Sturzkampfgeschwader 2

Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"

Geschwaderkommodoren:

Obstlt Oskar Dinort, 15.10.39 - 15.10.41

Obstlt Paul-Werner Hozzel, 16.10.41 - 13.2.43

Obstlt Dr. Ernst Kupfer, 13.2.43 - 9.9.43

Obstlt Hans-Karl Stepp, 10.9.43 - 18.10.43

Stab:

Formed 15.10.39 in Köln-Ostheim. On 18.10.43 became Stab/SG2.

Known as Gefechtsverband Hozzel, 1.43 - 2.43, controlling parts of St.G.1, St.G.2 and St.G.77.

Known as Gefechtsverband Kupfer, 7.43, controlling several Stuka units during Operation Citadel.

Stabsstaffel/St.G.2 was formed 20.8.40, but was disbanded 8.42, and used mainly Do 17P, Bf 110D and Ju 87B/D.

Bases:

10.39 - 5.40	Köln-Ostheim	Ju 87B
5.40 - 7.40	Beaulieu, Laon	Ju 87B
7.40 - 1.41	St. Malo	Ju 87B
1.41 - 10.2.41	Kitzingen	Ju 87B
10.2.41 - 6.3.41	Otopeni	Ju 87B
6.3.41 - 27.3.41	Kraynice	Ju 87B
27.3.41 - 4.41	Belica-Nord	Ju 87B
4.41 - 5.41	Larissa, Argos, Megara	Ju 87B
5.41 - 2.6.41	Molaoi	Ju 87B
2.6.41 - 6.41	Cottbus	Ju 87B
6.41 - 7.41	Praschnitz	Ju 87B
7.41 - 29.8.41	Lepel, Janowici	Ju 87B
29.8.41 - 10.41	Tyrkowo	Ju 87B
10.41 - 11.41	Kuleschewka	Ju 87B
11.41 - 12.41	Gorstkowo	Ju 87B
12.41 - 2.42	Dugino	Ju 87B
2.42 - 5.42	Wyasma	Ju 87B
5.42 - 22.6.42	Graz	Ju 87B/D
22.6.42 - 20.7.42	Achtirskaya	Ju 87D
20.7.42 - 29.7.42	Tazinskaya	Ju 87D
29.7.42 - 10.42	Obliwskaya	Ju 87D
10.42 - 13.10.42	Stalino	Ju 87D
13.10.42 - 23.11.42	Karpowka-West	Ju 87D
23.11.42 - 12.42	Morosowskaya	Ju 87D
12.42 - 3.1.43	Makejewka	Ju 87D
3.1.43 - 2.43	Nikolayev	Ju 87D
2.43 - 4.43	Stalino	Ju 87D
4.43 - 1.5.43	Kertsch	Ju 87D
1.5.43 - 7.43	Charkow	Ju 87D
7.43 - 31.7.43	Orel	Ju 87D
31.7.43 - 9.43	Karatchew	Ju 87D
9.43 - 10.43	Pervomaisk	Ju 87D

I. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

Maj Oskar Dinort, 1.5.39 - 15.10.39

Hptm Hubertus Hitschhold, 16.10.39 - 15.10.41

Hptm Bruno Dilley, 10.41 - 3.1.42

Hptm Otto Weiss, 4.1.42 - 22.10.42

Hptm Siebelt Reentz, 23.10.42 - 4.43

Hptm Wilhelm Hobein, 4.43 - 24.9.43

Hptm Alwin Boerst, 24.9.43 - 18.10.43

Formed 1.5.39 in Cottbus from I./St.G.163 with:

Stab I./St.G.2 from Stab I./St.G.163
1./St.G.2 from 1./St.G.163
2./St.G.2 from 2./St.G.163
3./St.G.2 from 3./St.G.163

On 18.10.43 became I./SG2:

Stab I./St.G.2 became Stab I./SG2
1./St.G.2 became 1./SG2
2./St.G.2 became 2./SG2
3./St.G.2 became 3./SG2

Bases:

5.39 - 8.39	Cottbus	Ju 87B
8.39 - 9.39	Welzow	Ju 87B
9.39 - 10.39	Tschenstochau, Oronsko	Ju 87B
11.39 - 14.5.40	Golzheim	Ju 87B
14.5.40 - 5.40	Ans	Ju 87B
5.40 - 12.6.40	Beaulieu	Ju 87B
12.6.40 - 7.40	Laon-Couvron	Ju 87B
7.40 - 19.8.40	Cherbourg	Ju 87B
19.8.40 - 5.1.41	St. Malo	Ju 87B
5.1.41 - 23.1.41	Graz	Ju 87B
23.1.41 - 27.1.41	Otopeni	Ju 87B
27.1.41 - 3.41	Krainici	Ju 87B
3.41 - 4.41	Belica-Nord	Ju 87B
4.41 - 5.41	Larissa, Chalkis, Korinth	Ju 87B
5.41 - 22.5.41	Molaoi	Ju 87B
22.5.41 - 6.41	Argos*	Ju 87B
6.41 - 6.41	Cottbus	Ju 87B
6.41 - 28.6.41	Praschnitz	Ju 87B
28.6.41 - 7.41	Nowogrodek	Ju 87B
7.41 - 8.41	Lepel, Janowici	Ju 87B
29.8.41 - 9.41	Tyrkowo	Ju 87B
9.41 - 10.41	Welish	Ju 87B
10.41 - 11.41	Kuleschewka	Ju 87B
11.41 - 12.41	Gorstkowo	Ju 87B
12.41 - 6.1.42	Echterdingen	Ju 87B/D
6.1.42 - 5.42	Dno	Ju 87D
5.42 - 22.6.42	Graz	Ju 87D
22.6.42 - 20.7.42	Achtirskaja	Ju 87D
20.7.42 - 29.7.42	Tazinskaya	Ju 87D
29.7.42 - 10.42	Obliwskaya	Ju 87D
10.42 - 11.42	Stalino	Ju 87D
11.42 - 12.42	Karpowka-West	Ju 87D
12.42 - 2.43	Nikolayev	Ju 87D
2.43 - 4.43	Stalino	Ju 87D
4.43 - 1.5.43	Kertsch IV	Ju 87D
1.5.43 - 5.43	Charkow-Nord	Ju 87D
5.43 - 13.5.43	Kramatorskaya	Ju 87D
13.5.43 - 5.43	Bagerowo	Ju 87D
5.43 - 12.7.43	Charkow-Ost	Ju 87D
12.7.43 - 31.7.43	Orel	Ju 87D
31.7.43 - 9.43	Karatschew	Ju 87D
9.43 - 10.43	Pervomaisk	Ju 87D

* part of the unit operated from Rhodos

II. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

Hptm Ulrich Schmidt, 1.5.39 - 9.39

Hptm Claus Hinkelbein, 10.9.39 - 27.10.39

Obstlt Georg Fitze, 27.10.39 - 16.12.39

Obstlt Walter Enneccerus, 16.12.39 - ?

Hptm Leonhard Busselt, ? - 4.12.41

Maj Ernst Kupfer, 1.42 - 13.2.43

Hptm Martin Möbus, 13.2.43 - 17.6.43

Maj Hans-Karl Stepp, 17.6.43 - 10.9.43

Hptm Maximilian Otte, 10.9.43 - 1.44

Formed 1.5.39 in Stolp-Reitz from I./St.G.162 with:

Stab II./St.G.2 from Stab II./St.G.162
4./St.G.2 from 1./St.G.162
5./St.G.2 from 2./St.G.162
6./St.G.2 from 3./St.G.162

On 13.1.42 became III./St.G.3:

Stab II./St.G.2 became Stab III./St.G.3
4./St.G.2 became 7./St.G.3
5./St.G.2 became 8./St.G.3
6./St.G.2 became 9./St.G.3

Reformed 1.42 in Neukuhren with:

Stab II./St.G.2 new
4./St.G.2 new
5./St.G.2 new
6./St.G.2 new

Disbanded 7.3.44, but 4./St.G. 2 became 10./SG3 and 6./St.G. 2 became 10./SG77.

Bases:

1.5.39 - 9.39	Stolp-Reitz	Ju 87B
9.39 - 10.39	Radom	Ju 87B
10.39 - 5.40	Siegburg	Ju 87B
5.40 - 7.40	Cambrai, Guise	Ju 87B
7.40 - 12.40	Lannion	Ju 87B/R
12.40 - 13.2.41	Trapani	Ju 87R
13.2.41 - 3.41	Bir Dufan	Ju 87R
3.41 - 3.41	El Machina	Ju 87R
3.41 - 4.41	En Nofilia	Ju 87R
4.41 - 5.41	El Aghelia, Agedabia	Ju 87R
5.41 - 7.41	Derna	Ju 87R
7.41 - 17.12.41	Tmimi	Ju 87R
17.12.41 - 12.41	Benghasi, Antelat	Ju 87R
12.41 - 13.1.42	Benina, Agedabia	Ju 87R
1.42 - 3.42	Neukuhren	Ju 87D
3.42 - 3.42	Wels	Ju 87D
3.42 - 5.42	Gostkino	Ju 87D
5.42 - 22.6.42	Tulln	Ju 87D
22.6.42 - 20.7.42	Achtirskaya	Ju 87D
20.7.42 - 1.8.42	Tazinskaya	Ju 87D
1.8.42 - 11.42	Obliwskaya	Ju 87D
11.42 - 23.11.42	Karpowka-West	Ju 87D
23.11.42 - 12.42	Morosowskaya	Ju 87D
12.42 - 3.1.43	Makejewka	Ju 87D
3.1.43 - 1.43	Tachinskaya	Ju 87D
1.43 - 2.43	Nikolayev	Ju 87D
2.43 - 4.43	Stalino	Ju 87D
4.43 - 5.43	Kertsch IV	Ju 87D
5.43 - 7.43	Charkow-Ost	Ju 87D
7.43 - 31.7.43	Orel	Ju 87D
31.7.43 - 10.43	Karatchew	Ju 87D
10.43 - ?	Orscha*	Ju 87D/G

* apparently moved to Germany in late 1943, except 4./St.G.2 which operated independently in Russia

III. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

Hptm Ernst Ott, 1.5.39 - 16.4.40

Maj Clemens Graf Schönborn, 16.4.40 - 16.6.40

Obstlt Heinrich Brücker, 16.6.41 - 1.8.41

Hptm Ernst-Siegfried Steen, 1.8.41 - 23.9.41

Maj Gustav Pressler, 1.10.41 - 5.43

Hptm Walter Krauss, 18.5.43 - 17.7.43

Hptm Hans Ulrich Rudel, 18.7.43 - 18.10.43

Formed 1.5.39 in Langensalza from II./St.G.163 with:

Stab III./St.G.2 from Stab II./St.G.163
7./St.G.2 from 4./St.G.163
8./St.G.2 from 5./St.G.163
9./St.G.2 from 6./St.G.163

On 18.10.43 became III./SG2:

Stab III./St.G.2 became Stab III./SG2
7./St.G.2 became 7./SG2
8./St.G.2 became 8./SG2
9./St.G.2 became 9./SG2

Bases:

5.39 - 8.39	Langensalza	Ju 87B
8.39 - 9.39	Hohensalza	Ju 87B
9.39 - 8.9.39	Stolp-West, Annafeld	Ju 87B
8.9.39 - 10.39	Vinne/Slovakia	Ju 87B
10.39 - 11.39	Mannheim-Ost	Ju 87B
11.39 - 1.40	Rotenburg	Ju 87B
1.40 - 4.40	Ollesheim	Ju 87B
4.40 - 15.5.40	Nörvenich	Ju 87B
15.5.40 - 20.5.40	Ochamps/St. Huberty	Ju 87B
20.5.40 - 6.40	Beaulieu	Ju 87B
6.40 - 14.6.40	Laon	Ju 87B
14.6.40 - 30.6.40	Chateau Thierry	Ju 87B
30.6.40 - 7.40	St. Pierre sur Dives	Ju 87B
7.40 - 10.2.41	Kitzingen*	Ju 87B
10.2.41 - 6.3.41	Otopeni	Ju 87B
6.3.41 - 27.3.41	Kraynice	Ju 87B
27.3.41 - 6.4.41	Belica-Nord	Ju 87B
6.4.41 - 21.4.41	Almyros, Megara	Ju 87B
21.4.41 - 5.41	Larissa	Ju 87B
5.41 - 2.6.41	Molaoi	Ju 87B
2.6.41 - 16.6.41	Saloniki	Ju 87B/R
16.6.41 - 6.41	Insterburg	Ju 87B/R
6.41 - 7.41	Racziki	Ju 87R
7.41 - 29.8.41	Lepel, Janowici	Ju 87R
29.8.41 - 10.41	Tyrkowo	Ju 87R
10.41 - 14.11.41	Kuleschewka	Ju 87R
14.11.41 - 16.12.41	Gorstowo	Ju 87R
16.12.41 - 15.2.42	Dugino	Ju 87R
15.2.42 - 4.42	Wjasma	Ju 87R
4.42 - 5.42	Smolensk, Vitebsk	Ju 87R
5.42 - 22.6.42	Markersdorf	Ju 87R/D
22.6.42 - 20.7.42	Achtirskaya	Ju 87D
20.7.42 - 8.42	Tazinskaya	Ju 87D
8.42 - 10.42	Wjasma	Ju 87D
10.42 - 13.10.42	Stalino	Ju 87D
13.10.42 - 2.43	Karpowka	Ju 87D
2.43 - 4.43	Poltawa	Ju 87D
4.43 - 1.5.43	Kertsch	Ju 87D
1.5.43 - 9.5.43	Charkow	Ju 87D
9.5.43 - 6.43	Kertsch	Ju 87D
6.43 - 7.43	Charkow	Ju 87D
7.43 - 31.7.43	Orel	Ju 87D
31.7.43 - 9.43	Karatschew	Ju 87D
9.43 - 10.43	Pervomaisk	Ju 87D

* apparently only selected crews, took part in the Battle of Britain.

Ergänzungsgruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

?

Olt Hans-Ulrich Rudel, 3.42 - 10.42

?

Hptm Armin Thiede, 2.43 - 16.5.43

Formed 12.40 in Stolp-West as Erg.Staffel/St.G.2, from parts of Erg.Staffel/VIII. Fliegerkorps.

In 1942 increased to Gruppe, now with:

Stab/Erg.Gruppe St.G.2
1./Erg.Gruppe St.G.2
2./Erg.Gruppe St.G.2

In 5.43 became II./St.G.151:

Stab/Erg.Gruppe St.G.2 became Stab II./St.G.151
1./Erg.Gruppe St.G.2 became 3./St.G.151
2./Erg.Gruppe St.G.2 became 4./St.G.151

Bases:

12.40 - 3.41	Stolp-West	Ju 87B
3.41 - 10.41	Graz-Thalerhof	Ju 87B/R
10.41 - 10.42	Neukuhren?	Ju 87B/R/D
10.42 - 5.43	Nikolayev	Ju 87R/D

10.(Pz)/St.G. 2:

Formed 17.6.43 in Charkow(?) from 2./Versuchskommando für Panzerbekämpfung. On 18.10.43 became 10./SG2.

Bases:

6.43 - 7.43	Charkow-Ost	Ju 87G
7.43 - 31.7.43	Orel	Ju 87G
31.7.43 - 9.43	Karatschew	Ju 87G
9.43 - 10.43	Pervomaisk	Ju 87G

Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, Stab/St.G.2

Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, I./St.G.2

Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, II./St.G.2

Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, III./St.G.2

Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, Erg./St.G.2