Grosse Kampffliegerschule 3

Kommandeure:

• Oberst Curt Pflugbeil, 1 Mar 1934 - 31 Aug 1935
• Obstlt Lindemann, 1 Sep 1935 - 31 Mar 1936
• Oberst Erhard Krüger, 1 Apr 1936 - 30 Sep 1937
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• Oberst Robert Knauss, 1 Oct 1940 - 30 Apr 1941
• Oberst Erich Stahl, 30 Apr 1941 - 15 Sep 1942

Stab:

Formed 1 Mar 1934 in Lechfeld as Bombenschule Lechfeld, from 1 May 1935 Kampffliegerschule Lechfeld.

On 1 Nov 1938 became Grosse Kampffliegerschule Lechfeld, by absorbing Fliegerlehrgang Oldenburg*, from 1 Jan 1940 Stab/Grosse Kampffliegerschule Warschau-Okecie, and on 15 Jan 1940 became Stab/Grosse Kampffliegerschule 3.

On 15 Sep 1942 became Stab/Kampfschulgeschwader 1.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

1 Mar 1934 - 1 Jan 1940	Lechfeld
1 Jan 1940 - Jun 1941	Warschau-Okecie
Jun 1941 - 15 Sep 1942	Greifswald

I. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

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• Obstlt Hans von Wussow, 13 Nov 1939 - 8 Feb 1940
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• Maj Erwin Wenig, 3 Sep 1940 - Jul 1941
• Maj Martin Vetter, Jul 1941 - 28 Jun 1942
• ?

Formed 1 Nov 1938 in Lechfeld as I./Grosse Kampffliegerschule Lechfeld, from 1 Jan 1940 I./Grosse Kampffliegerschule Warschau-Okecie, and on 15 Jan 1940 became I./Grosse Kampffliegerschule 3.

On 15 Sep 1942 became I./Kampfschulgeschwader 1.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

1 Mar 1934 - 1 Jan 1940	Lechfeld
1 Jan 1940 - Jun 1941	Warschau-Okecie
Jun 1941 - 15 Sep 1942	Greifswald

II. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

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• Obstlt Hans Steinweg, 30 Oct 1941 - 15 Sep 1942

Formed 1 Nov 1938 in Lechfeld as II./Grosse Kampffliegerschule Lechfeld, from 1 Jan 1940 II./Grosse Kampffliegerschule Warschau-Okecie, and on 15 Jan 1940 became II./Grosse Kampffliegerschule 3.

On 15 Sep 1942 became II./Kampfschulgeschwader 1.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

1 Mar 1934 - 1 Jan 1940	Lechfeld
1 Jan 1940 - Jun 1941	Warschau-Okecie
Jun 1941 - 15 Sep 1942	Barth

III. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

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• Maj Josef Segschneider(?), 15 Mar 1941 - 17 Aug 1941
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Formed 16 Jan 1940 in Warschau-Okecie. Disbanded Sep 1942.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Jan 1940 - Jun 1941	Warschau-Okecie
Jun 1941 - Sep 1942	Greifswald

Used the following aircraft: Bf 109, Do 17, Do 217, Fw 44, Fw 58, He 111, Ju 86, Ju 88 and W.34

* Formed 1 Apr 1936 in Jüterbog as Fliegerlehrgang Jüterbog, but moved to Oldenburg on 31 Oct 1936, now as Fliegerlehrgang Oldenburg.