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Hi Larry, see the resemblance on this tower protecting a railroad. A little bit different one in mg34 but basic design looks the same. Wich make sence because the firing of the Flak gun would cause quite some stress on the woodwork construction.
I have read that Germans also uses tactics in combatting the attacking planes post d-day by using the mobile units in ever changing places around these towers and other dug in positions. These could really spoil a low flying attackers day.
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Snautzer - thanks for the additional information in your Post #321, above. The comment about the photo interpreters not being able to tell dummy and unoccupied Flak positions from those that were occupied and active is too true. Most of the Luftwaffe aerial photos for the Eastern Front airfields were taken from 7,500 - 8,000 meters and while all or most of the Flak positions are shown, the annotations made on the print by the interpreters never provide information stating which were occupied and which unoccupied. Flak towers were a rarity in the East, too, but rooftops on the airfields were definitely used.
For every measure initiated by the Allies, the Germans came up with a countermeasure and vice versa. Thanks again, L. |
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I have seen photos of light flak guns on rooftops on structurally suitable buildings, on flatbed trucks and on rail cars. One interesting innovation was a large concrete cylinder on a flatbed rail car with a raised wooden floor that had additional ammo stored under it.
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What suprised me the German let even locomotives run by itself to attract allied flyers. As an ambush. I can make above document available to you.
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At least a few flak positions appear to have been established quickly and without the usual wall or other barrier or below ground level.
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Here's a type of water craft I have not seen before.
https://www.ebay.de/itm/Fotoalbum-Lu...75.c100623.m-1 Off topic photo album https://www.ebay.de/itm/Fotoalbum-Ge...75.c100623.m-1 |
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You're welcome, Peter.
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Siebel Fähre, well known some kind of ferry...
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Thank you, Andrei. Can I assume this ferry was purpose made to carry anti-aircraft guns?
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You are quite right. It was originally planned to use these ferries to transport AA guns for the troops who would have to land in England in the initial stages of Seelöwe |
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Besides the ports, rivers and canals of NE France and the Low Countries, these ferries served with distinction on Lake Ladoga to the east of Leningrad, on the Black Sea, in the Mediterranean, in the Aegean and in the Adriatic. A few were even used in the waters off NE Italy, SE France, Corsica and Sandinia. In addition to ferrying passengers and cargo, some were outfitted with Flak and others as Artillerietraeger. Some were manned by Luftwaffe personnel and others by Army (Heer) assault engineers (Sturmpioniere).
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Thank you both. I've just learned something.
Best, Ed |
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No not really. I have seen 100.000's of pictures on Ebay, de or uk or usa or whatever. The apparatus is known , these pictures are not very well known at all.
I mean, sorry, the "thing" is well known, a must among "Bastler" Rémi |
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In #340:
2. This Fw 190 A-4 appeared on other photos included in an album coming from a former SG 2 member that had been sold a few years back. The full code is SH+HO or SH+HQ (hard to read due to compression of the photo preview), which gives us WNr. 0140 767 or WNr. 0140 769. Possibly belonged to SG 103. 9. Bf 109 G-6 "White 1" of StaKa 4./JG 5, Oblt. Günther Schwanecke. |
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damaged Fw 58 with FFS (c) 15 emblem:
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https://militariaplaza.nl/documents-...uping-3-detail
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Documents - as usual, buyer beware.
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A shame that we now have another award document for Heinz Frister.
http://www.eaglerelics.com/deutsche-...npokal-winner/ |
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https://www.ebay.de/itm/Foto-norwegi...gAAOSwbLZa0Ljl This is an AW 35 Scimitar one of four delivered to Norway. |
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Thank you for that information.
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