Verbindungskommando (S) 1

Kommandeure:

  • Oberst Brandes, May 1942 - Jan 1943(?) 
  • Hptm Dittmar, Jan 1943(?) - Oct 1943

Stab:

Formed May 1942 in Hildesheim for Luftflotte 1. In Oct 1943 redesignated

The following aircraft was used by VK(S) 1: Avia B.534, DFS.230, Go 242, He 45, He 111 and Hs 126

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date Location Gruppe Aircraft Used
May 1942 - May 1942 Hildesheim  
May 1942 - May 1943 Riga-Spilve  
May 1943 - Jun 1943 Wiener-Neustadt  
Jun 1943 - Oct 1943 Belgrade-Semlin  

1.(DFS)/VK(S) 1:

Formed Jun 1942 in Riga-Spilve from Disbanded Nov 1942.

Reformed Nov 1942 in Posen from parts of Was attached to between Jan 1943 and Mar 1943; In Oct 1943 redesignated

The following aircraft was used by VK(S) 1: Avia B.534, DFS.230, Go 242, He 45, He 111 and Hs 126

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date Location Gruppe Aircraft Used
Jun 1942 - Oct 1942 Riga-Spilve*   He 46/DFS 230
Oct 1942 - Dec 1942 Posen   DFS 230
Dec 1942 - May 1943 Riga-Spilve**   Hs 126/Avia 534/DFS 230
May 1943 - Jun 1943 Wiener-Neustadt   Hs 126/DFS 230
Jun 1943 - Oct 1943 Belgrade-Semlin   Hs 126/DFS 230

* detachment operated from Siwerskaya

** a detachment operated from Zaporozhye, Jan 1943 - Feb 1943; another detachment operated at Newel, Mar 1943.

2.(DFS)/VK(S) 1:

Formed Dec 1942 in Goslar from parts of Disbanded Feb 1943, and was absorbed by 1.(DFS)/VK(S) 1.

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date Location Gruppe Aircraft Used
Dec 1942 - Dec 1942 Goslar   Hs 126/DFS 230
Dec 1942 - Feb 1943 Riga-Spilve   Hs 126/DFS 230

1.(Go)/VK(S) 1:

Formed Jun 1942 in Riga from with 15 Go 242, but these were apparently never assembled, and the unit never saw any action. Moved to Lechfeld in Oct 1942, was disbanded, and absorbed by

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date Location Gruppe Aircraft Used
Jun 1942 - Oct 1942 Riga-Spilve   He 111/Go 242
Oct 1942 - Oct 1942 Lechfeld   He 111/Go 242
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