Re: Where is Prichon air field base of II/skg 210 10 August 1941 ?
 

What I am attempting to do here is track all the Luftwaffe groups that participated in the 1941 campaign. I started with STG 2 because I had the least information on it. Since both STG 2 and II SKG 210 went north with VIII Fliegerkorps tracking this unit might shed some light on the where STG 2 went (which I now believe was in Soltsy along with II LG 2). Next I will work on the movements of I SKG 210 and since I’m working on Bf 110s I’ll do I, II ZG 76 after that. My main focus is on the groups flying with II and VIII Fliegerkorps and this will become a series of maps identifying air fields for both Luftwaffe and VVS aviation units. This is a project within a project. The real project is to identify and track all the VVS aviation regiments in the 1941 campaign. So far work on the VVS has proven more easy.



Oquaig

Re: Where is Prichon air field base of II/skg 210 10 August 1941 ?
 

Evgeny,
You've got to get over here and get into my research material at the Archive at some time in the future. I'll take you through it all.

John V.

Re: Where is Prichon air field base of II/skg 210 10 August 1941 ?
 

John - thanks for this kind help.

I am not sure, if I will be able to get to England this year...

But could visit You, I hope, instead of me :)

Re: Where is Prichon air field base of II/skg 210 10 August 1941 ?
 

oquaig:

Actually, original (russian) names of that airfields are:

Malitino - Veretje (Веретье)
Prikhon - Medved (Медведь)

There are some photos of that airfields with crippled VVS aircrafts on it.

Re: Where is Prichon air field base of II/skg 210 10 August 1941 ?
 

Hello Doug,

Referring to your compilation of airfields where is tyrkovo (supposed to be near Luga.

Thanks again
Oquaig

Re: Where is Prichon air field base of II/skg 210 10 August 1941 ?
 

An interesting picture of Priyamino, Dokudovo and could it be...Bojary airfield ?

tell me what you think
Oquaig

Re: Where is Prichon air field base of II/skg 210 10 August 1941 ?
 

The following is from the Luftwaffe's 1941-44 perspective only. It appears that they were two separate airfields but quite close together.

Bojary (RUSS) (e. Boyari; today Boyary) (54 16 N – 28 49 E)
General: landing ground in Belorussia (today Belarus) 92 km NE of Minsk, 13 km E of Borisov (Barysaw) and just north of the railway line. Very little use, if any, from Sep 41 to Mar 44.
Dokudowo (RUSS) (e. Dokudovo) (54 20 N – 28 53 E)
General: landing ground in Belorussia (today Belarus) 100 km ENE of Minsk and 27 km ENE Borisov. Rated for bombers.

L.

Re: Where is Prichon air field base of II/skg 210 10 August 1941 ?
 

So if Stab.III./StG 1 was at Dokudovo between 5 to 17 July, and II./SKG 210 is at "Boyary" (54 16 N – 28 49 E matches the location for Priyamino - marked "C" on the photo) between 10 to 15 July, I am guessing that the Priyamino (marked "D" on the photo) is where III. and IV./JG 51 were based between 9 to 12 July. Sounds like a busy place. Most likely this is the same Boyary that Stab.I.II./KG 55 flew its missions to Moscow from.

Re: Where is Prichon air field base of II/skg 210 10 August 1941 ?
 

There is no listing for a "Prijamino" or "Priyamino" is the German material on UdSSR Flugplätze. The common practice was to name the airfield after the nearest town or village. If it was close to two towns or villages, both names were sometimes used, one officially and the other unofficially. I could also be that "Priyamino" was an undeveloped satellite or auxiliary strip that belonged to either Dokudovo or Boyary.

L.

Re: Where is Prichon air field base of II/skg 210 10 August 1941 ?
 

Frankly I have suspected for some time that airfields the Luftwaffe units occupied took their names from the place they were quartered in.