I love finding info on lesser known units LOL. Does anyone else have any info on others? LUFTWAFFEN LEGION - ESTLAND [Liepaja-Grobina, Latvia] Under an OKL order of August 11, 1944 the Latvian Flying Units were combined into the Luftwaffen-Legion Lettland. The training centre at Liepaja-Grobina became Erg.Flg.Gr. Lettland (Latvian Replacement Training Group) Obstl. Janis Rucels (a Latvian) was appointed commander of the Luftwaffen-Legion Lettland. 80% of the Latvian flying personnel had been decorated with the Iron Cross. Lt. Teodors Abrams was the most combat-experienced Latvian Airman. He was recommended for the German Cross in Gold (DKG). An order was made for disbandment of this group as there were(unfounded) fears the Latvian Airmen could abscond to Sweden. Fw Zanis Tamsons of 1./NSGr.12(lett)the most decorated Latvian night harrasement(Bomber Group) October 8 1944 made his way to Gotland with an Henschel Hs 126 (6A+NL) taking his Mechanic with him. A new Fighter Group was organized of two groups of 5 Latvian Airmen.These were: JUNE 1944 JULY 1944 Oblt.Eduards Millers Uffz. Vitolds Berkis Lt. Arnolds Mencis Uffz. Valdemars Livmanis Lt.Janis Lecis Uffz. Julijs Stars Uffz.Haralds Makars Flg.Roberts Dumpis Uffz.Harijs Klints Flg. Edgars Lazdins The first group were sent to the Jagdfliergervorschule in Parow (Near Stralsund)afterwards the five Airmen were posted to Plathe, Lignitz and Sagan for training on the Focke-Wulf Fw 190As. The second group were mainly assigned to low level ground support tasks. (Source:Alex Vanags-Baginskis who was there) http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Luftwaffen_Legion-Lettland
Most of the 20 or so Luftwaffe Field Divisions don't have much history on them. Also, I have not seen or heard much of anyhting dealing with any Luftwaffe Weather Personnel who manned a Weather Station somewhere in Norway-perhaps Spitzbergen or somewhere? Also, there was a Luftwaffe Jager unit as well as a Luftwaff Ski unit. I can't remember where I first read what little that was said about them. Also, there was a Luftwaffe "Special Forces" unit as well but, I don't know anything about them nor what their unit size was or anything? That's how little of info there is about these guys that's published.
Another one I like was 2/NSGr 11 it was a Luftwaffe night-harrassment unit on the Eastern front, manned by Estonian volunteers, flying Dutch Fokker C.V biplanes. Estonians flying Dutch biplanes for the Luftwaffe against the Russians? Who would have guessed that one? LOL
13. Staffel (slowakisches) Jagdgeschwader 52 (13.(slovak)/ JG 52) was a front-line unit madeup of Slovak personnel during World War II. They operated in southern Russia using Messerschmidt Bf 109s (F and G), between 1941 and 1943. On their return home, they were reassigned to emergency flights covering the Bratislava air space.
