Zerstörergeschwader 1

WW2 German ZG1 Photo
Me 210A of III./ZG1 in early 1943

Geschwaderkommodore:

  • Maj Ulrich Diesing, 1.1.42 – 21.9.42
  • ObLt Paul-Friedrich Darjes, 10.42 – 1.3.43
  • ObLt Joachim Blechschmidt, 12.4.43 – 13.7.43
  • ObLt Lothar von Janson, 1943 – 10.3.44
  • ObLt Erich von Selle, 3.44 – 7.44

Stab:

  • Formed 4.1.42 at Lechfeld from Stab/SKG210.
  • Disbanded 7.44.
Bases
1.42 – 5.42LechfeldVIII. FliegerkorpsBf 110
5.42 – 7.42BelgorodVIII. FliegerkorpsBf 110
7.42 – 8.42ArmavirVIII. FliegerkorpsBf 110
8.42 – 10.42KrasnodarVIII. FliegerkorpsBf 110
10.42 – 12.42Proloff, TazinskajaVIII. FliegerkorpsBf 110
12.42 – 3.43Dnjepropetrowsk, and othersVIII. FliegerkorpsBf 110
3.43 – 5.43NeubibergLuftflotte 2Bf 110
5.43 – 8.43MontecourvinoII. FliegerkorpsBf 110
8.43 – 12.6.44LorientFl. Fü. Atlantik
Fl. Fü. West (from 4.44)
Bf 110, Ju 88C
12.6.44 – 15.6.44NantesJu 88C
14.6.44 – 18.6.44BoulogneJu 88C
19.6.44 – 16.7.44Bordeaux-Merignac5. JDJu 88C
16.7.44 – 20.7.44SalzwedelJu 88C

 

I. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

  • Maj Joachim-Friederich Huth, 1.5.39 – 13.12.39
  • Hptm Wolfgang Falck, 14.12.39 – 22.6.40
  • ?
  • Hptm Wilfried Hermann, ? – 14.7.43

History:

  • Formed 1.5.39 from I./ZG141 at Jüterbog-Damm.
  • On 22.6.40 ordered to Düsseldorf and disbanded:
    • Stab I/ZG1 became Stab I./NJG1
    • 1./ZG1 became 1./Erpr.Gr. 210 (at Köln-Ostheim)
    • 2./ZG1 became 2./NJG1
    • 3./ZG1 became 3./NJG1
  • Reformed 4.1.42 at Lechfeld from I./SKG210.
  • On 7.43 renamed I./ZG26.
  • Reformed 10.43 at Brest from V./KG40.
  • In 8.44 moved to Welzow and was renamed II./JG4.
Bases
1.5.39 – 8.39Jüterbog-Damm1. Flieger-DivisionBf 110C
8.39 – 15.10.39Mühlen1. Flieger-DivisionBf 110C
15.10.39 – 11.3.40Neuhausen ob EckLuftflotte 3Bf 110C
11.3.40 – 8.4.40MarxStab/JG1Bf 110C
8.4.40 – 9.4.40Barth*X. FliegerkorpsBf 110C
9.4.40 – 1.5.40Aalborg-WestX. FliegerkorpsBf 110C
1.5.40 – 5.40KirchhellenJafü 2Bf 110C
5.40 – 6.40Norrent-FontesJafü 2Bf 110C
6.40 – mid.6.40Boos-RouenJafü 2Bf 110C
6.40 – 22.6.40Mönchen-GladbachBf 110C
1.42 – 5.42Lechfeld**VIII. FliegerkorpsMe 210, Bf 110
5.42 – 7.42BelgorodVIII. FliegerkorpsBf 110
7.42 – 8.42BagerovoVIII. FliegerkorpsBf 110
8.42 – 9.42ArmavirVIII. FliegerkorpsBf 110
9.42 – 10.42ProloffVIII. FliegerkorpsBf 110
10.42 – 11.42KrasnodarVIII. FliegerkorpsBf 110
11.42 – 12.42TazinskajaVIII. FliegerkorpsBf 110
12.42 – 5.43Taganrog, Nikolayev, Poltava, OrelVIII. FliegerkorpsBf 110
5.43 – end.7.43Bryansk1. Flieger-DivisionBf 110
10.43 – 12.6.44Lorient***Fl. Fü. Atlantik
Fl. Fü. West (from 4.44)
Ju 88C
12.6.44 – 15.6.44NantesJu 88C
15.6.44 – 18.6.44BoulogneJu 88C
18.6.44 – 16.7.44Corme-Ecluse****5. JDJu 88C
16.7.44 – 20.7.44SalzwedelJu 88C
* 3./ZG1 at Westerland

** 3.42 at Tours

*** 3./ZG1 at Bordeaux-Merignac, 11.43;
1./ZG1 at Salon-de-Provence, 5.5.44 – 21.5.44;
2./ZG1 at Vannes, 1.44 – 14.6.44 and at Chateauroux, 15.6.44 – 16.7.44.

**** 2./ZG1 at Chateaudun, 18.6.44 – 16.7.44

 

II. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

  • Maj Reichardt, 1.5.39 – 1940
  • Hptm Friedrich-Karl Dickoré, 1940 – 26.6.40
  • ?

History:

  • Formed 1.5.39 from 1./JG333 and transferred from Herzogenaurach to Fürstenwalde.
  • Known as Jagdgruppe 101 between 8.39 and 1.3.40.
  • On 26.6.40 renamed III./ZG76.
  • Reformed 4.1.42 at Bryansk from II./SKG210.
  • In July 1944 renamed III./JG76.
Bases
1.5.39 – 8.39Fürstenwalde1. Flieger-DivisionBf 109
8.39 – 10.39Lichtenau, Mühlen, Prasnize1. Flieger-DivisionBf 109
10.39 – 11.39UetersenStab/JG77Bf 109
11.39 – 4.40NeumünsterStab/JG1Bf 109
Bf 110 (from 18.2.40)
4.40 – 10.5.40Gelsenkirchen-BuerJafü 2Bf 110
10.5.40 – 18.5.40GüterslohLuftflotte 2Bf 110
18.5.40 – 26.6.40Trier-EurenLuftflotte 2Bf 110
1.42 – 3.42BryanskVIII. FliegerkorpsBf 110, Me 210
3.42 – 5.42LechfeldVIII. FliegerkorpsBf 110
5.42 – 7.42BelgorodVIII. FliegerkorpsBf 110
7.42 – 8.42ArmavirVIII. FliegerkorpsBf 110
8.42 – 10.42KrasnodarVIII. FliegerkorpsBf 110
10.42 – 12.42Proloff, TazinskajaVIII. FliegerkorpsBf 110
12.42 – 3.43Dnjepropetrovsk, and othersVIII. FliegerkorpsBf 110
3.43 – 5.43NeubibergLuftflotte 2Bf 110
5.43 – 8.43MontecourvinoII. FliegerkorpsBf 110
8.43 – 11.43Lanveoc-PoulmicFl. Fü. AtlantikBf 110
11.43 – 7.44Wels*7. JDBf 110
* detachment at Mamaia (Romania), 13.4.44 – 15.5.44

 

III. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

  • Maj Roland Bohrt, 1.42 – 9.9.42
  • Hptm Fritz Hobein, 9.42 –
  • Hptm Roeber
  • Hptm Drescher
  • Maj Wilhelm Berlin, ? – 10.10.43

History:

  • Formed 1.42 at Lechfeld from four short-range reconnaissance staffeln.
  • In 10.43 renamed II./ZG26.
  • Reformed 2.2.44 at Bordeaux-Merignac from 7./ZG1 and 1./SAGr.128.
  • In 8.44 moved to Alteno and was renamed III./JG4.
Bases
1.42 – 5.42LechfeldVIII. FliegerkorpsBf 109
5.42 – 7.42BelgorodVIII. FliegerkorpsBf 109
7.42 – 8.42ArmavirVIII. FliegerkorpsBf 109
8.42 – 10.42Bir el AbdFl. Fü. AfrikaBf 109
10.42 – 5.43TrapaniII. FliegerkorpsMe 210, Bf 109
5.43 – 7.43NeapelII. FliegerkorpsMe 410
7.43 – 10.43HildesheimMe 410
1.2.44 – 1.3.44Bordeaux-Merignac*Jafü BordeauxJu 88C
1.3.44 – 6.44Cazaux**Fl. Fü. WestJu 88C
12.6.44 – 15.6.44NantesJu 88C
15.6.44 – 18.6.44BoulogneJu 88C
19.6.44 – 16.7.44Varades***Ju 88C
16.7.44 – 20.7.44SalzwedelJu 88C
* 7./ZG1 at Lorient, 11.43; 8./ZG1 at Brest-Hourtin, 2.44

** 8./ZG1 at Salon-de-Provence, 23.5.44 – 10.6.44. (possibly the entire Gruppe)

*** Only 9./ZG1 is known to have been there. The restof the Gruppe also?

Ergänzungsgruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

  • ?

History:

  • Formed 4.1.42 in Deblin-Irena from Erg.Gruppe/SKG210.
  • Disbanded in Autumn 1942.

Ergänzungsstaffel:

  • Formed 11.5.44 from 3./Ergänzungszerstörergruppe.
  • Possibly based at Lechfeld.
  • On 19.8.44 redesignated 9./JG4.