Italian Invasion of Greece

28 October 40

Stormo	Gruppo	Squadriglie	Aircraft	Strength	Base
Commando Aeronautica Albania
	160° Gruppo Aut. CT	393^a	CR.32	8	Drenova ⁽¹⁾
		394^a	CR.32	14	Drenova ⁽¹⁾
		395^a	G.50bis	18	Berat
38° Stormo BT	39° Gruppo BT	51^a, 69^a	SM.81	12	Valona
38° Stormo BT	40° Gruppo BT	202^a, 203^a	SM.81	12	Valona
	105° Gruppo Aut. BT	254^a, 255^a	SM.79	15	Tirana
	72° Gruppo Aut. OA	25^a	Ro.37bis	18	Koritza
		42^a			Valona
		120^a			Argyrokastron
Comando 4^a Zona Aera Territoriale
35° Stormo BM	86° Gruppo BM	190^a, 191^a	Z.506B	12	Brindisi
35° Stormo BM	95° Gruppo BM	230^a, 231^a	Z.506B	11	Brindisi
37° Stormo BT	55° Gruppo BT	220^a, 221^a	SM.81	18	Lecce
37° Stormo BT	116° Gruppo BT	276^a, 277^a	BR.20/20M	18	Lecce
47° Stormo BT	106° Gruppo BT	260^a, 261^a	Z.1007bis	12	Grottaglie
47° Stormo BT	107° Gruppo BT	262^a, 263^a		12	Grottaglie
	50° Gruppo Aut. BT	210^a, 211^a		20	Brindisi
	96° Gruppo B.a'T	236^a, 237^a	Ju 87B/R	20	Lecce
	2° Gruppo CT	150^a	CR.32	9	Bari
	2° Gruppo CT	152^a	G.50	12	Grottaglie
Aeronautica Dell'Egeo (25 September 1940)
		161^a Aut. CM ⁽²⁾	Ro.43/44	1/8	Lero
		163^a Aut. CT	CR.42	9	Gadurra'
39° Stormo BT	56° Gruppo BT	222^a, 223^a	SM.81	?
39° Stormo BT	92° Gruppo BT	200^a, 201^a	SM.79	?
	34° Gruppo BT	67^a, 68^a Sq.	SM.79	12
	41° Gruppo BT	204^a, 205^a Sq.	Z.1007bis	16
	41° Gruppo BT	204^a, 205^a Sq.	SM.82	6
	84° Gruppo Aut. RM	147^a, 185^a	Z.501	15	Lero
	Sezione Soccorso		Z.506C	2	Rodi (from 18/6)
	Sezione RS		Z.506	2	Rodi
Reinforcements between 1 and 11 November 1940.
Commando Aeronautica Albania
	24° Gruppo Aut. CT	354^a, 355^a, 361^a	G.50bis	29	Tirana
	150° Gruppo Aut. CT	363^a	CR.42	38	Tirana
		364^a			Valona
		365^a			Argyrokastron
	154° Gruppo Aut. CT	361^a e 395^a	G.50	21	Berat
	104° Gruppo Aut. BT	252^a, 253^a	SM.79	16	Tirana
Comando 4^a Zona Aerea Territoriale
		372^a Aut. CT	MC.200	12	Brindisi
	41° Gruppo Aut. BT	204^a, 205^a	Z.1007bis	16	Brindisi

(1) During the campaign it received Fiat CR.42s and some G.50s. Shortly after the beginning of operations the airfield at Drenova was abandoned and 393^a Sq. went to Devoli and 394^a Sq. to Berat.

(2) 162^a Sq. was formed at Marizza on 1 January 1941 with Fiat CR.42s. On 11 June 1941 there was transferred also the 164^a Sq. CT (CR.42s) and it was formed the 161° Gruppo CT with 162^a, 163^a, and 164^a. 161^a Sq. Aut. CM was disbanded. On 12 November 1941 the 161° Gruppo began to be re-equipped with G.50s.

Assault on the Balkans

5 April 41

Luftwaffe

		Aircraft
Unit	Airbase	Type	Strength	Svcble
Luftflotte 4
Stab, I, III/KG 2	Zwölfing	Do 17Z	65	63
III/KG 3	Münchendorf	Do 17Z	28	26
III/KG 3	Münchendorf	Ju 88A	3	-
II/KG 4	Wien-Aspern	He 111P	28	25
KG 51	Wiener Neustadt	Ju 88A	81	55
Fliegerführer Graz
I/JG 27	Graz-Thalerhof	Bf 109E	33	27
Stab, 5, 6/JG 54		Bf 109E	35*	27*
Stab/StG 3		Ju 87B	3	1
Stab/StG 3		He 111H	-	1
II/StG 77		Ju 87B	39	34
Fliegerführer Arad
4, III/JG 54	Arad	Bf 109E	42*	39*
Stab, II, III/JG 77	Deta	Bf 109E	92	73
I/ZG 26	Szeged	Bf 110C/E	33	30
Stab, I, III/StG 77	Arad	Ju 87B	82	68
		Bf 109E	5	4
		Bf 110C	1	1
VIII. Fliegerkorps
Stab, III/JG 27	Belica	Bf 109E	45	44
II/JG 27	Sofia		40	37
I (J)/LG 2	Sofia		27	22
II/ZG 26	Krainici	Bf 110C/E	37	25
I/LG 1	Krumovo	Ju 88A	?	?
II (S)/LG 2	Sofia	Bf 109E	29	23
10 (S)/LG 2	Krainici	Hs 123A	32	20
I/StG 1	Krainici	Ju 87R	24	23
Stab, I, III/StG 2	Belica-Nord	Ju 87B	72	69
Stab, I, III/StG 2		Ju 87R	9	9
I/StG 3		Ju 87B	30	30
I/StG 3		Ju 87R	9	9
IV/KG zbV 1	Krumovo	Ju 52	?	?
Deutsche Luftwaffenmission Rumänien
III/JG 52	Bukarest-Pipera	Bf 109E	57	45
* 4./JG 54 strengths are included with those of II/JG 54

Grand Totals

Number	Type	Strength	Svcble
7	Kampfgruppen	205	169
7	Stukagruppen	280	255
1 1/3	Schlachtgruppen	61	43
9	Jagdgruppen	371	314
2	Zerstörergruppen	70	55

I/LG 1 isn't counted in the above totals.

Regia Aeronautica

Stormo	Gruppo	Squadriglie	Base	Aircraft	Strength
Commando Aeronautica Albania
	22° Gruppo Aut. CT	359^a, 362^a, 369^a	Tirana	MC.200	37
	24° Gruppo Aut. CT	354^a, 355^a	Devoli	G.50/G.50bis ⁽¹⁾	26
	150° Gruppo Aut. CT	2 Squadriglie only	Valona	MC.200	20
	154° Gruppo Aut. CT	361^a, 395^a	Devoli	G.50/G.50bis ⁽¹⁾	27
	160° Gruppo Aut. CT	375^a, 393^a, 394^a	Devoli	CR.42	30
	101° Gruppo Aut. B a'T	208^a, 238^a	Tirana	Ju 87B	20
	72° Gruppo OA	42^a	Valona	Ro.37bis	9
	72° Gruppo OA	120^a	Durazzo	Ca.311	9
	5° Gruppo OA	31^a, 39^a	Berat	Ro.37bis	18
	(68° Gruppo OA)	35^a Sq. OA	Pequini	Ro.37bis	8
	(65° Gruppo OA)	87^a Sq. OA	Tirana	Ca.311	7
	70° Gruppo OA	25^a		Ro.37bis	9
	70° Gruppo OA	114^a		Ca.311	8
4^a Squadra Aerea
	8° Gruppo Aut. CT	92^a, 93^a, 94^a	Oria ⁽²⁾	MC.200	14
	153° Gruppo Aut. CT	372^a, 373^a, 374^a	Brindisi		38
			Bari		38
			Grottaglie	CR.42	9
		370^a Sq. Aut. CT	Grottaglie	MC.200	12
	(21° Gruppo CT)	356^a	Bari Palese ⁽³⁾	MC.200	6
	97° Gruppo Aut. B a'T	209^a	Lecce	Ju 87R	10
13° Stormo BT	11° Gruppo BT	1^a, 4^a	Gioia del Colle	BR.20	12
13° Stormo BT	43° Gruppo BT	3^a, 5^a	Gioia del Colle	BR.20	12
35° Stormo Misto	86° Gruppo BM	192^a, 191^a	Brindisi	Z.506B	12
35° Stormo Misto	95° Gruppo BT	230^a, 231^a	Brindisi	Z.1007bis	15
37° Stormo BT	55° Gruppo BT	47^a, 48^a	Lecce	BR.20/BR.20M	15
37° Stormo BT	116° Gruppo BT	276^a, 277^a	Lecce	BR.20/BR.20M	12
38° Stormo BT	39° Gruppo BT	276^a, 277^a	Foggia	BR.20	8
38° Stormo BT	40° Gruppo BT	202^a, 203^a	Foggia	BR.20	8
47° Stormo BT	106° Gruppo BT	260^a, 261^a	Grottaglie	Z.1007bis	13
	107° Gruppo BT	262^a, 263^a	Grottaglie		13
(16° Stormo BT)	50° Gruppo BT	210^a, 211^a	Brindisi		8
(46° Stormo BT)	104° Gruppo BT	252^a, 253^a	Foggia	SM.79	15
(46° Stormo BT)	105° Gruppo BT	254^a, 255^a	Bari	SM.79	15
2^a Squadra Aerea
4° Stormo CT	9° Gruppo CT	73^a, 96^a, 97^a	Alture di Pola	MC.200	23
	9° Gruppo CT	73^a, 96^a, 97^a	Gorizia		23
	10° Gruppo CT	84^a, 90^a, 91^a	Ronchi dei Legionari		23
54° Stormo CT	7° Gruppo CT	76^a, 86^a, 98^a	Treviso		22
	16° Gruppo CT	167^a, 168^a, 169^a	Ravenna		22
	16° Gruppo CT	167^a, 168^a, 169^a	Udine		22
18° Stormo BT	31° Gruppo BT	65^a, 66^a	Aviano	BR.20/BR.20M	16
18° Stormo BT	37° Gruppo BT	47^a, 48^a	Aviano		16
	25° Gruppo Aut. BT	8^a, 9^a	Forli		15
	99° Gruppo Aut. BT	242^a, 243^a	Vicenza		14
	71° Gruppo OA	38^a, 116^a	Udine	Ro.37	12
	63° Gruppo OA	41^a, 113^a	Udine	Ro.37	14
	61° Gruppo OA	34^a, 128^a	Gorizia	Ca.311	15
	97° Gruppo Aut. B.a'T.	239^a	Jesi	Ju 87R	10

(1) Deliveries of the "bis" version started on April 1941
(2)The 8° Gruppo was based on Oria-Manduria airfield on April 1941, but was never employed actively in war operations, being used only for patrols and went back to Caselle airfield in May 1941.
(3) This unit arrived too late to have much impact on the campaign.

Grand Totals

Type	Aeronautica Albania	2^a Squadra Aerea	4^a Squadra Aerea	Totals
Fighters	140	90	65	295
Bombers		61	149	210
Bomber Floatplanes			12	12
Dive Bombers	20		20	40

Crete

20 May 1941

Luftwaffe

Unit	Airbase	Type
VIII. Fliegerkorps
Stab, I, III/KG 2	Menidi	Do 17Z
III/KG 3	Menidi	Do 17Z
I, II/LG 1	Eleusis	Ju 88A
II/KG 26	Eleusis	He 111H
II/KG 4	Rhodes-Gadurra	He 111H
Stab, II/StG 1	Argos	Ju 87B
Stab, I/StG 2	Molaoi and Mycene
III/StG 2	Scarpanto
I/StG 3	Argos
I, II, III/StG 77
Stab, I, II/ZG 26		Bf 110
II/ZG 76		Bf 110
II, III/JG 77	Molaoi	Bf 109E
I(J)/LG 2	Molaoi	Bf 109E
XI. Fliegerkorps
Kampfgeschwader zbV 1		Ju 52
I, II/KG zbV 1	Megara and Corinth
I, II/KG zbV 172	Megara and Corinth
Kampfgeschwader zbV 2
KGr zbV 60	Topolia
KGr zbV 101
KGr zbV 102
Kampfgeschwader zbV 3
KGr zbV 40	Tanagra
KGr zbV 105
KGr zbV 106
I/LLG 1		DFS 230/Ju 52

Note: II/KG 4 was primarily occupied with mining operations against Alexandria and the Suez Canal

Totals

Bf 109E	119
Bf 110	114
Bombers	228
Stukas	205
Ju 52	520
Gliders	72

Note: The Ju 52 total appears to excludes the tugs of I/LLG 1.

Regia Aeronautica

Unit	Subordinate Units	Airfield	Type
56° Gruppo BT⁽⁴⁾	222^a, 223^a	Gadurra'	SM.81
41° Gruppo BT ⁽¹⁾	204^a, 205^a Squadriglia	Gadurra'	SM.84 (12 a/c)
50° Gruppo CT	210^a, 211^a Squadriglia	Maritza	Z.1007bis ⁽³⁾
92° Gruppo BT	200^a, 201^a Squadriglia	Gadurra'	SM.79
161^a Squadriglia Aut. CM		Leros	Ro.43/44
162^a Squadriglia Aut. CT	⁽²⁾	Scarpanto	CR.42
163^a Squadriglia Aut. CT		Gadurra'	CR.32/42
172^a Squadriglia RT		Maritza	Z.1007bis
281^a Squadriglia Aut. AS		Gadurra'	SM.79sil
Sezzione Soccorso		Rhodes	Z.506B

*(1) the Gruppo was a mixed unit (BT & AS) having 3 torpedo-bomber crews in charge
*(2) 162^a Sq. trasferred to Scarpanto between 12 and 15 May to operate as airfield defence
*(3) On 25 May, 231^a Sq. BT moved to Aegean but on 1 June was back in Italy, leaving its 6 Z.1007bis to 50° Gruppo
*(4)56° Gruppo BT doesn't appear to have participated in the Battle of Crete in any significant way. Its aircraft aren't included in the totals below.

Serviceable Totals

Fighters	20
Bombers	21
Torpedo-bombers	4
Fighter-reconnaissance floatplanes	4
Reconnaissance floatplanes	2

Sources:

Ulf Balke's KG 2 unit history,
Christopher Shores' Air War For Yugoslavia, Greece and Crete 1940-41
G. Santoro's L'Aeronautica Italiana nella Seconda Guerra Mondiale vol.1 (Ed. ESSE, 1966)
Emiliani-Ghergo-Vigna's Regia Aeronautica: Balcani e Fronte Orientale (Intergest 1974)
Composed with the help of Ferdinando D'Amico & Gabriele Valentini

Operation Barbarossa
21 June 1941

		Aircraft
Unit	Airbase	Type	Strength	Svcble
Luftflotte 1
KGr zbV 106	?	Ju 52	44	8
I. Fliegerkorps
Stab/KG 1	Powunden	He 111H	1	1
II/KG 1	Powunden	Ju 88A	29	27
III/KG 1	Eichwalde bei Labiau		30	29
Stab/KG 76	Gerdauen		1	0
I/KG 76	Gerdauen		30	22
II/KG 76	Jürgenfelde		30	25
III/KG 76	Schippenbeil		29	22
Stab/KG 77	Heiligenbeil		1	1
I/KG 77	Jesau		30	23
II/KG 77	Wormditt		31	23
III/KG 77	Heiligenbeil		29	20
Stab/JG 54	Lindental	Bf 109F	4	3
I/JG 54	Rautenburg		40	34
II/JG 54	Trakehnen		40	33
III/JG 54	Blumenfeld		40	35
4., 5./JG 53	Neuseidel		35	33
Fliegerführer Ostsee
KGr 806	Prowehren	Ju 88A	30	18
Luftgau-Kommando I
Erg./JG 52	Neuhausen	Bf 109E	30	19
Erg./JG 54	Neuhausen	Bf 109E	24	19
Luftflotte 2
Stab/JG 53	Krzewica	Bf 109F	6	6
I/JG 53	Krzewica		35	29
III/JG 53	Subolewo		38	36
IV/KG zbV 1	?	Ju 52	40	38
II. Fliegerkorps
Stab/KG 3	(Deblin)	Do 17Z	1	0
Stab/KG 3		Ju 88A	2	2
I/KG 3			41	32
II/KG 3			38	32
II/KG 3		Do 17Z	1	0
Stab/KG 53	Radom	He 111H	6	4
I/KG 53	Grojec		28	18
II/KG 53	Radom		21	10
III/KG 53	Radzyn		29	20
III/KG 53	Radzyn	He 111P	2	2
Stab/StG 77	Biala Podlaska	Bf 110	7	6
Stab/StG 77		Ju 87B	3	1
I/StG 77			38	31
II/StG 77	Woskrzenice		39	27
II/StG 77		Bf 110	1	0
III/StG 77		Ju 87B	35	28
Stab/SKG 210	(Radzyn)	Bf 110	5	4
I/SKG 210	Rognoznicka		41	33
II/SKG 210	Rognoznicka		37	37
Stab/JG 51	Siedlce	Bf 109F	4	4
I/JG 51	Starawies		40	38
II/JG 51	Siedlce		40	23
III/JG 51	Halaszi		38	30
IV/JG 51	Krzewica		38	26
VIII. Fliegerkorps
Stab/KG 2	Arys-Rostken	Do 17Z	11	5
I/KG 2	Arys-Rostken		35	19
8., 9./KG 2	Lyck		41	23
III/KG 3	(Suwalki)		44	18
Stab/StG 1	(Radczki)	Bf 110	3	2
Stab/StG 1		Ju 87B	3	2
II/StG 1			39	28
III/StG 1			39	24
Stab/StG 2	(Praschnitz)	Bf 110	6	4
Stab/StG 2		Ju 87B	3	3
I/StG 2		Ju 87B	35	19
III/StG 2		Ju 87R	39	20
II (Sch.)/LG 2		Bf 109E	38	37
10. (Sch.)/LG 2	?	Hs 123A	22	17
Stab/ZG 26	Suwalki	Bf 110C/E	4	4
I/ZG 26			38	17
II/ZG 26			36	30
Stab/JG 27	Subolewo	Bf 109E	4	4
II/JG 27	Berzniki		40	31
III/JG 27	Subolewo		40	14
II/JG 52	Subolewo	Bf 109E/F	39	37
KGr zbV 9	?	Ju 52	?	?
KGr zbV 102	?	Ju 52	43	8
Luftflotte 4
KGr zbV 50, 104	?	Ju 52	85	61
IV. Fliegerkorps
Stab/KG 27	Focsani-Sud	He 111H	5	5
I/KG 27			30	22
II/KG 27			24	21
III/KG 27	Zilistea		28	25
II/KG 4	Zilistea		24	8
Stab/JG 77	Bacau	Bf 109E	2	2
II/JG 77	Roman	Bf 109E	39	19
III/JG 77	Roman	Bf 109F-4	35	20
I (J.)/LG 2	Janca	Bf 109E	40	20
V. Fliegerkorps
Stab/KG 51	Krosno	Ju 88A	2	2
I/KG 51			22	22
II/KG 51			36	29
III/KG 51	Lezany		32	28
Stab/KG 54	Lublin-Swidnik		1	1
I/KG 54			34	31
II/KG 54			36	33
Stab/KG 55	Labunie	Bf 110	2	1
Stab/KG 55		He 111H	27	27
I/KG 55			27	27
II/KG 55			24	22
III/KG 55	Klemensow		25	24
Stab/JG 3	Hostynne	Bf 109F	4	4
I/JG 3	Dub		35	28
II/JG 3	Hostynne		35	32
III/JG 3	Modorowka		35	34
Deutsche Lufwaffen-Mission Rumänien
Stab/JG 52	Bukarest and Mizil	Bf 109F	4	3
III/JG 52	Mizil and Pipera	Bf 109F	43	41

Note: Information on transport units is taken from Price's Luftwaffe Data Book and the strengths are for 24 June. Curiously KGr zbV 9 is not shown therein. Only Erg.Gruppen that participated in combat are shown.

Grand Totals
	Deployed in the East			Deployed Elsewhere
Type	Number	Strength	Svcble	Number	Strength	Svcble
Kampfgruppen	28 2/3	929	703	16 2/3	500	252
Stukagruppen	9	376	270	3	90	64
Schlachtgruppen	1 1/3	60	44	0	0	0
Zerstörergruppen	2	78	51	2	63	47
Jagdgruppen	19 2/3	793	619	8	341	282
Erg.-Gr. (JG, ZG)	7	200	132	0	0	0
(F) Staffeln	8	102	72	10	151	92
Wetterstaffeln	3	33	26	3	29	17
Seefliegerstaffeln	3	27	22	18	194	117
Totals		2598	1939		1791	1161

Sources:

Balke's KG 2 unit history

Return to Luftwaffe Air OBs.

Return to Sturmvogel.

Italian Invasion of Greece

28 October 40

Assault on the Balkans

5 April 41

Luftwaffe

Grand Totals

Regia Aeronautica

Grand Totals

Crete

20 May 1941

Luftwaffe

Totals

Regia Aeronautica

Serviceable Totals

Sources:

Operation Barbarossa 21 June 1941

Sources:

Operation Barbarossa
21 June 1941