Kampfgeschwader 6

Geschwaderkommodoren:

• Obstlt Joachim Hahn, May 1942 - 4 Jun 1942
• Obstlt Wolfgang Buhring, 4 Jun 1942 - 1 Sep 1942
• Obstlt Walter Storp, 1 Sep 1942 - 11 Sep 1943
• Obstlt Hermann Hogeback, 11 Sep 1943 - 8 May 1945

Stab:

Formed May 1942 in Dinard. On 23 Nov 1944 redesignated Stab/KG(J)6.

Known as Gefechtsverband Hogeback, Apr 1945 - May 1945, controlling parts of KG(J)6, KG(J)51, I. and II./KG(J)54,JG1 and JG7.

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
May 1942 - Feb 1943	Dinard		Ju 88A
Feb 1943 - Mar 1943	Grove		Ju 88A
Mar 1943 - 15 Jun 1943	Creil		Ju 88A
15 Jun 1943 - Aug 1943	Foggia		Ju 88A
Aug 1943 - Dec 1943	Creil		Ju 88A
Dec 1943 - 15 Mar 1944	Melsbroek		Ju 88A
15 Mar 1944 - 16 Mar 1944	Prag-Rusin		Ju 88A/Ju 188E
16 Mar 1944 - 21 Mar 1944	Wien-Aspern		Ju 88A/Ju 188E
21 Mar 1944 - 12 Jun 1944	Melsbroek		Ju 88A/Ju 188E
12 Jun 1944 - 10 Jul 1944	Melun-Villaroche		Ju 88A/Ju 188E
10 Jul 1944 - 1 Sep 1944	Bretigny		Ju 88A/Ju 188E
1.9 - 4 Sep 1944	Deelen		Ju 88A/Ju 188E
4 Sep 1944 - 21 Sep 1944	Hennef		Ju 88A/Ju 188E
21 Sep 1944 - Oct 1944	Jena		Ju 88A/Ju 188E
Oct 1944 - Jan 1945	Prag-Gbell		Bf 109G
Jan 1945 - Apr 1945	Prag-Rusin		Bf 109G, Me 262A
Apr 1945 - May 1945	Graz		Me 262A

I. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Maj Ernst-Gunther von Scheliha, 1 Sep 1942 - 9 Jan 1943
• Maj Bernhard von Dobschütz, 9 Jan 1943 - 6 Apr 1943
• Maj Helmut Fuhrhop, 6 Apr 1943 - 1 Mar 1944
• Hptm Hans Thurner, 1 Mar 1944 - 11 Jun 1944
• Maj Karl-August v.d. Fecht, 18 Jul 1944 - 14 Sep 1944
• Hptm Ernst Haller, 14 Sep 1944 - 8 May 1945

Formed 1 Sep 1942 in Creil from I./KG77 with:

Stab I./KG6 from Stab I./KG77



1./KG6 from 1./KG77
2./KG6 from 2./KG77
3./KG6 from 3./KG77

On 23 Nov 1944 redesignated I./KG(J)6.

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
1 Sep 1942 - Nov 1942	Creil		Ju 88A
Nov 1942 - Dec 1942	Gerbini		Ju 88A
Dec 1942 - Feb 1943	Beauvais		Ju 88A
Feb 1943 - Mar 1943	Grove		Ju 88A
Mar 1943 - 15 Jun 1943	Beauvais		Ju 88A, Ju 188E
15 Jun 1943 - Jun 1943	Istres		Ju 88A, Ju 188E
Jun 1943 - Aug 1943	Foggia		Ju 88A, Ju 188E
Aug 1943 - Sep 1943	Breslau-Gandau		Ju 88A, Ju 188E
Sep 1943 - 20 Mar 1944	Chievres		Ju 88A, Ju 188E
20 Mar 1944 - 14 Jun 1944	Bretigny		Ju 188E/A
14 Jun 1944 - 1 Sep 1944	Melun-Villaroche		Ju 188A
1 Sep 1944 - 5 Sep 1944	Volkel		Ju 188A, Ju 88
21 Sep 1944 - 27 Sep 1944	Jena		Ju 188A, Ju 88
27 Sep 1944 - 21 Oct 1944	Gerstungen		Ju 188A, Ju 88
21 Oct 1944 - 9 Apr 1945	Prag-Gbell*		Bf 109G
9 Apr 1945 - May 1945	Graz		Bf 109G

* also parts at Kletschany

II. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Maj Karl Schreiner, 1 Sep 1942 - 12 Jun 1943
• Maj Hans Mader, 12 Jun 1943 - 3 Jul 1944
• Hptm Hans-Joachim Faulhaber, 4 Jul 1944 - 25 Mar 1945
• Hptm Wilhelm Kunze, 25 Mar 1945 - 8 May 1945

Formed 1 Sep 1942 in Dinard from KGr.106 with:

Stab II./KG6 from Stab I./KGr106
4./KG6 from 1./KGr106
5./KG6 from 2./KGr106
6./KG6 from 3./KGr106

On 23 Nov 1944 redesignated II./KG(J)6.

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
1 Sep 1942 - Nov 1942	Dinard		Ju 88A
Nov 1942 - Dec 1942	Gerbini		Ju 88A
Dec 1942 - Sep 1943	Cormeilles		Ju 88A
Sep 1943 - Sep 1943	Breslau-Gandau		Ju 88A
Sep 1943 - Nov 1943	Larissa		Ju 88A
Nov 1943 - 15 Mar 1944	Le Culot		Ju 88A
15 Mar 1944 - 16 Mar 1944	Prag-Rusin		Ju 88A
16 Mar 1944 - 21 Mar 1944	Wien-Aspern		Ju 88A
21 Mar 1944 - 4 Jun 1944	Le Culot		Ju 88A
4 Jun 1944 - 14 Jul 1944	Melun-Villaroche*		Ju 88A
14 Jul 1944 - 1 Sep 1944	Bretigny		Ju 88A
1 Sep 1944 - 4 Sep 1944	Deelen		Ju 88A
21 Sep 1944 - 21 Oct 1944	Rockau		Ju 88A/C
21 Oct 1944 - 9 Apr 1945	Prag-Rusin/Prag-Gbell**		Bf 109K
9 Apr 1945 - May 1945	Graz		Bf 109K

* 4./KG6 at St. André, 4 Jun 1944 - 10 Jun 1944 and at Le Culot, 2 Jul 1944 - 10 Jul 1944; 5./KG6 at Chartres, 4 Jun 1944 - 10 Jul 1944; 6./KG6 at Paris-Orly, 28 Jun 1944 - 10 Jul 1944.

** also parts at Kletschany

III. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Maj Hermann Hogeback, 1 Sep 1942 - 12 Aug 1943
• Hptm Kurt Heintz (acting), 3 Nov 1942 - 31 Dec 1942
• Maj Rudolf Puchinger, 12 Aug 1943 - 14 Jul 1944
• Hptm Hans Baasner, 12 Aug 1944 - 26 Mar 1945
• Hptm Hans Oberdieck, 26 Mar 1945 - 8 May 1945

Formed 1 Sep 1942 in Heiligenbeil from III./LG1 with:

Stab I./KG6 from Stab III./LG1
7./KG6 from 7./LG1
8./KG6 from 8./LG1
9./KG6 from 9./LG1

On 23 Nov 1944 redesignated III./KG(J)6.

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
1 Sep 1942 - 10 Sep 1942	Heiligenbeil		Ju 88A
10 Sep 1942 - 24 Sep 1942	Rjelbitzi		Ju 88A
24 Sep 1942 - 7 Oct 1942	Kerstowo		Ju 88A
7 Oct 1942 - 8 Oct 1942	Charkow		Ju 88A
8 Oct 1942 - 31 Oct 1942	Tazinskaja		Ju 88A
31 Oct 1942 - 1 Nov 1942	Stalino		Ju 88A
1 Nov 1942 - Nov 1942	Krakau		Ju 88A
Nov 1942 - Feb 1943	Rosieres		Ju 88A
Feb 1943 - Mar 1943	Grove		Ju 88A
Mar 1943 - 15 Jun 1943	Creil		Ju 88A
15 Jun 1943 - Aug 1943	Foggia		Ju 88A
Aug 1943 - 10 Jun 1944	Melsbroek		Ju 88A, Ju 188A
10 Jun 1944 - 1 Jul 1944	Melun-Villaroche		Ju 188A
1 Jul 1944 - 4 Sep 1944	Ahlhorn		Ju 188A
4 Sep 1944 - 15 Sep 1944	Varrelbusch		Ju 188A
15 Sep 1944 - Oct 1944	Punschran		Ju 188A
Oct 1944 - 9 Apr 1945	Prag-Rusin		Fw 190A, Me 262A
9 Apr 1945 - May 1945	Graz		Me 262A

IV. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Hptm Heinrich Hettchen, 20 Jul 1942 - 23 Dec 1942
• Maj Friedrich Schallmayer, 23 Dec 1942 - 23 Nov 1944

Formed 14 Oct 1941 at Ansbach as Ergänzungsstaffel/KG6, from Erg.Kette/KGr. 606, Erg.Kette/KGr.106 and Ausb.Staffel/Fl.Fu. Atlantik. On 1 Sep 1942 increased to Gruppe strength with:

Stab IV./KG6 new
10./KG6 from Erg.Sta/KG6
11./KG6 new
12./KG6 new

Disbanded 23 Nov 1944.

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
14 Oct 1941 - ?.42	Ansbach		Ju 88A
?.42 - Aug 1942	Bad Zwischenahn		Ju 88A
Aug 1942 - Mar 1944	Bretigny		Ju 88A
Mar 1944 - Nov 1944	Lüneburg		Ju 88A, Ju 188E

14. Staffel:

Formed 1 Sep 1942 in Beauvais. In Dec 1943 renamed 6.(F)/Aufklärungsgruppe 123.

Tested Ju 86P/R strategic reconnaissance aircraft.

15. Staffel:

Formed 1 Sep 1942 in Chartres from Erprobungskommando 17, with Do217/He 111 pathfinders. Some aircraft and crews took parts in the Supply of Stalingrad (from Millerowo?).

In late Apr 1943 redesignated Stab I./KG66.

16. Staffel:

Formed 1 Sep 1942 in Soesterberg from Erprobungskommando Me 210. Tested Me 210A. Renamed 11./ZG1 in Oct 1942.

Erprobungsstaffel:

Formed Aug 1943 in Chievres with Ju 188E. Disbanded Nov 1943.

Flughafenbetriebskompanien der KG6

• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, Stab/KG6
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, I./KG6
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, II./KG6
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, III./KG6
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, IV./KG6
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 14./KG6
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 15./KG6
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 16./KG6
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, Erpr.Sta./KG6