Luftlandegeschwader 2

Geschwaderkommodore:

Obstlt Richard Kupschus, 4.42 - 6.43

Stab:

Formed 4.42 in Parchim. Disbanded 6.43.

The following aircraft was used by LLG2: Avia B.534, Bf 108, Bussard, DFS.230, Do 17, Fi 156, Fw 44, Go 242, Go 244, Grunau Baby, He 111, Ju 52, Ju 87, Kl 35, Me 321 and Mü 13

Bases:

4.42 - 10.42	Parchim	He 111/Go 244/Go 242
10.42 - 4.43	Lechfeld	He 111/Go 242
4.43 - 6.43	Nancy	He 111/Go 242

I. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

Maj Münter, 4.42 - 10.42

Maj Werner Richers, 20.10.42 - 5.5.43

Maj Kroworsch, 5.5.43 - ?

Maj Willerding, 1944

Formed 3.42 in Parchim from 1.(Go)/KGzbV 1 with:

1./LLG2
2./LLG2

The Gruppenstab was formed 4.42; 3./LLG2 in 8.42, and 4./LLG2 in 4.43, now with:

Stab I./LLG2
1./LLG2
2./LLG2
3./LLG2
4./LLG2

In 12.43 received 9 He 111Z; Disbanded 9.9.44.

Bases:

3.42 - 1.10.42	Parchim	He 111/Go 242/DFS 230
1.10.42 - 17.1.43	Lechfeld*	He 111/Go 242
17.1.43 - 4.43	Bagerowo	He 111/Go 242
4.43 - 5.43	Nancy	He 111/Go 242
5.43 - 7.43	Orange	He 111/Go 242
7.43 - 9.43	Istres**	He 111/Go 242
9.43 - 6.44	Hagenau	He 111/Go 242
6.44 - 9.9.44	Nancy	He 111/Go 242

* Left Lechfeld for South Russia (Zaporozhye) on 10.10.42, but this was cancelled, and all aircraft had returned to Lechfeld by 25.11.42.

** 3./LLG2 moved to Napoli 11.7.43 with 8 Go 242; 13.7.43 to Catania; the crews had returned to Istres by 19.7.43.

** 16 Go 242 (with the heavy equipment for 1. Fallschirm-Jäger-Division) moved to Napoli-Pomigliano on 14.7.43, and landed at Torre di Faro 20.7 - 22.7.43; all the gliders were later destroyed by their own crews.

** 16 Go 242 landed at Viterbo, 28.7 - 31.7.43, with parts of the 2. Fallschirm-Jäger-Dvision

** 35 Go 242 landed at Practica di Mare, 1.8 - 8.8.43, with parts of the 2. Fallschirm-Jäger-Dvision

II. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

Hptm Albert Snowaski, 6.42 - 9.42

Formed 18.6.42 in Posen from parts of Ergänzungsgruppe (S) 2 with:

Stab II./LLG2 new
5./LLG2 new
6./LLG2 new
7./LLG2 new
8./LLG2 new

Disbanded 9.42, but 5./LLG2 remained and became independent. 5./LLG2 was redesignated 3.(Go)/Schleppgruppe 3 in 10.43.

Bases:

6.42 - 10.42	Posen	He 111/Go 242
10.42 - 11.42	Charkow*	He 111/Go 242
11.42 - 12.42	Olsufjewo*	He 111/Go 242
12.42 - 5.43	Orscha*	He 111/Go 242
5.43 - 8.43	Olsufjewo/Bryansk*	He 111/Go 242
8.43 - 10.43	Bobruisk/Bialystok*	He 111/Go 242

* 5./LLG2 only