Zerstorergeschwader 1

Code: S9+

Geschwaderkommodoren:

• Maj Arved Crüger, 4 Jan 1942 - 2 Mar 1942
• Maj Ulrich Diesing, 3 Mar 1942 - 21 Sep 1942
• Obstlt Ralph von Rettberg (acting?), 22 Sep 1942 - 5 Oct 1942
• Obstlt Paul-Friedrich Darjes, 6 Oct 1942 - 1 Mar 1943
• Obstlt Alfred Druschel (acting?), 1 Mar 1943 - 12 Apr 1943
• Obstlt Joachim Blechschmidt, 12 Apr 1943 - 13 Jul 1943
• Obstlt Lothar von Janson, 1943 - 10 Mar 1944
• Obstlt Erich von Selle, Mar 1944 - Jul 1944

Stab:

Formed 4 Jan 1942 at Lechfeld from Stab/SKG210. Disbanded Jul 1944.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Jan 1942 - May 1942	Lechfeld	VIII. Fliegerkorps	Bf 110
May 1942 - Jul 1942	Belgorod	VIII. Fliegerkorps	Bf 110
Jul 1942 - Aug 1942	Armavir	VIII. Fliegerkorps	Bf 110
Aug 1942 - Oct 1942	Krasnodar	VIII. Fliegerkorps	Bf 110
Oct 1942 - Dec 1942	Proloff, Tazinskaja	VIII. Fliegerkorps	Bf 110
Dec 1942 - Mar 1943	Dnjepropetrowsk, and others	VIII. Fliegerkorps	Bf 110
Mar 1943 - May 1943	Neubiberg	Luftflotte 2	Bf 110
May 1943 - Aug 1943	Montecourvino	II. Fliegerkorps	Bf 110
Aug 1943 - 12 Jun 1944	Lorient	Fl. Fü. Atlantik Fl. Fü. West (from Apr 1944)	Bf 110, Ju 88C
12 Jun 1944 - 15 Jun 1944	Nantes		Ju 88C
14 Jun 1944 - 18 Jun 1944	Boulogne		Ju 88C
19 Jun 1944 - 16 Jul 1944	Bordeaux-Merignac	5. JD	Ju 88C
16 Jul 1944 - 20 Jul 1944	Salzwedel		Ju 88C

I. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Maj Joachim-Friederich Huth, 1 May 1939 - 13 Dec 1939
• Hptm Wolfgang Falck, 14 Dec 1939 - 22 Jun 1940
• Maj Ulrich Diesing, 1 Jan 1942 - 2 Mar 1942
• Hptm Walther von Poka (acting), 2 Mar 1942 - 7 Mar 1942
• Hptm Wolfgang Schenck, 7 Mar 1942 - 20 Aug 1942
• Maj Joachim Blechschmidt, 20 Aug 1942 - 12 Apr 1943
• Hptm Wilfried Hermann, Apr 1943 - 14 Jul 1943
• Hptm Max Franzisket, 14 Jul 1943 - 19 Jul 1943
• Hptm August-Wilhelm Bier, Oct 1943 - Apr 1944
• Maj Horst Grahl, Apr 1944 - 12 Jul 1944

Formed 1 May 1939 from I./ZG141 at Jüterbog-Damm with:

Stab I./ZG1 from Stab I./ZG141
1./ZG1 from 1./ZG141
2./ZG1 from 2./ZG141
3./ZG1 from 3./ZG141

On 22 Jun 1940 ordered to Düsseldorf and disbanded:

Stab I/ZG1 became Stab I./NJG1
1./ZG1 became 1./Erpr.Gr. 210 (at Köln-Ostheim)
2./ZG1 became 2./NJG1
3./ZG1 became 3./NJG1

Reformed 4 Jan 1942 at Lechfeld from I./SKG210 with:

Stab I./ZG1 from Stab I./SKG210
1./ZG1 from 1./SKG210
2./ZG1 from 2./SKG210
3./ZG1 from 3./SKG210

On 13 Oct 1943 renamed I./ZG26 with :

Stab I./ZG1 became Stab I./ZG26
1./ZG1 became 1./ZG26
2./ZG1 became 2./ZG26
3./ZG1 became 3./ZG26

Reformed Oct 1943 at Lorient from V./KG40 with:

Stab I./ZG1 from Stab V./KG40
1./ZG1 from 13./KG40
2./ZG1 from 14./KG40
3./ZG1 from 15./KG40

In Jan 1944 3./ZG1 and 7./ZG1 exchanged designations. On 12 Jul 1944 moved to Welzow and was renamed II./JG4 with :

Stab I./ZG1 became Stab II./JG4
1./ZG1 became 5./JG4
2./ZG1 became 6./JG4
3./ZG1 became 7./JG4

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
1 May 1939 - 24 Aug 1939	Jüterbog-Damm	1. Flieger-Division	Bf 109D, Bf 110B/C
24 Aug 1939 - Sep 1939	Mackfitz		Bf 110C
Sep 1939 - 15 Oct 1939	Mühlen	1. Flieger-Division	Bf 110C
15 Oct 1939 - 11 Mar 1940	Neuhausen ob Eck	Luftflotte 3	Bf 110C
11 Mar 1940 - 8 Apr 1940	Marx	Stab/JG1	Bf 110C
8 Apr 1940 - 9 Apr 1940	Barth*	X. Fliegerkorps	Bf 110C
9 Apr 1940 - 1 May 1940	Aalborg-West	X. Fliegerkorps	Bf 110C
1 May 1940 - May 1940	Kirchhellen	Jafu 2	Bf 110C
May 1940 - Jun 1940	Norrent-Fontes	Jafu 2	Bf 110C
Jun 1940 - mid Jun 1940	Boos-Rouen	Jafu 2	Bf 110C
Jun 1940 - 22 Jun 1940	Mönchengladbach		Bf 110C
Jan 1942 -Feb 1942	Lechfeld	VIII. Fliegerkorps	Bf 110
Feb 1942 - Mar 1942	Tours		Bf 110
Mar 1942 - May 1942	Neubiberg		Bf 110
30 May 1942 - 8 Jul 1942	Belgorod	VIII. Fliegerkorps	Bf 110
8 Jul 1942 - 16 Jul 1942	Konstantinowka		Bf 110
16 Jul 1942 - 23 Jul 1942	Kutjenikowo		Bf 110
23 Jul 1942 - 28 Jul 1942	Taganrog-See		Bf 110
28 Jul 1942 - 5 Aug 1942	Rostow		Bf 110
5 Aug 1942 - 16 Aug 1942	Belaja-Glina		Bf 110
16 Aug 1942 - 22 Sep 1942	Armawir		Bf 110
22 Sep 1942 - 22 Jan 1943	Krasnodar		Bf 110
Jan 1943 - Mar 1943	Poltawa(?)		Bf 110
Mar 1943 - Apr 1943	Charkow		Bf 110
Apr 1943 - May 1943	Kramatorskaja		Bf 110
May 1943 - end Jul 1943	Leda-Ost	1. Flieger-Division	Bf 110
Jul 1943 - Aug 1943	Wunstorf		Bf 110
Aug 1943 - Sep 1943	Bad Lippspringe		Bf 110
Oct 1943 - 12 Jun 1944	Lorient**	Fl. Fü. Atlantik Fl. Fü. West (from Apr 1944)	Ju 88C
12 Jun 1944 - 15 Jun 1944	Nantes		Ju 88C
15 Jun 1944 - 18 Jun 1944	Boulogne		Ju 88C
18 Jun 1944 - 16 Jul 1944	Corme-Ecluse***	5. JD	Ju 88C
16 Jul 1944 - 12 Jul 1944	Salzwedel		Ju 88C

* 3./ZG1 at Westerland

** 3./ZG1 at Bordeaux-Merignac, Nov 1943; 1./ZG1 at Salon-de-Provence, 5 May 1944 - 21 May 1944; 2./ZG1 at Vannes, Jan 1944 - 14 Jun 1944 and at Chateauroux, 15 Jun 1944 - 16 Jul 1944.

*** 2./ZG1 at Chateaudun, 18 Jun 1944 - 16 Jul 1944

II. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Maj Hellmuth Reichardt, 15 May 1939 - 5 Feb 1940
• ?
• Hptm Friedrich-Karl Dickoré, May 1940 - 26 Jun 1940
• Hptm Rolf Kaldrack 4 Jan 1942 - 3 Feb 1942
• Maj Günther Tonne, 4 Feb 1942 - 1 Feb 1943
• Hptm Gerhard Weyert(?), Feb 1943 - May 1943
• Maj Heinz Nacke, 26 May 1943 - 2 Aug 1943
• Hptm Karl-Heinrich Matern, 3 Aug 1943 - 8 Oct 1943
• Hptm Egon Albrecht, 9 Oct 1943 - Jul 1944

Formed 15 May 1939 from I./JG54 at Furstenwalde with:

Stab II./ZG1 from Stab I./JG54
4./ZG1 from 1./JG54


5./ZG1 from 2./JG54
6./ZG1 from 3./JG54

Known as Jagdgruppe 101 between 21 Sep 1939 and 1 Mar 1940. On 26 Jun 1940 renamed III./ZG76 with :

Stab II./ZG1 became Stab III./ZG76
4./ZG1 became 7./ZG76
5./ZG1 became 8./ZG76
6./ZG1 became 9./ZG76

Reformed 4 Jan 1942 at Bryansk from II./SKG210 with:

Stab II./ZG1 from Stab II./SKG210
4./ZG1 from 4./SKG210
5./ZG1 from 5./SKG210
6./ZG1 from 6./SKG210

In July 1944 renamed III./JG76 with :

Stab II./ZG1 became Stab III./JG76
4./ZG1 became 9./JG76
5./ZG1 became 10./JG76
6./ZG1 became 11./JG76

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
15 May 1939 - 23 Aug 1939	Furstenwalde	1. Flieger-Division	Bf 109D/E
23 Aug 1939 - 31 Aug 1939	Frankfurt/Oder		Bf 109D/E
31 Aug 1939 - 6 Sep 1939	Lichtenau		Bf 109E
6 Sep 1939 - 10 Sep 1939	Mühlen	1. Flieger-Division	Bf 109E
10 Sep 1939 - 18 Sep 1939	Prasznicze		Bf 109E
18 Sep 1939 - 27 Sep 1939	Danzig-Langfuhr		Bf 109E
27 Sep 1939 - 30 Sep 1939	Furstenwalde		Bf 109E
1 Oct 1939 - 30 Oct 1939	Schleswig*		Bf 109E
31 Oct 1939 - 18 Feb 1940	Neumן½nster*		Bf 109E
18 Feb 1940 - 29 Feb 1940	Stade		Bf 109E
1 Mar 1940 - Apr 1940	Garz auf Usedom		Bf 109E, Bf 110
Apr 1940 - 10 May 1940	Gelsenkirchen-Buer	Jafu 2	Bf 110
10 May 1940 - 18 May 1940	Gן½tersloh	Luftflotte 2	Bf 110
18 May 1940 - 26 Jun 1940	Trier-Euren	Luftflotte 2	Bf 110
Jan 1942 - Mar 1942	Bryansk	VIII. Fliegerkorps	Bf 110
Mar 1942 - May 1942	Lechfeld	VIII. Fliegerkorps	Bf 110
May 1942 - Jul 1942	Belgorod	VIII. Fliegerkorps	Bf 110
Jul 1942 - Jul 1942	Konstantinowka	VIII. Fliegerkorps	Bf 110
Jul 1942 - Aug 1942	Dimitrijewskaja	VIII. Fliegerkorps	Bf 110
Aug 1942 - Dec 1942	Krasnodar	VIII. Fliegerkorps	Bf 110
Dec 1942 - Jan 1943	Schachty	VIII. Fliegerkorps	Bf 110
Jan 1943 - Mar 1943	Dnjepropetrovsk	VIII. Fliegerkorps	Bf 110
Apr 1943 - May 1943	Trapani	Luftflotte 2	Bf 110
May 1943 - Jun 1943	Pomigliano		Bf 110
Jun 1943 - Aug 1943	Monte Corvino	II. Fliegerkorps	Bf 110
5 Aug 1943 - Nov 1943	Lanveoc-Poulmic	Fl. Fü. Atlantik	Bf 110
Nov 1943 - Jul 1944	Wels**	7. JD	Bf 110

** one staffel at Westerland/Sylt, 1 Oct 1939 - Feb 1940

* detachment at Mamaia (Romania), 13 Apr 1944 - 15 May 1944

   

III. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Maj Roland Bohrt, Jan 1942 - 9 Sep 1942
• Hptm Fritz Hobein, Sep 1942 - Feb 1943
• Hptm Reinhard Hubel, 16 Feb 1943 - Mar 1943
• Hptm Heinz Roeber, Mar 1943 - Mar 1943
• Hptm Drescher, Mar 1943 - ?
• Maj Wilhelm Berlin, ? - 10 Oct 1943
• ?
• Hptm Hans Moor, 7 Mar 1944 - Jul 1944

Formed Jan 1942 at Lechfeld with:

Stab III./ZG1 new
7./ZG1 new
8./ZG1 new
9./ZG1 new

On 11 Oct 1943 renamed II./ZG26 with :

Stab III./ZG1 became Stab II./ZG26
7./ZG1 became 4./ZG26
8./ZG1 became 5./ZG26
9./ZG1 became 6./ZG26

Reformed Oct 1943 at Bordeaux-Merignac with:

Stab III./ZG1 new
7./ZG1 from 10./KG40
8./ZG1 from 1./SAGr.128
9./ZG1 from 16./KG40

In Jan 1944 7./ZG1 and 3./ZG1 exchanged designations. On 5 Aug 1944 moved to Alteno and was renamed III./JG4 with :

Stab III./ZG1 became Stab III./JG4
7./ZG1 became 9./JG4
8./ZG1 became 10./JG4
9./ZG1 became 11./JG4

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Jan 1942 - May 1942	Lechfeld	VIII. Fliegerkorps	Bf 109
May 1942 - Jul 1942	Belgorod	VIII. Fliegerkorps	Bf 109
Jul 1942 - Aug 1942	Kuteinikowo	VIII. Fliegerkorps	Bf 109
Aug 1942 - Oct 1942	Bir el Abd	Fl. Fü. Afrika	Bf 109, Me 210
Oct 1942 - Jun 1943	Trapani	II. Fliegerkorps	Me 210
Jun 1943 - Jul 1943	Castel Vetrano	II. Fliegerkorps	Me 210/Me 410
Jul 1943 - Sep 1943	Brest-Süd		Me 210/Me 410
Sep 1943 - Oct 1943	Vörden		Me 210/Me 410
Oct 1943 - 1 Mar 1944	Bordeaux-Merignac*	Jafu Bordeaux	Ju 88C
1 Mar 1944 - Jun 1944	Cazaux**	Fl. Fü. West	Ju 88C
12 Jun 1944 - 15 Jun 1944	Nantes		Ju 88C
15 Jun 1944 - 18 Jun 1944	Boulogne		Ju 88C
19 Jun 1944 - 16 Jul 1944	Varades***		Ju 88C
16 Jul 1944 - 20 Jul 1944	Salzwedel		Ju 88C

* 7./ZG1 at Lorient, Nov 1943; 8./ZG1 at Brest-Hourtin, Feb 1944

** 8./ZG1 at Salon-de-Provence, 23 May 1944 - 10 Jun 1944. (possibly the entire Gruppe)

*** Only 9./ZG1 is known to have been there. The rest of the Gruppe also?

Ergänzungsstaffel:

Staffelkapitäne:

• Olt Franz Jilg, 4 Jan 1942 - 18 Apr 1942
• Hptm Johannes Kaufmann, 6 Apr 1944 - Aug 1944

Formed 4 Jan 1942 in Merville from Erg.Staffel/SKG210.

On 18 Apr 1942 redesignated 1./Ergänzungs-Zerstorergruppe.

Reformed 6 Apr 1944 in Illesheim from 3./Ergänzungs-Zerstörergruppe On 19 Aug 1944 redesignated 9./JG4.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
4 Jan 1942 - 30 Jan 1942	Merville		Bf 109, Bf 110
30 Jan 1942 - 17 Apr 1942	Lechfeld		Bf 109, Bf 110
6 Apr 1944 - 15 Jul 1944	Illesheim		Bf 110, Me 410
16 Jul 1944 - Aug 1944	Salzwedel		Bf 110, Me 410

IV./ZG1:

10./ZG1 was formed Oct 1942, and in Aug 1943 became NNJSch/Luftflotte 4.

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location
Feb 1943 - Aug 1943	Bagerowo

11./ZG1 was formed Oct 1942 from 16./KG6, and in Dec 1942 became Erprobungsstaffel 410.

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location
Dec 1942	Chinisia

12./ZG1 was formed Oct 1942 and in May 1943 became NNJSch/Lw.Kdo.Ost.

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location
Feb 1943 - Apr 1943	Brjansk

Panzerjägerstaffel/ZG1:

Formed Jun 1943 in Seschtschinskaja.

Disbanded Aug 1943.

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location
Jun 1943	Seschtschinskaja-Ost
Jun 1943 - Jul 1943	Ledna-Ost
Aug 1943	Brjansk

• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, Stab/ZG1
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, I./ZG1
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, II./ZG1
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, III./ZG1
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 10./ZG1
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 11./ZG1
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, Erg.Sta./ZG1