Luftnachrichten-Regiment 10

Kommandeure:

Oberst Paul-Bernhard Schneider, 10.3.40 - 1941

Obstlt Gerhard Wendte, 1941 - 15.4.41

Oberst Johannes Schleich, 15.4.41 - 16.10.41

Oberst Friedrich Hörseljau, 17.10.41 - 5.45

Formed 10.3.40 in Berlin from Stab/Luftnachrichten-Regiment Schneider* for ObdL with:

Stab/10 from Stab/Luftnachrichten-Regiment ObdL with:

Kraftwagen-Werkstatt-Zug new**

Stab I./10 (Feldfernkabelbau) from Stab I./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 1 with:

1./10 from 4./Luftnachrichten-Regiment ObdL

2./10 from 21./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 2

3./10 from 21./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 1

Gerätekolonne new

Transportkolonne new (disbanded 2.44)

Stab II./10 (Telegrafenbau) from Stab II./Luftnachrichten-Regiment ObdL with:

4./10 from 5./Luftnachrichten-Regiment ObdL

5./10 from 2./Luftnachrichten-Abteilung zbV

6./10 from 5./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 12

Gerätekolonne from Gerätekolonne II./Luftnachrichten-Regiment ObdL

Transportkolonne new (disbanded 8.44)

Stab III./10 (Telegrafenbau) from Stab IV./Luftnachrichten-Regiment Löwe with:

7./10 from 5./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 4

8./10 from 6./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 4

9./10 from 5./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 17

Gerätekolonne from Gerätekolonne I./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 4

Transportkolonne new (disbanded 6.44)

Service:

5.40 operated under ObdL and V. Fliegerkorps

12.5.40 at Arlon

6.6.40 at Mairdy la Gerche, under Luftflotte 3

4.41 III./10 left France for Ostpreussen, with the rest of the Regiment following in 5.41

Initially attached to Luftgau I, but from late 5.41 Luftflotte 1

22.6.41 at Insterburg-Ebenrode, would operate in the area behind the 16th Armee

1.7.41 reached Dünaburg (Daugavpils), 10.7 at Ostrow, later Staraja-Russa

28.7.41 - 26.9.41 attached to VIII. Fliegerkorps; after 26.9.41 again Luftflotte 1

8.12.41 most of the unit moved to Bromberg (rest/refit), and would later move to France

1942/44 probably in France

mid-1944 under Luftflotte Reich

1.12.44 in Bad Wildungen (Stab), with I. Abt. in Weidenbrück, II. Abt. in Aarhus-Vejlby/Denmark, III. Abt. in Lohra/Lahn.

28.2.45 II./10 in Aarhus-Vejlby with 4. and 6. companies.

* Luftnachrichten-Regiment Schneider was formed 10.39 as an ad-hoc Stab, to control various companies from other units (with I. and II. Abt; III. Abt. was formed later, in early 3.40).

** later (spring 1943) became independent as Kraftfahrzeug-Instandsetzung-Zug der Luftwaffe 19./III.