 The German defeat in the Crimea on 12 May, necessitated aircraft to evacuate personnel and KG 55 was called in to do so from 11–15 May, operating from Focsani, Romania.It transferred to Deblin on 16 May, but had 35 He 111 H-16s on strength on 1 June 1944.II "Gruppe" also trained for long-range operations under the command of IV "Fliegerkorps".It was brought up to strength with 35 H-16s at Deblin