Nahaufklärungsgruppe 12

Stab/NAGr. 12:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Maj Hans von Berchem, May 1942 - Aug 1942
• Oberst Gerhard Frantzius, Oct 1942 - ?
• Maj Huberet-Horst Correns, ? - 16 Feb 1943
• Maj Werner Fleischmann, Feb 1943 - 15 Jun 1943
• Hptm Friedrich Kahler, 15 Jun 1943 - 13 Aug 1943
• Maj Werner Fleischmann, Aug 1943 - Apr 1944
• Hptm Günther Weidmann, 1944 - May 1945

Formed May 1942 in South Russia from Gruppenfliegerstab 31, with Stab, Stabs-Kompanie and Ln.Betr.Komp.(mot.). The Stabs-Kompanie was destroyed at Stalingrad.

Disbanded Apr 1945.

The following units are known to have served under Stab/NAGr.12:

• 1.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.10, Feb 1943 - Mar 1943
• 2.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.10, Feb 1943 - Mar 1943
• 3.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.13, Nov 1942
• 2.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.21, Nov 1942
• 4.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.33, Nov 1942
• 1.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.41, Feb 1943 - Mar 1943
• 6.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.41, May 1942 - Oct 1942 and Dec 1942 - Jan 1943
• 7.(H)/LG2, May 1942 - Oct 1942 and Dec 1942 - Jan 1943
• 1./NAGr.12, Apr 1943 - Dec 1944
• 2./NAGr.12, Apr 1943 - Dec 1944
• 3./NAGr.12, Apr 1943 - Jul 1943
• 2./NAGr.13, Jul 1944

Known bases:

Golubinskaja, Sep 1942 - Oct 1942
Orlowka(?), Jan 1943
Kertsch(?), Jun 1943
Kirowograd, Aug 1943 - Sep 1943
Orscha-Süd, Oct 1943 - Nov 1943
Mostar, Dec 1943 - Oct 1944
Sarajewo, Oct 1944 - Nov 1944
Kaposvar, Nov 1944 - Dec 1944
Lucko, Dec 1944 - Mar 1945

1. Staffel:

Formed 1 Apr 1943 in Herzogenaurach, from 1.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.10.

Known bases:

Herzogenaurach, Apr 1943 - Oct 1943
Orscha-Süd, Oct 1943 - Dec 1943
Devoli, Dec 1943 - 20 Sep 1944
Mostar, 20 Sep 1944 - Oct 1944
Sarajewo, Oct 1944 - Dec 1944
Lucko, Dec 1944 - Mar 1945
Agram, Mar 1945

 

2. Staffel NAGr12

Formed 1 Apr 1943 in Herzogenaurach, from 2.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.10.

Known bases:

Herzogenaurach, Apr 1943 - Nov 1943
Orscha-Süd, Nov 1943 - Dec 1943
Mostar, Dec 1943 - Aug 1944
Szamarnemeti, Aug 1944 - 12 Sep 1944
Becescsaba, 12 Sep 1944 - 26 Sep 1944
Gyoma, 26 Sep 1944 - 7 Oct 1944
Ferihegy, 7 Oct 1944 - Nov 1944
Kaposvar, Nov 1944 - Dec 1944
Talpoca, Dec 1944 - Mar 1945
Graz-Thalerhof, Mar 1945 - Apr 1945

3. Staffel:

Formed 1 Apr 1943 in Herzogenaurach, from 7.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.13.

In Aug 1943 redesignated 2./ZG76.

Known bases:

Herzogenaurach, Mar 1943 - Aug 1943

• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, Stab/NAGr.12
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 1./NAGr.12

 
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 2./NAGr.12
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 3./NAGr.12