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Soderbaum · 28 April 2001, 12:54 AM

Hi Immo

Thanks for you answer. I do have the Mueckler article and it is really excellent but it still raises some questions...
Regarding serving area, KG 1 were serving within 5 German Army(Verdun) from Februar until at least April 1916...
KG 7 were formed within 5 German Army in June 1916 and received one Kasta from KG 1.

So the obvious conclusion is that KG 1 moved from 5 German Army to 2 German Army in June 1916 and left 2 kastas at the old Army...?
Kasta 4 was shortly re-establish as a new unit within KG 1.

But there also exist a source which says that KG 1 were within the 4 German Army(Flanders) in May 1916..??

When the 1 German Army(Somme) was re-establish around 1 August 1916...Do You have the exact date..? KG 1 become a part of this "new" Army and now they again had 6 Staffeln...

But in mid August 1916 Staffeln 2,3 and 5 together with Staffel 20 from KG 4 were send to Roumania(later Macedonia)...

The remaining Kastas 1,4 and 6 served within 1 German Army through the autumn of 1916
Around 10 December 1916 the remaining Kasta 1,4 and 6 now called Halbgeschwader 1 was ordered "away" from the Front for special duty..which for example included training together with the German Naval units..

VBR
Gunnar

28 April 2001, 12:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
Soderbaum Forum Ace of Aces Join Date: Jun 1999 Posts: 3,159	Hi Immo Thanks for you answer. I do have the Mueckler article and it is really excellent but it still raises some questions... Regarding serving area, KG 1 were serving within 5 German Army(Verdun) from Februar until at least April 1916... KG 7 were formed within 5 German Army in June 1916 and received one Kasta from KG 1. So the obvious conclusion is that KG 1 moved from 5 German Army to 2 German Army in June 1916 and left 2 kastas at the old Army...? Kasta 4 was shortly re-establish as a new unit within KG 1. But there also exist a source which says that KG 1 were within the 4 German Army(Flanders) in May 1916..?? When the 1 German Army(Somme) was re-establish around 1 August 1916...Do You have the exact date..? KG 1 become a part of this "new" Army and now they again had 6 Staffeln... But in mid August 1916 Staffeln 2,3 and 5 together with Staffel 20 from KG 4 were send to Roumania(later Macedonia)... The remaining Kastas 1,4 and 6 served within 1 German Army through the autumn of 1916 Around 10 December 1916 the remaining Kasta 1,4 and 6 now called Halbgeschwader 1 was ordered "away" from the Front for special duty..which for example included training together with the German Naval units.. VBR Gunnar