I have been doing some Genealogy research while I'm on the mend. I have come across some records of German Aviators. One thing I have noticed in these very hard to read records, is that many of these aviators were assigned to Armee Flugparks for various periods of time ranging from a few days to a few years. My understanding was these were areas the Armees would consolidate and repair equipment. But the number of aviators assigned in these Flugparks seems to be excessive. The records are amazing, but often hard for my Highschool German to comprehend. It is also pretty cool to follow an aviator from his initial assignment up through Fliegerschule, and then on to various units.

My questions are, were these Flugparks more than just equipment sites? Were units assigned here, under operational control of higher units? What could we expect to find in an Armee Flugpark?

In short they were the hub for men and materials for a given section of the Armee that is was assigned to. A supply, receiving and discharge station for men, pilots , ground crew and materials. Men would arrive from the front and pick up equipment or aircraft and take them back to frontline units. Usually it was near a railroad spur. Essentially they included Ersatz Abteilungen;