Unclear locations of the German claims 20.Apr.43
 

Hello friends,

at the moment trying to reconstruct the events of 20.April.43 during Kuban Air Battles. Some locations of the German claims seems "decoded" incorrect from the handwritten documents. For example "Naranyansk" (2 claims of 9./JG3). Nothing like this word on the maps.
Maybe somebody have the image of that word? Hope to read it correctly as I'm familiar with the geography of that area.

Best regards,
Andrey

Re: Unclear locations of the German claims 20.Apr.43
 

Possibly referring to Mar'yanskaya as II/JG 3 had also shot down planes in April in the area of "Marjanskaja 34 Ost/86384". There seems to always be that old catch all for clerks of "good enough for government work" in spelling.

Re: Unclear locations of the German claims 20.Apr.43
 

Hello Nokose,

thank you.
Maybe you are right. But for dead certainty the image of the word might be useful.

Best regards,
Andrey

Re: Unclear locations of the German claims 20.Apr.43
 

Maybe someone can check "The Caucasus and the Oil: The German-Soviet War in the Caucasus, 1942-1943" by Wilhelm Tieke. I don't know how good the maps are in the book but always a chance.

Re: Unclear locations of the German claims 20.Apr.43
 

The book is reasonably good but "maps" are middling sketches really.
I know where is Marjanskaja but don't sure that "Naranyansk" = Marjanskaja