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unclear unit abbreviation

Dear all, l have two abbreviations of a ground unit resposible for the guarding of an airplane. Does any of you have a clue which units it concerns and what the abbreviation means?

L.Lg.Züg I/277 and
12/XI

Appreciate your help!!!

BR+thx

Wijbe

Re: unclear unit abbreviation

For a probable explanation of "12/XI" see here: http://www.ww2.dk/ground/flibo/fk/fka12-12.html.

Re: unclear unit abbreviation

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wybe Buising (Post 211700)

Airfields, aircraft and other Luftwaffe infrastructure and assets were guarded by Landesschützenzüge. These normally numbered 1 officer or senior NCO plus 44 men for a total of 45. At wartime peak, there were about 1,800 of them with a typical airfield outside of the Reich having 2 of them while large, busy airfields had 4. They were numbered using an Arabic number followed by the Roman numeral of the Luftgau in which they were raised or formed. So your two examples would be Ldssch.Zug d.Lw. 277/I and Ldssch.Zug d.Lw. 12/XI. I have nothing on the former (277/I) and question its existence, but the latter (12/XI) was in Holland. On 17 Aug 43 it was ordered to transfer from Gilze-Rijen to Steenwijk.

There was a Ldssch.Zug d.Lw. 277/VI (location unknown) and a 277/XI (located in Norway during 1942-43).

L.

Re: unclear unit abbreviation

Larry and Nick: thanks a lot guys, info much appreciated.
BR
Wijbe