Kommandeure:

• Oberst Heinrich Gerlach, 22.3.41 - 8.41
• Obstlt Walter Bauerschäfer, 8.41 - 1942

Activated 3.41 in Breslau(?) for Luftflotte 4 with:

• Stab/24 new with:
• Kraftwagen-Werkstatt-Zug new(?)
• Stab II./24 (Telegrafenbau) from Stab/Luftnachricten-Telegrafenbau-Abteilung zbV 1 with:
• 4./24 from 1./Luftnachricten-Telegrafenbau-Abteilung zbV 1
• 5./24 from 2./Luftnachricten-Telegrafenbau-Abteilung zbV 1
• 6./24 from 3./Luftnachricten-Telegrafenbau-Abteilung zbV 1
• Gerätekolonne from Gerätekolonne/Luftnachricten-Telegrafenbau-Abteilung zbV 1 (disbanded 11.44)
• Transportkolonne new (disbanded 2.44)
• Stab III./24 (Telegrafenbau) from Stab./Luftnachricten-Telegrafenbau-Abteilung zbV 4 with:
• 7./24 from 1./Luftnachricten-Telegrafenbau-Abteilung zbV 4
• 8./24 from 2./Luftnachricten-Telegrafenbau-Abteilung zbV 4
• 9./24 from 3./Luftnachricten-Telegrafenbau-Abteilung zbV 4
• Gerätekolonne from Gerätekolonne/Luftnachricten-Telegrafenbau-Abteilung zbV 4
• Transportkolonne new (disbanded 2.44)

In 8.41 Stab/Ln.Rgt.24 became Stab/Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment Rostow, and I. - III./24 now became independent.

In 1.45 9./Ln.Rgt.24 became 5./Ln.Rgt.42, and Gerätekolonne III./Ln.Rgt.24 became Gerätekolonne II./Ln.Rgt.42; Stab III./Ln.Rgt.24 and 5./Ln.Rgt.24 was disbanded. Apparently 4., 6. and 7./Ln.Rgt.24 was also disbanded at this time.

Service:

• 4.41 to Bukarest (VIII. Fliegerkorps)
• 4.41 - 5.41 operated in Romania and Greece, then back to Bukarest (now also joined by III./24 from Poland)
• 6.41 in Romania, attached to Luftflotte 4
• 7.41 III./24 at Balti (Belzy)
• 8.41 now attached to V. Fliegerkorps
• 13.9.41 Stab/24 at Kirowograd
• 25.10.41 III./24 to Charkow
• 24.12.41 Stab/24 at Dnjepropetrowsk, II./24 in Charkow-Poltawa area, III./24 in Pawlograd-Dnjepropetrowsk area (III. Abt. was attached to Luftgau-Kommando Kiew, II./24 attached to Luftgau-Kommando Rostow)
• 9.42 II./24 at Kropotkin, still attached to Luftgau-Kommando Rostow
• 29.10.42 II./24 moved to Holland, attached to XII. Fliegerkorps (until 24.2.43)
• 24.2.43 II./24 moved to Bukarest
• 11.3.43 III./24 left Krivoi Rog, and moved to Bukarest
• 7.43 4./24 moved to Bulgaria
• early 1944 8./24 in Belgrade
• 1944 II./24 at Ploesti
• 6.44 Stab III./24 and Gerätekolonne moved from Bukarest to Sofia (7./24 also in Sofia)
• 8.44 II./24 moved to Hungary (4./24 to Nisch), III./24 moved to Belgrade
• 1945 remnants in Hungary

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