Luftkriegsschule 5

Kommandeure:

Formed 1.4.39 in Breslau-Schöngarten as Luftkriegsschule Breslau-Schöngarten, from FFS E (A/B) Nellingen.

On 15.1.40 redesignated Luftkriegsschule 5 (LKS 5).

Pilot training ended 9.44. In 1944/45 involved in ground combat near Breslau (as Kampfgruppe LKS 5). Officially disbanded 16.4.45.

Used the following aircraft: Ar 66, Ar 96, Bü 131, Bü 181, C.445, Fw 44, Fw 56, Fw 58, Go 145, Grunau Baby, He 45, He 51, Kl 25, Kl 35, NA-64, SG 38, W.33 and W.34

Bases:

1.4.39 - 9.11.39 Regensburg-Obertraubling*
9.11.39 - 2.45 Breslau-Schöngarten**

* satellite airfields: Puchhof

** satellite airfields: Schweidnitz, Breslau-Langenau, Breslau-Gandau, Stephansdorf, Weidengut


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