Nahaufklärungsgruppe 3

Stab/NAGr. 3:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Obstlt Harald Stainer, Aug 1942 - ?
• Hptm Paul Rau, 1943 - ?
• Maj Herbert Bohm, 1944 - Feb 1945
• Hptm Günther Neske, Feb 1945 - May 1945 

Formed May 1942 in Central Russia from Gruppenfliegerstab 14, with Stab, a Stabs-Kompanie and a Ln.Betr.Komp.(mot.). The Stabs-Kompanie was disbanded Jul 1944

The following units are known to have served under Stab/NAGr.3:

• 3.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.11, May 1942 - Aug 1942
• 3.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.14, May 1942 - Jul 1943
• 2.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.23, Dec 1942 - Mar 1943 and Aug 1943 - Jan 1944
• 4.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.23, Apr 1943 - Jul 1943
• 1.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.31, Apr 1945 - May 1945
• 4.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.31, Sep 1942 - Jan 1944
• 1./NAGr.3, Jun 1944 - Dec 1944
• 2./NAGr.3, Jun 1944 - Oct 1944
• 2./NAGr.4, Nov 1944 - Dec 1944

Luftwaffe Unit Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Jun 1942 - Jul 1942	Barwenkowo-Ost	-	-
Aug 1942 - Sep 1942	Saratowskaja	-	-
Oct 1942 - Dec 1942	Maikop	-	-
Jun 1943 - Sep 1943	Dretun	-	-
Sep 1943 - Dec 1943	Orscha-Süd	-	-
Jan 1944 - Oct 1944	Straubing	-	-
Oct 1944 - Dec 1944	Rastken	-	-
Dec 1944 - Feb 1945	Kolberg	-	-
Feb 1945 - Mar 1945	Mackfitz	-	-
Mar 1945 - Apr 1945	Neubrandenburg	-	-

1. Staffel:

Formed 1 Jun 1944 in Straubing from 1.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.21.

Luftwaffe Unit Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Jun 1944 - Oct 1944	Straubing	-	-
Oct 1944 - Dec 1944	Rastken	-	-
Dec 1944 - Feb 1945	Kolberg	-	-
Feb 1945 - Mar 1945	Mackfitz	-	-
Mar 1945 - Apr 1945	Neubrandenburg	-	-

2. Staffel:

Formed 1 Jun 1944 in Straubing from 5.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.41.

Luftwaffe Unit Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Jun 1944 - Oct 1944	Straubing	-	-
Oct 1944 - Dec 1944	Rastken	-	-
Dec 1944 - Feb 1945	Furstenwalde	-	-

• Aircraft inventory and movement reports - Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, Stab/NAGr.3
• Aircraft inventory and movement reports - Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 1./NAGr.3
• Aircraft inventory and movement reports - Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 2./NAGr.3