{"id":221,"date":"2012-04-08T17:33:52","date_gmt":"2012-04-08T16:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chronicles-of-the-luftwaffe.de\/?page_id=221"},"modified":"2018-03-29T15:08:20","modified_gmt":"2018-03-29T14:08:20","slug":"kampfgeschwader-100-wiking-the-channel-front-1940-1941","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.chronicles-of-the-luftwaffe.de\/?page_id=221","title":{"rendered":"Kampfgeschwader 100 “Wiking” – The Channel Front (1940 \u2013 1941)"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the beginning of June 1940, K. Gr. 100<\/em> was withdrawn from active duties and re-equipped for their next missions. To cover for previous losses, new aircraft arrive – Heinkel He 111 H-3<\/em>, and a 3. Staffel<\/em> was formed in July, bringing the number of available aircraft up to 39[1. Balke, Ulf (1981): p. 46].<\/p>\n

Other than that, the time was spent to train on pathfinder missions using the X-Verfahren<\/em>. Eventually, the unit was relocated to France, to the city of Vannes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The first mission K. Gr. 100<\/em> has been flying against a target on the British Isles was a raid on a Spitfire plant in Castle Bromwich<\/em>, just east of Birmingham<\/em> – it took place on August 13, 1940 – Adlertag<\/em>[2. Balke, Ulf (1981): p. 53].<\/p>\n

Other targets over England had been the installation in the cities of London, Glasgow, Birmingham, Bristol, Liverpool, Manchester, Coventry, Southampton<\/em>, and others. \"\"<\/a>In June 1941, the K. Gr. 100<\/em> was relocated to Chartres<\/em>from where it continued to fly missions to the British Isles[3. Balke, Ulf (1981): p. 79] – but only for a short time: mid of July 1941, the time on the Western Front came to an end and the group was moved towards the east.<\/p>\n

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