Verbindungskommando (S) 4

Kommandeure:

Hptm Schossig, 5.42 - ?

Hptm Landwehr, ? - 10.43

Stab:

Formed 5.42 in Hildesheim for Luftflotte 4. In 10.43 redesignated Stab/Schleppgruppe 2.

The following aircraft was used by VK(S) 4: DFS.230, Go 242, He 46, He 111, Hs 126, Ju 52, Ju 87 and Kl 35

Bases:

6.42 - 7.42	Nikolayev
7.42 - 7.42	Charkow
7.42 - 8.43	Zaporozhye
8.43 - 9.43	Kirowograd
9.43 - 20.9.43	Shitomir-Süd
20.9.43 - 10.43	Lemberg

1.(DFS)/VK(S) 4:

Formed 6.42 in Nikolayev from 5. DFS230-Staffel der Luftwaffe. Disbanded 4.43.

Reformed 5.43 in from 1.(DFS)/VIII. In 10.43 redesignated 1.(DFS)/Schleppgruppe 2.

Bases:

6.42 - 7.42	Nikolayev
7.42 - 7.42	Charkow
7.42 - 9.42	Zaporozhye
9.42 - 10.42	Elista
10.42 - 8.43	Zaporozhye*
8.43 - 9.43	Kirowograd-Ost
9.43 - 20.9.43	Shitomir-Süd
20.9.43 - 10.43	Lemberg

* detachment at Morosowskaya from 8.12.42

1.(Go)/VK(S) 4:

Formed 6.42 in Nikolayev from 1. Go-Staffel der Luftwaffe. Attached to I./LLG2 between 2.43 - 4.43 (Go 242 only), while the units He 111 operated independent as 1.(He111)/VK(S) 4. This ad-hoc unit was disbanded 4.43. 1.(Go)/VK(S) 4 was disbanded 10.43, and was absorbed by 3. and 4./Schleppgruppe 2.

Bases:

6.42 - 7.42	Nikolayev
7.42 - 7.42	Charkow
7.42 - 2.43	Zaporozhye(?)
2.43 - 4.43	Bagerowo
4.43 - 8.43	Zaporozhye
8.43 - 9.43	Kirowograd
9.43 - 20.9.43	Shitomir-Süd
20.9.43 - 10.43	Lemberg

2.(Go)/VK(S) 4:

Formed 6.42 in Nikolayev from 2. Go-Staffel der Luftwaffe. In 10.43 redesignated 3.(Go)/Schleppgruppe 2.

Bases:

6.42 - 7.42	Nikolayev
7.42 - 1.43	Charkow-Woitschenko
1.43 - 8.43	Zaporozhye
8.43 - 9.43	Kirowograd
9.43 - 20.9.43	Shitomir-Süd
20.9.43 - 10.43	Lemberg

3.(Go)/VK(S) 4:

Formed 5.43 in Zaporozhye from 1.(Go)/Don. In 10.43 redesignated 4.(Go)/Schleppgruppe 2.

Bases:

5.43 - 8.43	Zaporozhye
8.43 - 9.43	Kirowograd
9.43 - 20.9.43	Shitomir-Süd
20.9.43 - 10.43	Lemberg