Luftwaffe SMF sword regiment markings?

**KansasViking** · 02-22-2023, 11:12 PM

Hello could someone ID these markings? Many thanks.

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**gerrit** · 02-23-2023, 09:35 AM

Yes these are unit markings.
Fl = Flieger
G = Gruppe
H = Horst
K could be Kaserne or the name of the airstrip, then for example Kaufbeuren.
In that case the sword was reassigned to the staff.
Flieger Horst Kaufbeuren

here some info:
Kaufbeuren (GER) (47 52 10 N – 10 37 10 E)
General: airfield (Fliegerhorst) 76 km SW of Munich in Bavaria and
1.2 km S of the town of Kaufbeuren.
History: served as an emergency landing ground for many years
before the war. Taken over by the Luftwaffe 1935-37 and developed
into a major flight training field.
Dimensions: approx. 1000 x 1000 meters (1100 x 1100 yards) and
square in shape.
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Luftwaffe Airfields 1935-45
Surface and Runways: grass surface. No paved runway.
Fuel and Ammunition: refueling points were in front of the hangars at
the NE corner. The ammunition dump was in the woods off the S
boundary.
Infrastructure: had 1 very large, 3 large, 2 medium and 2 small
hangars, the majority of these along the N boundary. All of them had
paved hangar aprons except for the 2 small hangars. Separate
workshops and a large motor pool were between the hangars on the
NW side of the field. The majority of the airfield buildings comprising
extensive barracks, offices and stores were located off the NW and N
boundaries. Additionally, 2 small groups of buildings were 1 km S of
the airfield on either side of a small hangar. Nearest rail connection
was in the town of Kaufbeuren.
Dispersal: no organized dispersals.
Defenses: 2 light Flak guns were mounted on hangar rooftops at the
NW and NE corners of the airfield (Oct 43).
Remarks:
25 Feb 45: Kaufbeuren bombed by 13 B-17 Fortresses as a target of
opportunity.
Operational Units: Verbindungsstaffel 62 (Apr-Jun 42); TGr. 30 (Dec
43 – Mar 44, May-Jun 44); III./KG 26 (Aug-Oct 44); 3.
Panzerjägerstaffel Bü 181 (Apr 45); 6. Panzerjägerstaffel Bü 181 (Apr
45).
School Units: elementary flight school Kaufbeuren (Sep 35 – Mar
39); 1. Fl.Schuldivision (Jan – Apr 45); Fl.Ausbildungs-Rgt. 23 (1939-
41); Schule/FAR 23 (Apr – Oct 39); Schule.FAR 23, FFS A/B 23 then
FFS A 23 (Aug 40 – Apr 45).
Station Commands: Fl.H.Kdtr. A Kaufbeuren (1940); Fl.Pl.Kdo. A
13/VII (c. Mar 43 – Mar 44); Fl.H.Kdtr. A(o) 14/VII (Apr 44 – Apr 45).
Kommandant (mainly prior to the establishment of numbered station
commands – not complete): Oberst Karl Deinhardt (1 Oct 36 - 31
Jan 39); Oberst Josef Pultar (1 Feb 39 - ? ) 9/39.
Station Units (on various dates – not complete): Erg.Fl.H.Kdtr. Afrika
(1942-43); 2. Flugh.Betr.Kp./ZG 1; Werft-Abt. 14/VII (1944-45);
gem.Flak-Abt. 191(v) (c.Oct-Dec 42)?; Traktorenzug d.Lw. 7/VII
(1944); Kfz.Werkstatt (o) d.Lw. 119/VII (1944-45); Flieger-Ers.Abt.
23 (Nov 38 – Apr 39); Stab/Erg.Fl.H.Kdtr. Afrika ( ? – Nov 43); Ausb.-
und Sammel-Btl. Luftflotte 2 (Nov 43); Lw.-Einstellkommando 27
Kaufbeuren.

Cheers
Ger