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Kampfgeschwader 200 (KG 200) ("[Air] Combat Squadron 200") was a German Luftwaffe special operations unit during World War II.The unit carried out especially difficult bombing and transport operations and long-distance reconnaissance flights, tested new aircraft designs and operated captured aircraft.
The first Luftwaffe units to receive the bomber were Kampfgeschwader 153 (KG 153), and KG 155. Aufklärungsgruppe (F)/122, a reconnaissance unit, began converting to the Do 17 F-1. In early 1937, KG 255 was formed, also to be equipped with the Do 17 E-1. [2] According to the Generalquartiermeister der Luftwaffe, 479 Do 17s
Luftwaffe: Role: Reconnaissance: Aufklärungsgruppe 123 (123st Reconnaissance Group) was a Luftwaffe air reconnaissance group that participated in World War II.
Theodor Rowehl (9 February 1894 – 6 June 1978) was a German pilot who founded the Luftwaffe's strategic air reconnaissance programme, and headed what became known as the Rowehl Squadron and became Kampfgeschwader 200 after his resignation in December 1943.
Aufklärungsgruppe 11 (11th Reconnaissance Group) was a German Air Force air reconnaissance group that participated in the Axis-led invasion of Yugoslavia during World War II. [1] The Aufklärungsgruppe was based in Großenhain prior to World War II. It was made up of a Gruppenstab (headquarters unit) and five Staffeln (squadrons). [2]
By the time the Hs 126 A-1 was introduced to service with the Luftwaffe in 1938, the re-equipping of reconnaissance formations was already well advanced. The majority of aircraft operated by its short-range reconnaissance units comprised the Heinkel He 45 and Heinkel He 46; in comparison to the Hs 126, both of these aircraft were slower, more vulnerable to ground fire and inclement weather ...
The Luftwaffe initially operated the Do 215 as a bomber and reconnaissance aircraft. Aircraft equipped with Rb 20/30 and Rb 50/30 cameras were used for long-range reconnaissance missions, primarily at the Ob.d.L (Oberkommando der Luftwaffe). Later aircraft operated as night fighters. The last of the Do 215s were retired in late 1944.
Palsar 7 – the 7th Armored Brigade reconnaissance unit. Palsar 401 – the 401st Brigade reconnaissance unit. Palsar 188 – the 188th Armored Brigade reconnaissance unit. (Reserve) Reserve Brigades Reconnaissance Companies; Combat Engineer Corps Battalion Recon/Scout Platoons; Unit Yahalom (Generally referred to as a commando unit) Sayeret Yael