The Real Kampfgeschwader 200

Organizational Info

KG200 General Info
Unit formed 20 February 1944 and disbanded 25 April 1945
KG200 GESCHWADER KOMMODORES
Feb 44 to Oct 44 ---> Oberst Heinz Heigl
Oct 44 to Mar 45 ---> Oberstleutnant Werner Baumbach
Mar 45 to Apr 45 ---> Major Adolf Von Hernier

Note about Luftwaffe Formations
Staffel = Squadron * Gruppe = Wing * Geschwader = Group
So when you see the II/KG200, it stands for the second gruppe (wing) of geschwader (group) 200. And 5/KG200 stands for the 5th staffel (squadron) of geschwader (group) 200. In our case, the 5th staffel was part of II/KG200. Roman numerals denote the wing number and arabic numerals the squadron but all are part of KG200.

KG200 was divided as follows:

STAB/KG200 (staff flight)
Base:HQ at Berlin-Gatow
Aircraft types: Fw-200 and Ju-188

I/KG200 (1st Gruppe)
Composed of 4 staffeln (squadrons)
I/KG200 handled agent work and then also included bombing operations:
Base: HQ at Finow

1/KG200 (1st squadron)
This staffel handled the long distance operations.
Base: Finow
Aircraft types: Fw-200, Ju-290, Ju-390, Ju-52, Ju-252, Ju-352, Ar-232, He-177, B-17, B-24

2/KG200 (2nd squadron)
Handled short and medium range operations.
HQ at Finow but was divided into four "outstations": "CARMEN" in Northern Italy covered the western and southern Mediterranean, North and West Africa. "KLARA" and "TOSKA" handled the Eastern Front and "OLGA" (Frankfurt) handled Western Europe, England, Ireland and Iceland.
Aircraft types: Ju-52, Ju-88, Ju-188, Do-217, He-177, B-17, B-24

3/KG200 (3rd squadron)
Handled transport with flying boats and some training duties.
Base: Baltic island of Ruegen (later at Flensburg)
Aircraft types: Ar-196, BV-138, BV-222, Do-18, Do-24, He-115

4/KG200 (4th squadron)
Handled training and technical matters.
Base: Finow
Aircraft types: Ar-96, Bf-108, Bü-181 and a few other training types


III/KG200 (2nd Gruppe)
Composed of 3 staffeln (squadrons)
II/KG200 Provided pathfinders, radar-jamming aircraft, bombers, Mistels and Mistel training
Base:HQ at Burg

5/KG200 (5th squadron)
Was a pathfinder, bomber and radar-jamming unit
Base: Burg
Aircraft types: Ju-88S, Ju-188A & E

6/KG200 (6th squadron)
Was the operational Mistel unit.
Base: Rechlin
Aircraft types: Mistels 1(Bf-109F & Ju-88A), 2(Fw-190A-6 & Ju-88G-1) and 3(Fw-190A-8 & Ju-88G-10 or H-4)

7/KG200 (7th squadron)
Was the Mistel training unit.
Base: Rechlin
Aircraft types: Mistels S1(Bf-109F & Ju-88A4), S2(Fw-190A-8 & Ju-88G-1) and S3A(Fw-190A-6 & Ju-88A-6)


III/KG200 (3rd Gruppe)
Composed of 1 staffel (squadron)
An experimental unit responsible for fitting the Fw-190 fighters with torpedoes.
Base: Berlin-Staaken
Aircraft type: Fw-190F-8

IV/KG200 (4th Gruppe)
Handled the Fi-103(manned V-1 flying bomb).
Base: Prenzlau
Aircraft types: Fi-103R1, R2, R3 and R4, He-111, He111Z (Zwilling), Go-242 and DFS-230(glider)

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