Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"

Geschwaderkommodoren:

Stab:

Formed 1.5.39 in Hannover-Langenhagen from Stab/KG157. A Stabs-Staffel existed 5.39 - 10.42.

On 23.11.44 redesignated Stab/KG(J)27. Disbanded 8.4.45.

Bases:

I. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

Formed 1.5.39 in Hannover-Langenhagen from I./KG157 with:

Stab I./KG27 from Stab I./KG157
1./KG27 from 1./KG157
2./KG27 from 2./KG157
3./KG27 from 3./KG157

On 23.11.44 redesignated I./KG(J)27.

Disbanded 8.4.45.

Bases:

II. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

Formed 1.5.39 in Wunstorf from II./KG157 with:

Stab II./KG27 from Stab II./KG157
4./KG27 from 4./KG157
5./KG27 from 5./KG157
6./KG27 from 6./KG157

On 23.11.44 redesignated II./KG(J)27. Disbanded 8.4.45.

Bases:

III. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

Formed 1.5.39 in Delmenhorst from III./KG157 with:

Stab III./KG27 from Stab III./KG157
7./KG27 from 7./KG157
8./KG27 from 8./KG157
9./KG27 from 9./KG157

On 23.11.44 redesignated III./KG(J)27. Disbanded 8.4.45.

Bases:

IV. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

Formed 7.40 in Avord as Erg.Gruppe/KG27 with 3 staffeln (2 with Ju  52, 1 with He 111):

1./Erg.Gr. KG27
2./Erg.Gr. KG27
3./Erg.Gr. KG27

On 24.11.40 reduced to Erg.Staffel/KG27, but again on 13.3.41 increased to Gruppe:

Stab/Erg.Gr. KG27 new
1./Erg.Gr. KG27 from Erg.Sta./KG27
2./Erg.Gr. KG27 new
3./Erg.Gr. KG27 new

On 19.4.41 renamed IV./KG27:

Stab IV./KG27 from Stab/Erg.Gr. KG27
10./KG27 from 1./Erg.Gr. KG27
11./KG27 from 2./Erg.Gr. KG27
12./KG27 from 3./Erg.Gr. KG27

13./KG27 was formed 8.42 in Hannover-Langenhagen.

On 23.11.44 IV./KG27 became Erg.KGr.(J):

Stab IV./KG27 became Stab/Erg.KGr.(J)
10./KG27 was disbanded
11./KG27 was disbanded
12./KG27 became 1./Erg.KGr.(J)
13./KG27 became 2./Erg.KGr.(J)

Bases:

14.(Eis)/KG27:

Formed 1.43 in Charkow-Woitschenko. Disbanded 3.45.

Bases:

Flughafenbetriebskompanien der KG27



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