Unternehmen Bienenstock
 

Dear Members,
presently I try to find out more details about the Unternehmen Bienenstock especially in the region of South Germany.
What I learned is that there were about 60 pilot leaded by a Major Herrmann? They flew also Bücker 131 equipped with Panzerfaust's.
In South Germany they were located in Pocking? and flew some missions against the Allied Forces.
Does anybody know names of this pilots?
How many were KIA during the missions?
Where can I find more details?
Also there flew 5 Fieseler Storch to destroy the bridge of Dillinen without success. Do you have any names? Is there still a pilot alive?
Thanks in advance
Rolf

Re: Unternehmen Bienenstock
 

Have you read "Bis zum Biteren Ende" by Ulrich Saft?

http://www.amazon.de/Das-bittere-End.../dp/3980178978

Or see here: http://luftwaffe-bullet-board.com/ar...2839e807d91502

Re: Unternehmen Bienenstock
 

Hi Nick,
thanks for your reply.
I have the book written by U. Saft. But there is not much information.
Thanks
Rolf

Re: Unternehmen Bienenstock
 

gentlemen,
see this link:
http://www.oefh.at/pics/Siebel.pdf
regards
yumimoto

Re: Unternehmen Bienenstock
 

In his book, "Eagle's Wings" Hajo Herrmann indicates that the 'Kommando Bienenstock' (Beehive Commando) was mainly made up of an overflow of volunteers for 'Kommando Elbe.' He seems to be saying that the initial task of this unit would be to fly from the Graz/Klagenfurt area or from the Po Plain, and with 2-man crews, "flying in over the Adriatic, would land at the bomber fields at twilight, approach the bombers carrying machine-pistols, attach 1-kilogram charges to the aircraft's wings, and then beat a retreat. The charges would detonate after ten seconds." (p.256)

Then in early May (from fields in Kaerten and the Steiermark): "This is what my 'Bees', my knights errant, had done under orders: far behind the Russian line of advance they had landed secretly near the main railway lines. Armed with canisters they had crawled like Red Indians to lay their charges on the rails. They had not primed them until it was too late for the locomotives to brake. Then they took off before the Russians could recover from the railway disaster. Others had crept by night into a railway marshalling yard and had fixed an explosive charge beneath each wagon of singing, humming or chatting soldiers. They had heard the dissonant transformation to lamentation, cries of woe, and wild firing. The notorious cruelities practised by the Russians meant that our fliers felt no remorse." (p. 261)

Hope this helps,
George

Re: Unternehmen Bienenstock
 

Thanks for your replys so far.
I also looking for details between April 22nd and 27th in the south of Germany.
Sonderkommando Bienenstock flew some missions in Bavaria. I belive a few of the flyers were KIA.
Any idea?
Thanks
Rolf