Luftwaffe 23 june '44

My question is about Luftwaffe units that were using romanian airfields on 23 june 1944, so far I know about these ones:

Mizil:

Stab III/JG77 flying Bf109-G2
8/JG77 flying Bf109-G2
7/JG77 flying Bf109-G6
4/JG301 flying Bf109-G6


Targsorul-Nou:

Stab I/JG53 flying Bf109-G6
1/JG53 flying Bf109-G6
2/JG53 flying Bf109-G6
1/JG5 flying Bf109-G5
6/JG301 flying Bf109-G6
10/JG301 flying Bf109-G6


Roman:

Stab III/JG52 flying Bf109-G6
7/JG52 flying Bf109-G6
8/JG52 flying Bf109-G6
9/JG52 flying Bf109-G6


Zilistea:

15/JG52. (kroat staffel)



As some of you already know I am mainly interested of finding out which Luftwaffe units got airborne to intercept US raid over our oil raphineries, so fi you have any info on this please let me know.

[/QUOTE]My question is about Luftwaffe units that were using romanian airfields on 23 june 1944,[QUOTE]

Mytzu, maybe this will help you


Order of Battle 26. June 1944 Eastern front [Ostfront]
Luftflotte 4:

L.R. Reconnaissance: 2.(F)/22 Focsani -8 Ju 88
I. Fliegerkorps [Focsani/Rum.]:
L.R. Reconnaissance: 3.(F)/121 Zilistea -8 Ju 88
L.R. Reconnaissance: NSt. 1 Focsani -14 Do 217: He 111
Tac-Reconnaissance: 2./NAGr. 14 Bacau -15 Bf 109
Sea-Reconnaissance: Stab/SAGr. 125 Constanza - BV 138
Sea-Reconnaissance: 3./SAGr. 125 Mamaia - 8 BV 138: Ar 196
Sea-Reconnaissance: Rum.A.St. 22/1 Ciocarlia - 8 Various
Sea-Reconnaissance: Rum. 101 A.St. Mamaia -12 Various
Day-Fighter: III./JG 52 Roman -19 Bf 109
Day-Fighter: 15. (Kroat)/JG 52 Zilistea - Re-equipping
Ground-Attack [Schlacht]: Stab/SG 2 Hüsi -1 Ju 87
Ground-Attack [Schlacht]: I./SG 2 Hüsi -29 Ju 87
Ground-Attack [Schlacht]: II./SG 2 Zilistea -27 FW 190
Ground-Attack [Schlacht]: 10.(Pz.)/SG 2 Hüsi -16 Ju 87
Ground-Attack [Schlacht]: II./SG 10 Culm - 29 FW 190
Ground-Attack [Schlacht]: 10.(Pz.)/SG 9 Trofus -15 Hs 129
Ground-Attack [Schlacht]: 14.(Pz.)/SG 9 Trofus -15 Hs 129
L.R. Bombers: I./KG 4 Focsani - 43 He 111

Rum. I. Fliegerkorps [Tecuci]:
L.R. Reconnaissance: Rum. 2.(F)ASt. Ivesti -5 Rum. Type
L.R. Reconnaissance: Rum. 102.(F)ASt. Vikov -11 Rum. Type
Day-Fighter: Rum. II./JG 3 65., 66., u. 67. Staffel Bacau -18 IAR-80
Day-Fighter: Stab Rum.IV./JG 3 Janca - Rum. Type
Day-Fighter: Rum. 45. JStaffel Janca - IAR-80
Day-Fighter: Rum. 46. JStaffel Janca - IAR-80
Day-Fighter: Rum. 49. JStaffel Janca - Re-equipping
Day-Fighter: Rum. IX. JGr. 47., 48., u. 56. Staffel Tecuci - 23 Bf 109
Dive-Bomber: Rum. III. St.Gr. Caralmanesti - 24 Rum. Type
Dive-Bomber: Rum. VI. St.Gr. Husi - 23 Ju 87
Dive-Bomber: Rum. VIII. St.Gr. Matca - 39 Ju 87
L.R. Bomber Rum. II. KGr. Tandarei - 10 Rum. Type
L.R. Bomber Rum. IV. KGr.76. u. 78. K Staffel: Janca - 15 Rum. Type
L.R. Bomber Rum. V. KGr. Ivesti - 16 Rum. Type
L.R. Bomber Rum. KSt. 1./3 Ciocarlia - 9 Rum. Type

Komm.Gen.d.Dt.Lw.i.Rumänien
(Bucharest)
Jagdabschnittführer Rumänien [Bucharest]:
Day-Fighter: I./JG 53 Targsorul-Nou - 28 Bf 109
Day-Fighter: III./JG 77 Mizil - 28 Bf 109
Day-Fighter: Rum. I./JG 2 43., 63., u. 64. Staffel Rosiori - IAR-80
Day-Fighter: Rum. VI./JG 2 59., 61., u. 62. Staffel Popesti-Leordeni -16 IAR-80
Day-Fighter: Rum. VII./JGr. 53. u. 57. Staffel Boteni -12 Bf 109
Day-Fighter:Rum. 51. JStaffel Tepes-Voda -21 IAR-80
Day-Fighter:Rum. 52. JStaffel Mamaia -14 IAR-80
Day-Fighter:Rum. 58. JStaffel Pipera - 4 IAR-80
Night-Fighter: 10. u. 12./NJG 6 Otopeni -25 Bf 110
Night-Fighter: 11./NJG 6 Zilistea - Bf 110
Night-Fighter: 2./NJG 100 Otopeni - Ju 88: Do 217: FW 189
Night-Fighter: 4./JG 301 Mizil - 6 Bf 109
Night-Fighter: 6./JG 301 Targsorul-Nou - 7 Bf 109
Night-Fighter: Rum. 1. NJStaffel Otopeni - 4 Bf 109

It sure helps, thanks a lot Cantacuzino !

At first glance, there are several problems with this German origin Order of Battle, related to ARR units (currently I am not at home, so I can comment based on my memory only).

Rum. 102.(F)ASt., or the 102nd Long-Range Reconnaissance Squadron, did not exist. No. 102 was a seaplane squadron.

Grupul 3 picaj was equipped with Ju 87Ds, not Rumanian made aircraft.

The 8th group was a ground attack unit, not a dive bomber one. It was equipped with Hs 129Bs, not Ju 87Ds.

The two squadrons of IV. KGr., or Grupul 4 bombardament, were equipped with P.Z.L. P.37 and He 111H-6, respectively - not Rumanian types.
V. KGr., or Grupul 5 bombardament, was equipped with Ju 88As - not Rumanian type, either.

This squadron was equipped with Bf 109E.

The 1st Rumanian Night Fighter Squadron was equipped with Bf 110s.

I have to check my sources at home for aircraft availability and locations.

Lt. Col. Dénes

This post has been edited by Dénes on November 15, 2004 04:06 pm

I agree that german sources for this list has some errors regarding romanian units and aircraft type. But Mytzu wants only the german units. ( I didn't have time to extract them ) Anyway I suppose that for the german units the data is correct.