Schlachtgeschwader 4 Codes
By Andrew Arthy
Introduction
This article lists aircraft codes used by Luftwaffe ground-attack unit Schlachtgeschwader 4. Codes are drawn from various sources, although the major source is the Luftwaffe aircraft loss material.
Stab S.G. 4, previously Stab Sch.G. 2
28.06.43: Blue letters
01.12.43: Blue letter
I./S.G. 4, previously II./Sch.G. 2
08.05.43: Yellow letter
21.05.43: White letter
09.06.43: Red letter
11.06.43: White, red, black and yellow letters
13.06.43: Red letter
28.06.43: Green and white letters (the former was a Stab machine)
10.07.43: White letter
04.08.43: Black letter
09.08.43: Yellow letters
14.08.43: Black letter
16.08.43: White letter
03.09.43: Yellow letter
04.09.43: White letter
Aircraft from the Stab and II./Sch.G. 2 captured on Sardinia: Blue, white, black and yellow letters.
14.05.44: White numeral
15.05.44: White numeral
21.05.44: Yellow numerals
25.05.44: Green, black and yellow numerals
03.06.44: Green and black numerals
12.06.44: Black numeral and black letter
01.07.44: Green, white, black and yellow numerals
07.07.44: White and yellow numerals
23.01.45: White numerals
28.01.45: Black numerals
01.02.45: Yellow and white numerals
09.02.45: White numeral
12.02.45: White numeral
14.02.45: Yellow numeral
15.02.45: White numeral
20.02.45: Yellow numeral
28.02.45: Black numeral
01.03.45: White numerals
04.03.45: Black numeral
16.03.45: Black and yellow numeral
18.03.45: White and black numerals
25.03.45: White numerals
27.03.45: White numeral
29.03.45: Yellow numeral
15.04.45: Yellow numerals
16.04.45: White, black and yellow numerals
17.04.45: Black numeral
II./S.G. 4, previously II./S.K.G. 10
13.03.43: White letters
23.03.43: Green letter (this is a Stab machine)
16.04.43: White and yellow letters
07.05.43: Yellow letter
23.05.43: White and black letters
25.05.43: Black letter
30.05.43: White and yellow letters
01.06.43: Green letter
06.06.43: Yellow letter
28.08.43: Black numeral
29.08.43: White and black numerals
02.09.43: White and red numerals
06.09.43: Red numeral
10.09.43: Black numeral
02.10.43: White numeral
04.10.43: Black numeral
10.10.43: Red letter
19.05.44: White numeral
21.05.44: Yellow numeral
29.05.44: Green, white and black numerals
12.06.44: White letter and yellow numeral
25.07.44: Black numeral
31.01.45: Black numerals
14.04.45: Green numeral (this is a Stab machine)
16.04.45: Black and yellow numerals
17.04.45: White and yellow numerals
18.04.45: White and yellow numerals
19.04.45: White numeral
III./S.G. 4, previously III./Z.G. 2 and III./S.K.G. 10
03.11.42: Black numerals
02.01.43: Black numeral
05.01.43: White and yellow numerals
07.01.43: White numeral
20.01.43: White numeral
24.01.43: White numeral
28.01.43: Yellow numeral
31.01.43: White numeral
02.02.43: Yellow numeral
22.03.43: White numerals
29.03.43: Yellow numerals
02.04.43: Yellow numeral
09.04.43: White and yellow numerals
10.04.43: White numeral
11.04.43: White numeral
14.04.43: Black and yellow numerals
20.04.43: White and yellow numerals
24.04.43: Yellow numeral
05.06.43: Black letter
13.06.43: Black letter
14.06.43: White letter
15.06.43: Black letter
26.06.43: White letter
05.07.43: White letter
04.09.43: White numeral
09.09.43: White numerals
21.09.43: White numeral
07.06.44: Black and yellow numerals
01.01.45: White, Yellow and Black numerals
23.01.45: White numeral
24.01.45: Black numerals
25.01.45: Yellow numerals
26.01.45: Yellow numerals
27.01.45: Yellow and white numerals
31.01.45: Red numeral
03.02.45: Yellow numeral
10.02.45: Black numeral
11.02.45: Yellow and black numerals
03.03.45: Black and yellow numerals
16.04.45: White and yellow numerals
Bibliography
Primary Sources
NA AIR 40/2159, A.I.2(g) Reports 1030 - 1343A, June-November 1943
NA HW 5, Government Code and Cypher School: German Section: Reports of German Army and Air Force High Grade Machine Decrypts
NA WO 208/5508, CSDIC (AFHQ) Special Report, 12 December 1943
Genst.Gen.Qu.6.Abt. loss material
WASt. material
Luftflotte 6 losses
Secondary Sources
Arthy, A. & Jessen, M. The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 in North Africa, Classic Publications, Hersham, 2004.
Janda, A. & Poruba, T. Focke-Wulf Fw 190F, G, JaPo,
Electronic Sources
Beale, N.
Acknowledgements
J. Beaman
A. Brekken
C.E. Charles
M. Jessen
J. Perry
D. Wadman
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