovsk	VIII. Fliegerkorps*	He 111H
14 Jul 1942 - 23 Aug 1942	Kramatorskaja & Samorsk	VIII. Fliegerkorps	He 111H
23 Aug 1942 - 27 Dec 1943	Morosowskaja	VIII. Fliegerkorps	He 111H
27 Dec 1943 - 2 Jan 1943	Saki	VIII. Fliegerkorps	He 111H
2 Jan 1943 - 31 Jan 1943	Nowotscherkask	VIII. Fliegerkorps	He 111H
1 Feb 1943 - 30 Apr 1943	Saki	VIII. Fliegerkorps	He 111H
1 May 1943 - 3 Jun 1943	Stalino	IV. Fliegerkorps	He 111H
3 Jun 1943 - 3 Aug 1943	Charkow/Rogan**	IV. Fliegerkorps	He 111H
3 Aug 1943 - 11 Sep 1943	Dnjepropetrowsk**	IV. Fliegerkorps	He 111H
12 Sep 1943 - 20 Oct 1943	Kirovograd	IV. Fliegerkorps	He 111H
20 Oct 1943 - 27 Oct 1943	Rotmistrowka	IV. Fliegerkorps	He 111H
27 Oct 1943 - 4 Dec 1943	Golta/Pervomaisk	IV. Fliegerkorps	He 111H
4 Dec 1943 - 10 May 1944	Deblin-Irena	IV. Fliegerkorps	He 111H
11 May 1944 - 16 May 1944	Focsani	IV. Fliegerkorps	He 111H
16 May 1944 - 24 Jul 1944	Deblin-Irena	IV. Fliegerkorps	He 111H
24 Jul 1944 - 26 Jul 1944	Modlin	IV. Fliegerkorps	He 111H
27 Jul 1944 - Sep 1944	Hohensalza	IV. Fliegerkorps	Bf 109G
Sep 1944 - Oct 1944	Thorn	IX. Fliegerkorps (J)	Bf 109G
Oct 1944 - 9 Apr 1945	Landau	IX. Fliegerkorps (J), 9. Flieger-Division (J) (from 26 Jan 1945)	Bf 109G

* served under I. Fliegerkorps, Jun 1942 - Jul 1942
** the bases Seschtschinskaja and Karatschow was also used.

I. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Oberst Joseph Brunner, 1 May 1939 - 2 Jul 1939
• Maj Max Heyna, 3 Jul 1939 - 10 Jan 1940
• Maj Walter Marienfeld, 11 Jan 1940 - 24 Jun 1940
• Maj Joachim Roeber, 25 Jun 1940 - 13 Feb 1941
• Hptm Otto Bodemeyer, 14 Feb 1941 - 9 Apr 1941
• Maj Rudolf Kiel, 10 Apr 1941 - 6 Jan 1943
• Hptm Hans-Gunther Nedden, 6 Jan 1943 - 1 May 1943
• Maj Walter Traub, 2 May 1943 - 20 Oct 1943
• Maj Richard Brunner, 21 Oct 1943 - 7 Sep 1944
• Maj Joseph Schirmböck, 8 Sep 1944 - 8 May 1945

Formed 1 May 1939 in Langendiebach from I./KG155 with:

Stab I./KG55 from Stab I./KG155
1./KG55 from 1./KG155
2./KG55 from 2./KG155
3./KG55 from 3./KG155

On 1 May 1943 redesignated III./LG1 and moved to Barth:

Stab I./KG55 became Stab III./LG1
1./KG55 became 7./LG1
2./KG55 became 8./LG1
3./KG55 became 9./LG1

Reformed on the same date in Stalino, from KGrzbV.5:

Stab I./KG55 from Stab/KGrzbV 5
1./KG55 from 1./KGrzbV 5
2./KG55 from 2./KGrzbV 5
3./KG55 from 3./KGrzbV 5

On 13 Nov 1944 redesignated I./KG(J)55. Mar 1945 ordered to convert to Me 262A, but never received any of the jet fighter. Disbanded 9 Apr 1945.

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
1 May 1939 - 31 Aug 1939	Langendiebach		He 111P
31 Aug 1939 - 2 Sep 1939	Dedelstorf		He 111P
3 Sep 1939 - 21 Sep 1939	Rosenborn		He 111P
21 Sep 1939 - 9 Oct 1939	Langendiebach		He 111P
9 Oct 1930 - 13 Feb 1940	Ingolstadt		He 111P
13 Feb 1940 - 2 Mar 1940	Neuburg		He 111P
2 Mar 1940 - 23 Apr 1940	Furstenfeldbruck		He 111P
23 Apr 1940 - 10 May 1940	Neuburg/Lichtenau		He 111P
10 May 1940 - 15 May 1940	Baltringen		He 111P
15 May 1940 - 23 Jun 1940	Malmsheim		He 111P
23 Jun 1940 - 1 Aug 1940	Villacoublay		He 111P
1 Aug 1940 - 14 Apr 1941	Dreux		He 111P, He 111H
14 Apr 1941 - 12 Jun 1941	Melun/Villaroche		He 111H
12 Jun 1941 - 20 Jul 1941	Labunie*		He 111H
20 Jul 1941 - 25 Jul 1941	Bojary		He 111H
25 Jul 1941 - 27 Aug 1941	Shitomir		He 111H
27 Aug 1941 - 30 Sep 1941	Kirovograd		He 111H
1 Oct 1941 - 30 Dec 1941	Melun-Villaroche**		He 111H
1 Jan 1942 - 27 Feb 1942	Kirovograd		He 111H
27 Feb 1942 - 26 Apr 1942	Konotop		He 111H
26 Apr 1942 - 15 May 1942	Kirovograd & Sarabus		He 111H
15 May 1942 - 8 Jul 1942	Stalino & Charkow		He 111H
8 Jul 1942 - 27 Aug 1942	Barwenkovo & Kuteinikowo		He 111H
27 Aug 1942 - 14 Sep 1942	Morosowskaja		He 111H
14 Sep 1942 - 5 Nov 1942	Saki		He 111H
5 Nov 1942 - 27 Dec 1942	Morosowskaja		He 111H
27 Dec 1942 - 30 Apr 1943	Nowotscherkask		He 111H
1 May 1943 - 20 May 1943	Stalino		He 111H
20 May 1943 - 27 Jul 1943	Wiesbaden		He 111H
28 Jul 1943 - 26 Aug 1943	Landsberg/Lech		He 111H
26 Aug 1943 - 11 Sep 1943	Dnjepropetrowsk & Zaporoshye		He 111H
12 Sep 1943 - 20 Oct 1943	Kirovograd		He 111H
20 Oct 1943 - 30 Oct 1943	Nikolayev and Beresowka		He 111H
30 Oct 1943 - 7 Dec 1943	Golta & Sarabus		He 111H
8 Dec 1943 - 27 Dec 1943	Terespol		He 111H
27 Dec 1943 - 11 May 1944	Deblin-Ulez		He 111H
11 May 1944 - 16 May 1944	Focsani		He 111H
16 May 1944 - 23 Jul 1944	Deblin-Ulez		He 111H
24 Jul 1944 - 27 Jul 1944	Kroszewo		He 111H
27 Jul 1944 - 18 Oct 1944	Tonndorf		He 111H
18 Oct 1944 - 9 Apr 1945	Landau		Bf 109G

* Mlynow as also used.
** with an initially short stay at Wien-Aspern

II. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Obstlt Otto von Lachemair, 1 May 1939 - 27 Jul 1940
• Maj Friedrich Kless, 28 Jul 1940 - 27 Oct 1940
• Maj Hans-Joachim Gabriel, 28 Oct 1940 - 31 Mar 1941
• Maj Dr. Ernst Kühl, 31 Mar 1941 - 26 Aug 1942
• Maj Hans-Joachim Gabriel, 27 Aug 1942 - 20 Nov 1942
• Maj Heinz Hüfer, 27 Nov 1942 - 2 Jul 1944
• Maj Wilhelm Mylius, 3 Jul 1944 - 29 Dec 1944
• Maj Johannes Herrmann, 30 Dec 1944 - 8 May 1945

Formed 1 May 1939 in Gießen from II./KG155 with:

Stab II./KG55 from Stab II./KG155
4./KG55 from 4./KG155
5./KG55 from 5./KG155
6./KG55 from 6./KG155

On 13 Nov 1944 redesignated II./KG(J)55. Mar 1945 ordered to convert to Me 262A, but never received any of the jet fighter. Disbanded 9 Apr 1945.

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
1 May 1939 - 31 Aug 1939	Gießen		He 111P
31 Aug 1939 - 2 Sep 1939	Wesendorf		He 111P
2 Sep 1939 - 22 Sep 1939	Märzdorf/Ohlau		He 111P
22 Sep 1939 - 10 Nov 1939	Gießen		He 111P
10 Nov 1939 - 13 Jan 1940	Ingolstadt		He 111P
13 Jan 1940 - 3 Feb 1940	Schwabisch-Hall		He 111P
3 Feb 1940 - 10 May 1940	Leipheim		He 111P
11 May 1940 - 31 May 1940	Schwaighofen		He 111P
1 Jun 1940 - 23 Jun 1940	Oedheim		He 111P
23 Jun 1940 - 1 Aug 1940	Villacoublay		He 111P
25 Jul 1943 - 18 Jun 1941	Chartres		He 111P, He 111H
18 Jun 1941 - 16 Jul 1941	Labunie		He 111H
17 Jul 1941 - 20 Jul 1941	Mlynow		He 111H
20 Jul 1941 - 16 Aug 1941	Bojary		He 111H
17 Aug 1941 - 31 Aug 1941	Shitomir		He 111H
1 Sep 1941 - 23 Nov 1941	Kirovograd		He 111H
18 Nov 1941 - 24 Apr 1942	St. André		He 111H
24 Apr 1942 - 14 Jul 1942	Dnjepropetrowsk & Charkow		He 111H
14 Jul 1942 - 3 Aug 1942	Kramatorskaja		He 111H
3 Aug 1942 - 25 Aug 1942	Samorsk (Crimea)		He 111H
25 Aug 1942 - 27 Dec 1942	Morosowskaja		He 111H
27 Dec 1942 - 3 Feb 1943	Nowotscherkask		He 111H
3 Feb 1943 - 6 May 1943	Saki		He 111H
7 May 1943 - 3 Jun 1943	Stalino		He 111H
3 Jun 1943 - 21 Jun 1943	Seschtschinskaja		He 111H
21 Jun 1943 - 6 Aug 1943	Charkow & Stalino		He 111H
6 Aug 1943 - 15 Sep 1943	Dnjepropetrowsk		He 111H
15 Sep 1943 - 22 Oct 1943	Kirovograd		He 111H
22 Oct 1943 - 28 Nov 1943	Rotmistrowka		He 111H
28 Nov 1943 - 4 Dec 1943	Golta/Pervomaisk		He 111H
4 Dec 1943 - 11 May 1944	Deblin-Irena		He 111H
11 May 1944 - 16 May 1944	Focsani		He 111H
16 May 1944 - 23 Jul 1944	Deblin-Irena		He 111H
23 Jul 1944 - 26 Jul 1944	Modlin		He 111H
26 Jul 1944- 12 Sep 1944	Hohensalza*		He 111H
13 Sep 1944 - 9 Apr 1945	Plattling		Bf 109G

* also used Tonndorf

III. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Maj Hans Schemmell, 2 Dec 1939 - 30 Sep 1940
• Hptm Heinrich Wittmer, 1 Oct 1940 - 1 Sep 1941
• Obstlt Hermann Freiherr von dem Bongart, 2 Sep 1941 - 7 Sep 1942
• Obstlt Wolfgang Queisner, 8 Sep 1942 - 5 May 1943
• Maj Wilhelm Antrup, 6 May 1943 - 7 Aug 1943
• Maj Alfred Bollmann, 8 Aug 1943 - 30 Nov 1944
• Maj Gerhard Schrödter, 1 Dec 1944 - 8 May 1945

Formed 1 Dec 1939 in Neudorf/Oppeln from parts of I. and II./KG55 with:

Stab III./KG55 new
7./KG55 new
8./KG55 new
9./KG55 new

In Feb 1943 9./KG55 began using Ju 88C-6 fighters for trainbusting missions, and on 1 Jun 1943 part of 9./KG55 was used to form 14.(Eis)/KG55.

On 13 Nov 1944 redesignated III./KG(J)55. Mar 1945 ordered to convert to Me 262A, but never received any of the jet fighter. Disbanded 9 Apr 1945.

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
1 Dec 1939 - 10 Mar 1940	Neudorf/Oppeln		He 111P
10 Mar 1940 - 10 May 1940	Gablingen		He 111P
10 May 1940 - 24 May 1940	Ehingen		He 111P
24 May 1940 - 23 Jun 1940	Eutingen		He 111P
23 Jun 1940 - 18 Jun 1941	Villacoublay		He 111P, He 111H
18 Jun 1941 - 16 Jul 1941	Klemensow		He 111H
16 Jul 1941 - 22 Jul 1941	Luck		He 111H
22 Jul 1941 - 4 Aug 1941	Shitomir		He 111H
4 Aug 1941 - 30 Sep 1941	Wien-Aspern		He 111H
1 Oct 1941 - 17 Nov 1941	Kirovograd		He 111H
18 Nov 1941 - 28 Apr 1942	Nantes		He 111H
29 Apr 1942 - 13 May 1942	Konotop & Sarabus		He 111H
14 May 1942 - 13 Jul 1942	Dnjepropetrowsk & Charkow		He 111H
14 Jul 1942 - 5 Aug 1942	Kramatorskaja		He 111H
5 Aug 1942 - 25 Aug 1942	Samorsk (Crimea)		He 111H
25 Aug 1942 - 25 Oct 1942	Morosowskaja		He 111H
25 Oct 1942 - 29 Dec 1942	Saki		He 111H
30 Dec 1942 - 3 Feb 1943	Nowotscherkask		He 111H
3 Feb 1943 - 23 Feb 1943	Stalino		He 111H
23 Feb 1943 - 4 Apr 1943	Kirovograd		He 111H
5 Apr 1943 - 5 May 1943	Samorsk (Crimea)		He 111H
6 May 1943 - 4 Aug 1943	Stalino & Charkow		He 111H
4 Aug 1943 - 24 Aug 1943	Dnjepropetrowsk		He 111H
25 Aug 1943 - 11 Sep 1943	Zaporoshye		He 111H
12 Sep 1943 - 21 Oct 1943	Kirovograd		He 111H
22 Oct 1943 - 27 Oct 1943	Rotmistrowka*		He 111H
28 Oct 1943 - 8 Dec 1943	Sarabus & Golta		He 111H
9 Dec 1943 - 27 Dec 1943	Terespol		He 111H
28 Dec 1943 - 20 Jun 1944	Deblin-Irena		He 111H
20 Jun 1944 - 20 Jul 1944	Padlowka		He 111H
21 Jul 1944 - 25 Jul 1944	Bielice		He 111H
25 Jul 1944 - 18 Oct 1944	Schroda-Ost		He 111H
18 Oct 1944 - 9 Apr 1945	Straubing		Fw 190A

* Karankut was also used.

IV. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Obstlt Joseph Schirmböck, 2 Aug 1940 - 31 Dec 1940
• Hptm Rudolf Kiel, 1 Jan 1941 - 10 Apr 1941
• Obstlt Hermann Freiherr von dem Bongart, 10 Apr 1941 - 1 Sep 1941
• Maj Herbert Furchtmann, 2 Sep 1941 - 2 Feb 1942
• Obstlt Hans-Carl von Linsingen, 3 Feb 1942 - 16 Jan 1943
• Maj Richard Brunner, 17 Jan 1943 - 15 Apr 1943
• Maj Joseph Schirmböck, Jul 1943 - 31 Jul 1944
• Hptm Egon Schmidt, 1 Aug 1944 - 20 Nov 1944

Formed 1 Apr 1940 in Ulm-Dornstadt as Ausbildungsstaffel/KG55. Disbanded 10 May 1940.

Reformed 1 Aug 1940 in Chartres as the Ergänzungsstaffel/KG55, and on 1 Mar 1941 was redesignated 10./KG55. Stab IV./KG55 was formed on 7 Mar 1941, followed by 11./KG55 on 21 Mar 1941. 12./KG55 was formed on 7 Apr 1941.

Stab IV./KG55 new
10./KG55 from Erg.Sta./KG55
11./KG55 new
12./KG55 new

13./KG55 was formed 1 Mar 1944 in Gerdauen, and moved to Neuhausen shortly afterwards.

On 20 Nov 1944 disbanded, with:

12./KG55 became 4./Erg.KGr(J)
13./KG55 became 3./Erg.KGr(J)

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
1 Apr 1940 - 10 May 1940	Ulm-Dornstadt		He 111P
1 Aug 1940 - 1 Oct 1940	Chartres		He 111P
1 Oct 1940 - 21 Mar 1941	Landsberg		He 111P
21 Mar 1941 - 18 Feb 1944	Dijon-Longvic*		He 111P, He 111H
19 Feb 1944 - 1 Aug 1944	Neuhausen		He 111H
1 Aug 1944 - 30 Aug 1944	Szolnok		He 111H
1 Sep 1944 - 31 Oct 1944	Pilsen		He 111H

14. (Eis)/KG55:

Staffelkapitäne:

• Obstlt Mathias Bermadinger, 1 Jun 1943 - 18 Feb 1944
• Hptm Franz Schmidt, 19 Feb 1944 - 8 May 1945

Formed 1 Jun 1943 in Dnjepropetrowsk from parts of 9.(Eis)/KG55. The staffel was independent and only loosly attached to KG55. Mainly used Ju88C fighters, but also various He 111 versions. Disbanded 27 Apr 1945.

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location
1 Jun 1943 - 29 Jun 1943	Dnjepropetrowsk
30 Jun 1943 - 9 Aug 1943	Poltava
9 Aug 1943 - 22 Oct 1943	Kirovograd
23 Oct 1943 - 13 Feb 1944	Pervomaisk-Golta
13 Feb 1944 - 27 Feb 1944	Pleskau-Süd
27 Feb 1944 - 5 Apr 1944	Jakobstadt
5 Apr 1944 - 13 Apr 1944	Bobruisk
13 Apr 1944 - 2 Aug 1944	Jakobstadt
3 Aug 1944 - 26 Sep 1944	Riga-Spilve
26 Sep 1944 - 20 Jan 1945	Gutenfeld (East Prussia)
20 Jan 1945 - 22 Jan 1945	Brieg
22 Jan 1945 - 11 Feb 1945	Sagan/Kypper
11 Feb 1945 - 4 Apr 1945	Alt-Lönnewitz
4 Apr 1945 - 27 Apr 1945	Dresden-Klotzsche Königgrätz

Flughafenbetriebskompanien der KG55

• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, Stab/KG55
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, I./KG55
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, II./KG55
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, III./KG55
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, IV./KG55
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 14./KG55