Richard T Eger
10-27-2004, 02:37 PM
From within a thread on 12 O'Clock High!:
Steve W.
Fl.H.Kdtr. E (mot) 6/VI
Fri Oct 1, 2004 18:50
64.12.116.81
Here is some information about the Kommandantur, although it doesn't say much about Störmede:
Fliegerhorstkommandantur E 6/VI
Formed February 1940 by renaming Fl.H.Kdtr. E Stömede. Transferred to France after it was occupied by German forces in June 1940 and by 16 July was located at Rocquancourt/10 km S of Caen under Koflug 8/VII (Flers).
27 Sep 40: on standby under Luftgaustab z.b.V. 16 for the planned invasion of England (Operation “Seelöwe”).
Feb – Mar 41: departed France for Bulgaria as part of the buildup in the Balkans and in preparation for the eventual attack on Yugoslavia and Greece.
6 Apr 41: Balkan campaign via Belgrade attached to VIII. Fliegerkorps.
1 May 41: Fl.H.Kdtr. E (mot) 6/VI at Fp. Athens-Tatoi directly under VIII. Fliegerkorps. In late May or early June transferred to the Sudauen (Suwa³ki) area in NE Poland for the attack on the Soviet Union on 22 June.
25 Jun 41: reported losses at Merkine/SW Lithuania.
20 Feb 42: at Fp. Vyazma/150 km ENE of Smolensk directly under VIII. Fliegerkorps.
6 Mar 42: 2 men reported WIA at Vyazma.
31 May 42: in march to the Kursk area along with other ground elements of VIII. Fliegerkorps.
Jun – Jul 42: advanced from the Kursk area toward the Don and then south toward Stalingrad.
31 Aug 42: 1 man reported WIA during Russian air attack on Fp. Oblivskaya.
Dec 42: 5 reported WIA by enemy small arms fire at Fp. Oblivskaya.
4 Jan 43: 1 reported MIA at Fp. Morosovskaya.
Jan 43: identified at Sarabus/Crimea (possibly regrouping and refitting).
25 Apr 43: 1 reported WIA by artillery fire at Fp. Belgorod/70 km NNE of Kharkov.
18 Jun 43: at Fp. Belgorod under Koflug 3/VII (Kharkov).
5 Jul 43: Fp. Belgorod for the attack on the Kursk salient (Operation “Zitadelle”).
9 Aug 43: withdrawing and now at Skorokhodovo/18 km SE of Roslavl.
Mar 44: 1 man reported MIA at Vinnitsa/W Ukraine.
Mar 44: at Fp. Molodechno/68 km NW of Minsk?
17 Dec 44: at Fp. Beneschau (Benešov)/58 km WNW of Ostrava in Upper Silesia (today part of NE Czechoslovakia).
3 Mar 45: Fl.H.Kdtr. E (mot) 6/VI in transfer from Beneschau to Reichenberg (Liberec)/89 km NNE of Prague.
FpN: (L 37524)
Kommandant:
Hptm. Krümmelbein? ( ? - ? ) 5/41
Maj. Josef Wels (15 Oct 44 - ? )
If you learn anything more about Störmede or about any of the Kommandanturen, please let me know.
Steve W.
Steve W.
Fl.H.Kdtr. E (mot) 6/VI
Fri Oct 1, 2004 18:50
64.12.116.81
Here is some information about the Kommandantur, although it doesn't say much about Störmede:
Fliegerhorstkommandantur E 6/VI
Formed February 1940 by renaming Fl.H.Kdtr. E Stömede. Transferred to France after it was occupied by German forces in June 1940 and by 16 July was located at Rocquancourt/10 km S of Caen under Koflug 8/VII (Flers).
27 Sep 40: on standby under Luftgaustab z.b.V. 16 for the planned invasion of England (Operation “Seelöwe”).
Feb – Mar 41: departed France for Bulgaria as part of the buildup in the Balkans and in preparation for the eventual attack on Yugoslavia and Greece.
6 Apr 41: Balkan campaign via Belgrade attached to VIII. Fliegerkorps.
1 May 41: Fl.H.Kdtr. E (mot) 6/VI at Fp. Athens-Tatoi directly under VIII. Fliegerkorps. In late May or early June transferred to the Sudauen (Suwa³ki) area in NE Poland for the attack on the Soviet Union on 22 June.
25 Jun 41: reported losses at Merkine/SW Lithuania.
20 Feb 42: at Fp. Vyazma/150 km ENE of Smolensk directly under VIII. Fliegerkorps.
6 Mar 42: 2 men reported WIA at Vyazma.
31 May 42: in march to the Kursk area along with other ground elements of VIII. Fliegerkorps.
Jun – Jul 42: advanced from the Kursk area toward the Don and then south toward Stalingrad.
31 Aug 42: 1 man reported WIA during Russian air attack on Fp. Oblivskaya.
Dec 42: 5 reported WIA by enemy small arms fire at Fp. Oblivskaya.
4 Jan 43: 1 reported MIA at Fp. Morosovskaya.
Jan 43: identified at Sarabus/Crimea (possibly regrouping and refitting).
25 Apr 43: 1 reported WIA by artillery fire at Fp. Belgorod/70 km NNE of Kharkov.
18 Jun 43: at Fp. Belgorod under Koflug 3/VII (Kharkov).
5 Jul 43: Fp. Belgorod for the attack on the Kursk salient (Operation “Zitadelle”).
9 Aug 43: withdrawing and now at Skorokhodovo/18 km SE of Roslavl.
Mar 44: 1 man reported MIA at Vinnitsa/W Ukraine.
Mar 44: at Fp. Molodechno/68 km NW of Minsk?
17 Dec 44: at Fp. Beneschau (Benešov)/58 km WNW of Ostrava in Upper Silesia (today part of NE Czechoslovakia).
3 Mar 45: Fl.H.Kdtr. E (mot) 6/VI in transfer from Beneschau to Reichenberg (Liberec)/89 km NNE of Prague.
FpN: (L 37524)
Kommandant:
Hptm. Krümmelbein? ( ? - ? ) 5/41
Maj. Josef Wels (15 Oct 44 - ? )
If you learn anything more about Störmede or about any of the Kommandanturen, please let me know.
Steve W.