Schnellkampfgeschwader 10

Geschwaderkommodoren:

Stab:

Formed 1.12.42 in St. André. On 18.10.43 redesignated Stab/SG10.

Bases:

* operated from Amsterdam-Schiphol, 3.43 - 4.43

I. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

Formed 1.12.42 in St. André with:

Stab I./SKG10 new
1./SKG10 new
2./SKG10 new
3./SKG10 new

Operated as III./KG51 from 30.6.44, but was not renamed III./KG51 until 20.10.44:

Stab I./SKG10 became Stab III./KG51
1./SKG10 became 7./KG51
2./SKG10 became 8./KG51
3./SKG10 became 9./KG51

Bases:

* operated from Amsterdam-Schiphol, 3.43 - 4.43

II. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

Formed 28.12.42 in Caen-Carpiquet with:

Stab II./SKG10 new
4./SKG10 new
5./SKG10 new
6./SKG10 new

On 18.10.43 redesignated II./SG4:

Stab II./SKG10 became Stab II./SG4
4./SKG10 became 4./SG4
5./SKG10 became 5./SG4
6./SKG10 became 6./SG4

Bases:

* operated from Amsterdam-Schiphol, 3.43 - 4.43

III. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

Formed 15.12.42 (ordered 30.11.42) in Sidi Ahmed from III./ZG2 with:

Stab III./SKG10 from Stab III./ZG2
7./SKG10 from 7./ZG2
8./SKG10 from 8./ZG2
9./SKG10 from 9./ZG2

On 18.10.43 redesignated III./SG4:

Stab III./SKG10 became Stab III./SG4
7./SKG10 became 7./SG4
8./SKG10 became 8./SG4
9./SKG10 became 9./SG4

Bases:

* San Pietro at night, and Bizerta and Djedeida in daylight.

** ordered to Gerbini 13.7.43, but the transfer might not have taken place.

*** detachments at Capua, Eboli, Avelino and Benevento

IV. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

Formed 10.4.43 in Cognac from 10./JG2 and 10./JG54 with:

Stab IV./SKG10 new
10./SKG10 new
11./SKG10 new
12./SKG10 new
13./SKG10 from 10.(Jabo)/JG2
14./SKG10 from 10.(Jabo)/JG54

Apparently both 13. and 14./SKG10 was soon disbanded, and divided between the other 3 staffeln.

On 18.10.43 redesignated II./SG10.

Stab IV./SKG10 became Stab II./SG10
10./SKG10 became 4./SG10
11./SKG10 became 5./SG10
12./SKG10 became 6./SG10

Bases:

* operated from Amsterdam-Schiphol, 3.43 - 4.43

Ergänzungsstaffel:

Staffelkapitäne:

Formed 11.42 in Cognac. In 9.43 redesignated 3./Erg.Schlachtgruppe.

Bases:



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