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Identification codes of units of the Luftwaffe 1939 - 1945 |
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by Wolfram Bradac |
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| This is an alphabetic listing of all known codes. This
kind of marking was used at all wings (units) and some ground-attack wings
(units) and some heavy fighter wings(units). This code was always an alpha
numeric code which was shown on the left hand from the national insignia. |
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| A1+ |
KG 53 (53. Bomber Wing) |
| A2+ |
I./ZG 52, (I./52nd Heavy Fighter Wing, from 6.7.1940
onwards: II./ZG 2 (II./2nd Heavy Fighter Wing), Flugbereitschaft
Kd.Gen.d.dt.L in Finnland (HQ German Airforce Finland) |
| A3+ |
KG 200 (200 Special Duties Wing), Versuchskdo. 200 (200
Trials Unit), Versuchskdo. 36 (36 Trial Unit) |
| A4+ |
with squadron letter .A - Luftbeobachterstaffel - 3rd
fighter division, spring / summer 1944 |
| A5+ |
1./St.G.1 (I./1st Dive Bomber Wing), SG 1 (1st Assault
Wing) |
| A6+ |
Aufkl.Gr.120 (120 Reconnaissance Group) |
| A8+ |
with the letters .H+.K seen on a He 111 in february
1942 at Grosetto (arial torpedo trials) |
| B1+ |
Transport Squadron of I. Air Corps (occasionally also
called Transport Squadron "Don") |
| B3+ |
KG 54 (54 Bomber Wing) |
| B4+ |
Night Fighter Squadron Finland |
| B7+ |
Westa 1 (1rd Metrological Squadron) |
| C1+ |
Test Centre Peenemünde (Me 163) |
| C2+ |
Aufkl. Gr.41 (41st Reconaissance Group) |
| C3+ |
Transport Squadron II. Air Corps |
| C5+ |
Westa 26 (26th Metrological Squadron)/Lfl.6 with Squadron
Letter . H |
| C6+ |
KGr.z.b.V.600 (600 Special Duties Battle Group), Tr.FI.St.4 (4th
Transport Squadron) |
| C8+ |
I.+II./KG.z.b.V.323, TG 5 (I.+II./323 Special Duties
Battle Group - 5 Transport Wing) |
| C9+ |
NJG 5 (5th Night Fighter Wing) also NJ 100 (100th
Night Fighter Wing) |
| D1+ |
SAGr.126 (126 Maritime Reconnaissance Wing), LD.Kdo.65 (65th
Courier Detachment) |
| D3+ |
2nd Night Harassment Group |
| D5+ |
NJG 3 (3rd Night Fighter Wing), frequently also with
the code L1+ |
| D7+ |
Wekusta 5 (5th Metrological Squadron; from April 1943
onwards in connection with the code letter "N",
previously 1B+ with the squadron letter "H") |
| D9+ |
Night Fighter Squadron Norway, temporarily
I./NJG 7 |
| E1 - E7+ |
Test Centre Rechlin (for Me 163 and Ar 234) |
| E8+ |
1./FKG 50 |
| F1+ |
KG 76 (76th Bomber Wing), I./St.G. 76 (I./76th Dive
Bomber Wing; using the letter C,M,N,P of the II. Group
as those of the I. Group had already been allocated to
the I./KG 76 and, from 6.7.1940 onwards, to the III./St.G.
77) |
| F2+ |
Erg.(F)Gr. (Long-range Reconaissance Replacment-Group) |
| F3+ |
Aufkl.Gr.12 (12th Reconaissance Group) |
| F5+ |
NAG 5 (5th Short-range Reconaissance Wing) |
| F6+ |
Aufkl. Gr.122 (122th Reconaissance Group) |
| F7+ |
I./LLG 2 (I./2nd Glider Assault Wing), SAGr. 130 (130
Maritime Reconaissance Wing; frequently also with the
code 6I+) |
| F8+ |
KG 40 (40 Bomber Wing), Transport Squadron "Condor" |
| G1+ |
KG 55 (55 Bomber Wing) |
| G2+ |
Aufkl.Gr.124 (124th Reconaissance Group) |
| G3+ |
NJG 101 (101st Night Fighter Wing) |
| G5+ |
Transport Squadron V. Air Corps |
| G6+ |
KGrzbV.2; 101, 102, 103, 104+105 (2nd, 101st, 102nd,
103rd, 104th+105th Special Duties Battle Group), TG 4
(4th Transport Group), 1st Air Transport Group (Maritime) |
| G8+ |
Transport Squadron IV. Air Corps |
| G9+ |
NJG 1 (1st Night Fighter Wing), ZG 1 (1st Heavy Fighter
Wing; initial formation), NJG 4 (4th Night Fighter Wing;
only for a short period of time) |
| H1+ |
Aufkl. Gr.12 (12th Reconaissance Group) |
| H4+ |
LLG 1 (1st Glider Assault Wing) |
| H7+ |
St.G.3 (3rd Dive Bomber Wing), SG 3 (3rd Assault
Wing) |
| H8+ |
Aufkl. Gr.33 (33rd Reconaissance Group) |
| H9+ |
7th Air Transport Squadron (Maritime) |
| J2+ |
NAG 3 (3rd Short-range Reconnaissance Wing) |
| J4+ |
5th and 290th Air Transport Squadron |
| J6+ |
KGr.z.b.V 500 (500 Special Duties Battle Group) |
| J9+ |
StG 5 (5th Dive Bomber Wing), SG 5 (5th Assault Wing)
(previously l./186fh Dive Bomber Wing, carrier-based,
from 6.7.1940 onward III. /Dive Bomber Wing 1) |
| K1+ |
Messenger Squadron of Ob.d.L. (High Command of Luftwaffe) |
| K6+ |
Kü.fl.Gr.406 (406th Coastal Aviation Group) KG 6 (6th
Bomber Wing). |
| K7+ |
Aufkl.Gr.Nacht (Night Reconnaisance Group) |
| K9+ |
Aufkl.Gr.B.d.L. (Reconnaisance Group High Command Luftwaffe)
(also T5+) |
| L1+ |
I./NJG 3(l./3rd Night Fighter Wing), I. u. IV. (Z)/LG
1 I./IV. (Heavy Fighter)/1st Instruction Wing, also I./5th
Dive Bomber Wing (former IV./1st Dive Bomber Instruction
Wing) |
| L2+ |
LG 2 (2nd Instruction Wing) |
| L5+ |
KGr.z.b.V.5 (5 Special Duties Battle Group), 7./Erg.
Transportgeschwader (7./Transport Training Replacement
Wing) |
| L7+ |
seen with +AB-AF on Fi 156, Me 108 and Me 110 |
| M2+ |
Kü.fl. Gr.106 (106th Coastal Aviation Group) |
| M3+ |
seen on a Ju 52/3m (unit ?) |
| M7+ |
Kü.fl. G r.806 (806th Coastal Aviation Group) |
| M8+ |
ZG 76 (76th Heavy Fighter Wing - first activation) |
| N1+ |
High Capacity Transport Squadron from 30.1.1945 onward |
| N3+ |
I./KGr.z.b.V.172 (I./172nd Special Duties Battle Group
also 4V+) |
| N6+ |
Unit Major Babekuhl |
| N7+ |
seen on a Do 18 (unit ?) |
| N9+ |
Flugbereitschaft Norwegen (Air Service Norway) |
| P1+ |
KGr.60 (60th Battle Group) |
| P2+ |
Aufkl. Gr.21 (21st Reconnaissance Group) |
| P4+ |
Führungskette X. Fliegerkorps (Staff Flight X. Air Corps),
Transportstaffel Fliegerführer Nord (Ost) (Transport
Squadron Air Commander North (East) |
| P5+ |
Sonderstaffel Trans-Ozean (Special Squadron Transocean),
KGr.zbV. 108 (108th Special Duties Battle Group), Kdo.
d. Transportfl. Chef See-Norwegen (Command of Chief. Maritim
Transport Norway) |
| Q5+ |
Westa 27 (27th Metrological Squadron)from October 1943
on, previously 5M+ together with Westa 26 (26th Metrological
Squadron)/Lfl. 2 as an Squadron in Southern Greece |
| R4+ |
2 Night Fighter Wing |
| S1+ |
St.G. 3 (3 Dive Bomber Wing (also S7+) |
| S2+ |
St.G. 77, SG 77 (77 Dive Bomber Wing) (77 Assault Wing) |
| S3+ |
KGr.z.b.V.5, Transportgruppe 30 (5th Special Duty
Battle Group, 30th Transport Group) |
| S4+ |
Kü.fl.Gr.506 (506th Coastal Aviation Group) |
| S7+ |
St.G.3, SG 3 (3 Dive Bomber Wing, 3 Assault Wing) |
| S9+ |
Erp.Gr.210, (at first 210th Testing Group until April
1941, then 210th Special Battle Group and from 1942 on
Heavy Fighter Wing 1 together with 2N+) |
| T1+ |
Aufkl. Gr.10 (10th Reconnaissance Group) |
| T3+ |
1./Bordfliegerstaffel 196 (1./Shipboard Squadron
196) |
| T5+ |
Aufkl.St.Ob.d.L (Reconnaissance Squadron Commander-in-Chief
Luftwaffe) 3.(Einsatz) Ob.d.L. (3rd Operational Squadron
Commander-in-Chief Luftwaffe), Aufkl.Gr.100 (100th Reconnaissance
Squadron), with last letter U = Wekusta Ob.d.L. (with
last letter U = Meteorological Squadron Commander-in-Chief
Luftwaffe) |
| T6+ |
St.G.2 (2 Dive Bomber Wing), SG 2 (2 Assault
Wing) mit letztem Buchstaben Z = St. Erg. St. des VIII
FI.Korps (with Z as last letter = Dive Bomber Replacement
Training Squadron of VIII. Air Corps). |
| T9+ |
Experimental unit (Transport) High Command Luftwaffe,
II./Experimental Unit Commander-in Chief Luftwaffe = Circus
Rosarious, several special commandos |
| U2+ |
Nachtrotte bei der NAG 5 (Night-Flight of 5 Short Range
Reconnaissance Wing) |
| U5+ |
KG 2 (2 Bomber Wing) |
| U8+ |
I./ZG 26 (Erstaufstellung) (I./26 Heavy Fighter Winq
(Initial Activation) |
| U9+ |
NSG 3 (3 Night Assault Wing) |
| V1+ |
Transportstaffel VIII. Fliegerkorps (Transport Squadron
VIII. Air Corps) |
| V3+ |
seen on a Ju 88 with the Squadron letters L+K in Cognac (France) |
| V4+ |
KG 1 (1 Bomber Wing) |
| V7+ |
Aufkl.Gr.32 (32nd Reconnaissance Group; during the war
they partially used an own code: the squadron number was
immediately right of the Balkenkreuz, followed by the
letter indicating the aircraft within the squadron, e.g.
V7+2G was aircraft "G" within the squadron). |
| W1-W3+ |
Me 321 Unit (Cargo Glider) |
| W5+ |
Me 321 Unit (Cargo Glider) |
| W7+ |
Me 321 Unit (Cargo Glider), NJG 100 (100 Night Fighter
Wing) |
| W8-W9+ |
Me 321 Unit (Cargo Glider) |
| X4+ |
Air Transport Group (Maritime) 222, later also SAGr.
129 (129th Maritime Reconnaissance Group) |
| X8+ |
Flugbereitschaft RLM Staaken (Aviation Ministry's
Air Service Staaken) |
| Z4+ |
Transport Squadron of III. Air Corps |
| Z5+ |
seen on a Do 17 (unit unknown) |
| Z6+ |
KG 66 (66th Bomber Wing) |
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| 1B+ |
13.(Z)/JG 5/13. ( )/5th Fighter Wing (only
in connection with "X" as the final code letter),
5th Metrological Air Squadron (only in connection with
"H" as the final letter) |
| 1G+ |
KG 27 (27th Bomber Wing) |
| 1H+ |
KG 26 (26th Bomber Wing) |
| 1K+ |
NSGr.4 (4th Night Harassment Group) |
| 1L+ |
seen on a Me 110, Ju 88 and He 219 with the squadron
letters L+K at Test Centre Werneuchen. |
| 1R+ |
Courier Squadron in Finland (perhaps Courier Squadron
AOK Lapland?) |
| 1T+ |
KG 28 (28th Bomber Wing), KGr. 126 (126th Bomber Group) |
| 1Z+ |
KGrzbV. 1 (1st Special Duties Battle Group), TG 1 Savoia
Staffel (1st Transport Wing Savoia-Squadron), III./KGrzbV.
1 (III./1st Special Duties Battle Group) |
| 2B+ |
2. Fliegerschuldivision (2nd Air Training Division) |
| 2F+ |
until March 1940: KG 54 (54th Bomber Wing), 5./KG 28
(5./28th Bomber Wing) |
| 2H+ |
210th Trial Unit |
| 2J+ |
ZG 1 (1st Heavy Fighter Wing; after reforming) |
| 2N+ |
ZG 76 (76th Heavy Fighter Wing; after reforming), Originally
II./ZG 1, from July 1940 onwards III./ZG 76) |
| 2P+ |
X. Flying Division |
| 2S+ |
I./ZG 2 (l./2nd Heavy Fighter Wing; after reforming) |
| 2Z+ |
NJG 6 (6th Night Fighter Wing - from August 1943 onwards) |
| 3C+ |
NJG 4 (4th Night Fighter Wing), NJG 6 (1-7.1943) |
| 3E+ |
KG 6 (6th Bomber Wing) |
| 3J+ |
NJG 3 (3rd Night Fighter Wing) also labelled D5+ |
| 3K+ |
Luftwaffe Mine Searching Group |
| 3M+ |
ZG 2 (2nd Heavy Fighter Wing, initial formation) |
| 3U+ |
ZG 26 (26th Heavy Fighter Wing; initial
formation. Also used onferry aircraft by the 6th Fighter
Wing from August 1944 onwards) |
| 3W+ |
NSG 11 (11th Night Harassment Wing) |
| 3X+ |
II./KG 1 (II./1st Bomber Wing; originally until 18.
9. 1939 I./KG 152 (I./152nd Bomber Wing) |
| 3Z+ |
KG 77 (77th Bomber Wing: perhaps temporarily also called
KG 153 (153rd Bomber Wing) |
| 4A+ |
IV./ZG 26 (after the dissolution of ZG 26: IV/26th Heavy
Fighter Wing in Norway, early August 1944 |
| 4B+ |
Westa 3 (3rd Metrological Squadron) |
| 4D+ |
KG 30 (30th Bomber Wing), I./KG 25 (l./25th Bomber Wing) |
| 4E+ |
Aufkl.Gr. 13 (13th Reconnaissance Group: later: 15th
Short-range Reconnaissance Wing) |
| 4F+ |
KGr.z.b.V. 400 (400th Special Duties Battle Group) |
| 4M+ |
Erg.Z.Gr. (Replacement Group), later I./152nd Assault
Wing) |
| 4N+ |
Aufkl.Gr. 22 (22nd Reconnaissance Group), Westa 3 with
Squadron letter "H" |
| 4Q+ |
Liaison Squadron of 7th Flying Division |
| 4R+ |
7./NJG 2 (7./2nd Night Fighter Wing) in spring 1944
the code for this unit was changed from R4 to 4R |
| 4T+ |
Westa 51 (51st Metrological Squadron) with Squadron
letter "H" |
| 4U+ |
Aufkl. Gr.123 (123rd Reconnaissance Group) |
| 4V+ |
KGr.z.b.V. 9+106 (9th+106th Special Duties Battle Group),
l./KGr.z.b. V. 172 (172nd Special Duties Battle Group),
KGr.z.b. V. Neapel (Special Duties Battle Group Naples),
TG 3 (3rd Transport Squadron), TG 4 (in April 1945: 4th
Transport Squadron) |
| 5B+ |
10th Night Harassment Wing (i.e. the renamed II./ 1st
Glider Assault Wing as from September 1944) |
| 5D+ |
Aufkl. Gr.31 (31st Reconnaissance Group) |
| 5F+ |
Aufkl. Gr.14 (14th Reconnaissance Wing; later also called
14th Short-range Reconnaissance Wing) |
| 5J+ |
KG 4 (4th Bomber Wing) |
| 5K+ |
KG 3 (3rd Bomber Wing) |
| 5M+ |
Westa 26 (26th Metrological Squadron) Lfl. 2, Westa
26 Squadron southern Greece, renamed on 10.6.43 to Westa
27. No Squadron letter were painted on the aircrafts. |
| 5T+ |
KSG 1 (1st; from 1. 2. 1943 onwards: KG 101 101st Bomber
Wing) |
| 5W+ |
Maritime Transport Group |
| 5Z+ |
Wekusta 26 (26th Metrological Squadron) with the squadron
letter A + H. |
| 6A+ |
NAG 12 (12th Short-range Reconnaissance
Wing) |
| 6G+ |
St.G. 51 (51st Dive Bomber Wing), the original designation
lll./St.G. 51 was still kept after reforming to 11./St.G.
1 on 6.7.1940 |
| 6H+ |
Aircraft Replacement Group (Maritime) Kamp |
| 6I+ |
Kü.FI.Gr.706 (706th Coastal Reconnaissance Group), KGr.z.b.V
108 (108th Special Duties Battle Group), TG 20 (20th Transport
Wing), SAGr. 130 (130th Maritime Reconnaissance Wing) |
| 6K+ |
Aufkl.Gr. 23 (23rd Reconnaissance Group) |
| 6M+ |
Coastal Squadron Krim, 11th Reconnaissance Group, plus
several machines of the 8th Short-range Reconnaissance
Wing at the end of the war |
| 6N+ |
KG 100 (100 Bomber Wing) aicrafts with the squadron
letter "R" were assigned to the 17th test- and
instructional unit) |
| 6Q+ |
Replacement Squadron St.G.2 as 6Q+C. with letters in
ascending order. Probably SG 151 |
| 6R+ |
SAGr. 127 (127th Maritime Reconnaissance Wing) |
| 6U+ |
ZG 1 (1st Heavy Fighter Wing; after reforming) |
| 6W+ |
SAGr. 128 (128th Maritime Reconnaissance Group), Bordfliegergruppe
128 (128th Shipborne Wing) |
| 6Z+ |
Transport Group Herzog 1945 |
| 7A+ |
Aufkl.Gr. 121 (121st Reconnaissance Wing) |
| 7J+ |
NJG 102 (102nd Night Fighter Wing) |
| 7R+ |
SAGr. 125 (125th Maritime Reconnaissance Group) |
| 7T+ |
Kü.fl.Gr.606 (606th Coastal Reconnaissance Group), KGr.
606 (606th Bomber Group) |
| 7U+ |
KGr.z.b.V. 108 (108th Special Duties Battle Group) |
| 7V+ |
KGr.z.b.V. 700 (700th Special Duties Battle Group) |
| 8A+ |
1st Air Transport Group (Maritime) |
| 8I+ |
3./(H) Pz. NAG 16 (3./(AC) Anti-tank Squadron,
NAG 16 (16th Short-range Reconnaissance Wing)) |
| 8L+ |
Kü.FI.Gr. 906 (906th Coastal Reconnaissance Group),
SAGr.131 (131th Maritime Reconnaissance Wing) |
| 8Q+ |
Transportgruppe 10, 10th Transport Group,
seen on SM 82 (Squadron Unit unknown) |
| 8T+ |
KGr.z.b.V. 800, später TG 2 (800th Special Duties
Battle Group, later renamed 2nd Transport Wing) |
| 8U+ |
Stab Transportfliegerführer 2 (HQ AOC "Transportfliegerführer
2") |
| 8V+ |
NJG 200 (200th Night Fighter Wing) |
| 9G+ |
Ju 52 Formation |
| 9K+ |
KG 51 (51st Bomber Wing) |
| 9N+ |
Seen on Fi 156 + Me110 (Unit unknown) |
| 9P+ |
KGr.z.b.V. 9, 40, 50, 60, Frankfurt+Wittstock (9th,
40th, 50th, 60th Special Duties Battle Group, Frankfurt+Wittstock) |
| 9V+ |
FAG 5 (5th Long-range Reconnaissance Wing) |
| 9W+ |
NJG 101 (101st Night Fighter Wing) |
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meet the author |
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Wolfram Bradac |
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I was born in 1962 in Vienna.
During my school time I started modelling with Airfix kits.
After a long break I restarted modelling. My main subjects are
aircrafts of the German Luftwaffe of WWII, also military vehicles.
Like most other modellers I stored a lot of kits, more than
I built. Beside modelling photographing is my main subject. |
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Email:  luftwaffe@chello.at |
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