Geschwaderkommodore:

• Obstlt Carl-August Freiherr von Gablenz, 26.8.39 - 10.11.39

Stab:

Formed 26.8.39 in Berlin-Tempelhof. Disbanded 10.11.39.

Bases:

I. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• ?
• Hptm Krause, 3.40 - ?
• Maj Hammer, 1941 - 8.42
• Maj Erich Zähr, 8.42 - 5.43

Formed 26.8.39 in Berlin-Tempelhof with:

Stab I./KGzbV172 new
1./KGzbV172 new
2./KGzbV172 new
3./KGzbV172 new
4./KGzbV172 new

In 3.40 redesignated III./KGzbV1:

Stab I./KGzbV172 became Stab III./KGzbV1
1./KGzbV172 became 9./KGzbV1
2./KGzbV172 became 10./KGzbV1
3./KGzbV172 became 11./KGzbV1
4./KGzbV172 became 12./KGzbV1

Reformed 3.40 from III./KGzbV 172 with:

Stab I./KGzbV172 from III./KGzbV172
1./KGzbV172 from 9./KGzbV172
2./KGzbV172 from 10./KGzbV172
3./KGzbV172 from 11./KGzbV172
4./KGzbV172 from 12./KGzbV172

After 6.41 known as KGrzbV172.

In 5.43 redesignated IV./TG3:

Stab I./KGzbV172 became Stab IV./TG3
1./KGzbV172 became 13./TG3
2./KGzbV172 became 14./TG3
3./KGzbV172 became 15./TG3
4./KGzbV172 became 16./TG3

Bases:

II. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Hptm Krause, 26.8.39 - 11.39
• ?

Formed 26.8.39 in Berlin-Tempelhof with:

Stab II./KGzbV172 new
5./KGzbV172 new
6./KGzbV172 new
7./KGzbV172 new
8./KGzbV172 new

Disbanded 11.39.

Reformed 2.41 in Berlin with:

Stab II./KGzbV172 new
5./KGzbV172 new
6./KGzbV172 new
7./KGzbV172 new
8./KGzbV172 new

Disbanded 6.41.

Bases:

III. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Maj Babekuhl, 26.8.39 - 3.40

Formed 26.8.39 in Berlin-Tempelhof with:

Stab III./KGzbV172 new
9./KGzbV172 new
10./KGzbV172 new
11./KGzbV172 new
12./KGzbV172 new

In 3.40 redesignated I./KGzbV 172:

Stab III./KGzbV172 became I./KGzbV172
9./KGzbV172 became 1./KGzbV172
10./KGzbV172 became 2./KGzbV172
11./KGzbV172 became 3./KGzbV172
12./KGzbV172 became 4./KGzbV172

Bases:

• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, KGrzbV172

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