Aufklärungsgruppe 13

Gruppenkommandeure:

Stab:

Formed 1.10.37 in Brieg from Stab/Aufkl.Gruppe 113. On 1.11.38 redesignated Stab/Aufkl.Gruppe 31.

Reformed 1.39 in Göppingen. On 26.8.39 redesignated Koluft 5.

Bases:

1.10.37 - 1.11.38 Brieg   He 45/He 46
1.39 - 26.8.39 Göppingen   Hs 126

1.(H)/13:

Formed 1.10.37 in Brieg from 1./Aufkl.Gruppe 113. On 1.11.38 redesignated 1./Aufkl.Gruppe 31.

Reformed 1.11.38 in Göppingen from 1./Aufkl.Gruppe 15.

In 10.42 renamed 11.(H)/13 (see below).

Served under Stab/NAGr.11 (5.42 - 10.43).

Known bases:

Brieg, 10.37 - 11.38
Göppingen, 11.38 - 8.39 (Hs 126)
Worms, 8.39 - 9.39
Saarbrücken area, 3.40 - 5.40
St. Omer, 7.40 - 4.41
Beschenkowitzschi, 7.41
Aprakssin, 9.41
Ljuban, 9.41 - 1.42
Michalkowo, 2.42
Szoltzy, 4.42 - 10.42

2.(H)/13:

Formed 1.10.37 in Brieg from 2./Aufkl.Gruppe 113. On 1.11.38 redesignated 2./Aufkl.Gruppe 31.

Reformed 1.11.38 in Göppingen from 2./Aufkl.Gruppe 15.

In 10.42 renamed.12.(H)/13 (see below).

Served under Stab/NAGr.15 (5.42 - 10.42).

Known bases:

Brieg, 10.37 - 11.38
Göppingen, 11.38 - 8.39 (Hs 126)
Huchenfeld/Malmsheim, 8.39 - 9.39
Wiltingen area, 3.40 - 5.40
Pogny(?), 12.40
Karmelava, 5.41 - 6.41
Wilkomierz, 6.41
Dünaburg, 7.41
Schinkowka(?), 9.41
Pjesski(?), 10.41
Germany(?), 12.41 - 5.42 (Fw 189A)
Brjansk, 6.42 - 7.42
Dubna(?), 8.42
Uljanowo, 10.42

3.(H)/13:

Formed 1.10.37 in Brieg from 3./Aufkl.Gruppe 113 (as a Fernaufkl.Gruppe). On 1.11.38 redesignated 3./Aufkl.Gruppe 31.

Reformed 1.11.38 in Göppingen from 3./Aufkl.Gruppe 15.

On 1.3.43 redesignated 2./NAGr.4.

Served under Stab/NAGr.8 (5.42 - 9.42), Stab/NAGr.13 (10.42), Stab/NAGr.12 (11.42), Stab/NAGr.8 (12.42) and Stab/NAGr.4 (1.43 - 2.43).

Known bases:

Brieg, 10.37 - 11.38
Göppingen, 11.38 - 8.39 (Hs 126)
Villingen, 8.39 - 9.39
Euskirchen area, 3.40 - 5.40
Bourg, 7.40 - 9.40
Arad, 11.40
Bucharest-Pipera, 12.40 - 3.41
Sulany(?), 7.41
Otschakow(?), 8.41
Karaischiknem, 12.41 - 1.42
Kiew(?), 2.42
Nem.-Kartmyschik, 5.42 - 6.42
Sechino(?), 10.42
Brandenburg-Briest, 11.42 - 3.43

4.(H)/13:

Formed 1.11.38 in Göppingen from 4./Aufkl.Gruppe 15.

On 1.10.42 redesignated 1./NAGr.13.

Known bases:

Göppingen, 11.38 - 8.39
Kreutzberg-Süd, 8.39 - 9.39 (Hs 126)
Pütz, 3.40 - 5.40
Wien-Schwechat, 11.40
Rowno(?), 7.41
Dnepropetrowsk(?), 9.41
Federowka, 12.41
Marfinskaja(?), 5.42
Wassiljewo(?), 6.42
St. Brieuc, 7.42(?) - 10.42

5.(H)/13:

Formed 1.39 in Göppingen.

Disbanded 1.42.

Known bases:

Göppingen, 1.39 - 8.39 (He 45/He 46)
Juliusburg-Süd, 8.39 - 9.39
Wiltingen area, 3.40 - 5.40 (Hs 126)
Brüssels-Evere, 8.40 - 1.41
Caracal, 1.41 - 2.41
Sculeni(?), 6.41
Beleastir, 7.41
Jewgenjewskaja, 8.41
Balaklawa(?), 11.41

6.(H)/13:

Formed 12.40 in Göppingen from parts of 1.(H)/13.

Was part of Aufklärungsgruppe Fleischmann, 11.42 - 12.42.

Disbanded 1.43.

Served under Stab/NAGr.4 (5.42 - 1.43).

Known bases:

Slonim(?), 6.41 (Hs 126)
Kolyschkino, 8.41
Werebskoje(?), 10.41
Laval, 3.42 - 5.42 (Fw 189A)
Prag-Gbell(?), 6.42
Froloff(?), 7.42
Jelampieskij, 9.42 - 11.42

7.(H)/13:

Formed 12.40 in Göppingen from parts of 2.(H)/13.

On 1.4.43 became 3./NAGr.12.

Served under Stab/NAGr.6 (5.42 - 3.43).

Known bases:

Göppingen, 12.40 - 4.41 (Hs 126)
Wsielub(?), 6.41
Newel(?), 7.41
Juchnow, 9.41 - 12.41
Roslawl-Ost, 1.42 - 2.42
Smolensk, 4.42 - 6.42
Seschschinskaja(?), 7.42

11./13:

Formed 10.42 in Szoltzy from 1.(H)/13.

On 1.2.44 redesignated 2./NAGr.8.

Served under Stab/NAGr.11 (10.42 - 7.43) and Stab/NAGr.8 (8.43 - 1.44)

Known bases:

Szoltzy, 10.42 - 1.44
Herzogenaurach, 2.44

12./13:

Formed 10.42 in Uljanowo from 2.(H)/13.

A Nachtkette 12./13 existed 7.44 - 8.44, and then became Nachtkette/NAGr.4.

Served under Stab/NAGr.15 (5.42 - 8.43, 7.44 - 10.44), Stab/NAGr.10 (9.43 - 5.44) and Stab/NAGr.4 (6.44).

Known bases:

Uljanowo, 10.42 - 12.42
Orel-West, 3.43
Siwerskaja, 7.43 - 8.43
Shary(?), 10.43
Uljanowka(?), 12.43
Beresina, 2.44 - 12.3.44
Luniniec, 12.3.44 - 30.3.44
Brest-Litowsk, 1.4.44 - 20.7.44
Turbia, 20.7.44 - 25.7.44
Piastow, 25.7.44 - 8.44
Naglowice, 8.44 - 12.44

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