Trägergruppe 186

Gruppenkommandeure (I./186):

  • Maj Walter Hagen, 15.9.39 – 5.7.40

Gruppenkommandeure (II./186):

  • Maj Walter Hagen, 39 – 15.9.39
  • Maj Heinrich Seeliger, 15.9.39 – 5.7.40

II./186 was ordered formed 1.8.38 at Bug/Rügen, but was cancelled22.10.38.

Reformed 1.11.38 in Kiel-Holtenau: 4. (Stuka)/186 with Ju87B, and 6.(Jagd)/186on 15.11.38 with Bf 109B from 4./JG136.

5.(Jagd)/186 was formed 15.7.39.

On 10.9.39 Stab I (Stuka)/186 was formed in Kiel-Holtenau, together with 1. and 2./186, and 4./186 were renamed 3./186.
Stab II (Jagd)/186 was also formed, but the new 4. (Jagd)/186 was not formed until 11.10.39.

Trägergruppe 186 now consisted of the following units:

I. (Stuka)/186 with 1. – 3. Staffeln, Ju 87B
II. (Jagd)/186 with 4. – 6. Staffeln, Bf 109B

On 29.2.40 a new 4./186 was formed from 2./JGr.101. On 27.6.40 4./186 moved to Köln-Ostheim, and was renamed3./Erprobungsgruppe 210.

TrGr. 186 was disbanded 5.7.40, I./186 became III./St.G.1 and II./186 became III./JG77.

Bases

I./186
1.11.38 – 24.8.39Köln-OstheimJu 87B
24.8.39 – 2.9.39Stolp-West1. Flieger-DivisionJu 87B
2.9.39 – 6.9.39BrüsterortJu 87B
6.9.39 – 10.39Lauenburg, Danzig, RadomJu 87B
10.39 – 8.11.39Kiel-HoltenauJu 87B
8.11.39 – 11.4.40WertheimJu 87B
11.4.40 – 12.5.40HennweilerII. FliegerkorpsJu 87B
12.5.40 – 5.40FerschweilerII. FliegerkorpsJu 87B
5.40 – 6.40Bastogne, Guise, BuzanzyJu 87B
6.40 – 30.6.40Villenauxe, AuxerreJu 87B
30.6.40 – 5.7.40FalaiseJu 87B

II./186
1.11.38 – 22.8.38Kiel-HoltenauBf 109B
22.8.38 – 3.9.39Brüsterort*Bf 109B
3.9.39 – 6.9.39GutenfeldBf 109B
6.9.39 – 21.9.39HageBf 109B/E
21.9.39 – 8.11.39JeverBf 109E
8.11.39 – 15.3.40NordholzBf 109E
15.3.40 – 24.5.40WangeroogeBf 109E
24.5.40 – 2.6.40Antwerpen**Bf 109E
2.6.40 – 3.6.40JeverBf 109E
3.6.40 – 4.6.40Aalborg-WestBf 109E
4.6.40 – 5.7.40trondheim***Bf 109E

* 6./186 moved to Brüsterort on 24.8.39. Both staffelnalso used Neukuhren and Rauschen before moving to Gutenfeld.

** On 26.5.40 to Chievres, but returned to Antwerpen thesame day.

** 4./186 was stationed at Gardermoen until 19.6.40. Adetachment was also stationed at Oslo-Fornebu.