Silver Mess Hall Fork Luftwaffe II./K.G. 254
Major Behrendt April 1, 1938

Mess Hall Fork

Material: Silver (800 fineness) HULSE
Length: 214mm
Weight: 66g
Engraving: Luftwaffe Eagle II / K.G. 254 Major Behrendt April 1, 1938

Kampfgeschwader (K.G.) 254

Combat Squadron 254 was formed on April 1, 1936 with 4 groups without a squadron headquarters:
Group I in Delmenhorst, Group II in Eschwege, Group III. Group in Diepholz and the IV. Group in Gütersloh.
On April 1, 1938, a squadron headquarters was formed in Lippstadt, which was converted to the headquarters of Kampfgeschwader 155 on November 1, 1938. On the same date, a new squadron headquarters for Combat Squadron 254 was formed in Fritzlar.
From September 25 to October 18, 1938, the IV Group from Neudorf in Silesia took part in leaflet operations over the Sudetenland. On November 1, 1938, the I. and II. Gruppe became the I. and II./Kampfgeschwader 155. The III. and IV. Gruppe to the new I. and II. Gruppe of Kampfgeschwader 254.
Finally, on May 1, 1939, the staff and Group I were renamed Staff and Group I of Combat Squadron 54. Group II went to Combat Squadron 28

II. Group KG 254 from April 1, 1938 to November 1, 1938 stationed in Giessen Air Base.

Fliegerhorst (Air Base) Giessen

The city of Giessen is located in central Hesse in the district of the same name. After the First World War and the provisions of the Versailles Treaty, Giessen was interesting as a military location because it was just outside the demilitarized zone. In the 1930s and 1940s, around 467 hectares of urban land were given to the Wehrmacht and Luftwaffe for a small price. More barracks were built: artillery barracks (Bleidorn barracks, Pendleton Barracks) and forest barracks (Verdun barracks, River Barracks). A military training area was set up between the former Steuben barracks in Giessen and the Hohe Warte. Other barracks included the Zeughauskaserne and Neue Kaserne (mountain barracks). On today's Rivers Automeile site, the Wehrmacht maintained the Gisela communications bunker, which was used, among other things, to coordinate the attacks on France.
Large parts of the facility still exist today.