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Chris Goss

1st July 2020 09:30

Re: Luftwaffe Units in Convoy Attack 21 July 1940

The Air Ministry must have captured these as well as I have two documents of translations covering the period 15 Jul-15 Aug 40. No doubt they shredded the originals long ago.
John-if you have any questions do say as I have copies of all

John Vasco

1st July 2020 12:06

Re: Luftwaffe Units in Convoy Attack 21 July 1940

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Originally Posted by Nick Beale (Post 291361)

John, these reports do go on through from 1939 to the middle of 1941, so you get the entire BoB/Blitz period. Just go to the main Luftwaffe page and look for anything with Lagebericht West in the title. They generally follow in sequence but are occasionally interrupted by a file on something else.

Thanks for that, Nick. Will do.

John Vasco

1st July 2020 12:09

Re: Luftwaffe Units in Convoy Attack 21 July 1940

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Originally Posted by Chris Goss (Post 291269)

I believe that the units as per the Einzelmeldung statse it clearly. Erprobungsgruppe 210 did not operate further west until later in the Battle of Britain but John Vasco will no doubt advise

Erprobungsgruppe 210 came within the ambit of Luftflotte 2 at this time. They did not move to Luftflotte 3, operating out of Cherbourg, until early September 1940.

In July, they mainly operated in the Dover area and up around the east coast over the North Sea opposite East Anglia.

Peter Cook

1st July 2020 15:00

Re: Luftwaffe Units in Convoy Attack 21 July 1940

Thanks John, did V/LG1 use bomb-carrying Bf 110s at this time, or where they just fighters?

robert

1st July 2020 15:13

Re: Luftwaffe Units in Convoy Attack 21 July 1940

According to logbooks just fighters. But some ships were strafed and set on fire by Bf110s within the operational area of LF3.

Robert

John Vasco

1st July 2020 15:17

Re: Luftwaffe Units in Convoy Attack 21 July 1940

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Originally Posted by Peter Cook (Post 291387)

Thanks John, did V/LG1 use bomb-carrying Bf 110s at this time, or where they just fighters?

They were a pure fighter unit.

Peter Cook

1st July 2020 20:42

Re: Luftwaffe Units in Convoy Attack 21 July 1940

Thanks John, that resolves that issue for me!

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