Luftwaffe KuFlGr Krim and Stavanger

[Adam Thompson]

Gentlemen,

I was wondering if anyone out there new specific details on either of these two units. I have not come across anything detailing what types of aircraft they flew or when and for how long they were operational or even who their commanding officers were. Michael Holme's wonderful site does not, unless I'm mistaken, mention either of these units. All I know is that KuFlGr Krim used the Verbandkennzeichen 6M while NARA holds several weeks of KTB entries for KuFlGr Stavanger (living in Australia, access to these files is nigh impossible).

Any further clues on these two mysterious units would be much appreciated

Regards

Adam

[J Temple-West]

Hi Adam,

I can find nothing on "Krim/Stavanger"... However, from what I remember, these KuFlGr seaplane units flew either He 115's or Do 18's.

Not much help I'm afraid. I'll do a little more research and see what I can come up with.

[Adam Thompson]

That would be very much appreciated, thank you.

I look forward to anything further you can add to the topic

[Dave Wadman]

Hi Adam,

I've got some stuff on Krim here which I'll fire off to you tonight but I have nothing on Stavanger that I know of.

Cheers

Dave

[Simon Orchard]

Sorry for the late reply, only just noticed this thread.

Are you sure you mean KuFlGr Stavanger and not a KuFlGr operatiing from Stavanger, like 1./106, 1./406 etc.?

[Adam Thompson]

Hi Simon,

Actually, I did mean KuFlGr Stavanger. I've not heard anything about the unit but apparently NARA holds a copy of the KTB for the unit. The only thing I can think of it being is a mix up with FlFu Stavanger and an extension of that somehow. I've never come across it as a unit before and was interested to know just what it was that the NARA files refered to.

regards

Adam

[Simon Orchard]

Well i'd take a guess that it was made up of the various staffels of the numbered KuFlGr based there, like 1./406.

BTW, if you know what microfilm rolls you're after you can order copies from NARA.

[Adam Thompson]

Thanks Simon,

I have ended up ordering copies; though at US$68 a pop its a rather expensive way to cure my curioisty!