Correct (code)name Dunkelnachtjagd Stellung 6./Ln.Rgt. 202, June 1942
 

Dear all,

I am looking for the correct (code)name of the Dunkelnachtjagd Stellung 6./Ln.Rgt. 202 in June 1942. Several (secondary) sources give 'Dattel' but this can't be right -the Stellung 6./Ln.Rgt. 202 was at Egestorf/Deister, and Oblt. Hoffmann of 5./NJG3 achieved his first two night Abschüsse under control of this Raum near Heide and near Büsum on the night of 25-26 June 1942, which is a long way away from Egestorf/Deister.

Who can help?

Cheers and thanks, Theo

Re: Correct (code)name Dunkelnachtjagd Stellung 6./Ln.Rgt. 202, June 1942
 

According to KTB XII FlK there was no Stellung manned by 6./Ln.Rgt. 202 august 1943.

Jörn

Re: Correct (code)name Dunkelnachtjagd Stellung 6./Ln.Rgt. 202, June 1942
 

Hello Theo,

First of all, I doubt whether the info about the 6./Ln.Rgt.202 is correct. In the night of 25/25 June 1942, it was the II./Ln.Rgt.203 who was involved in 16 nightfighter kills and accordingly credited by Kammhuber. Two of the 4 successful Funkmess-Stellungen you know probably better than me: Lt.Jauk (HERING) booked his 52nd Abschussbeteiligung whereas Lt. Schulz (TIGER) had his 57th Abs.Beteiligung.

By the way, the II./Ln.Rgt.203 was the new name of the former III./Ln.Rgt.201 which (with the II./Ln.Rgt.201) manned most of the radarsites in the Netherlands in 1941 and 1942. Combined with your crashsites (Büsum and Heide), I am therefore inclined to believe that either DuNaJa-radarsite WAL or PELIKAN (St.Peter Ording) was involved. I have no documented info (yet) whether parts of the II./Ln.Rgt.203 manned WAL and/or PELIKAN as well.

Good hunting! Marcel

Re: Correct (code)name Dunkelnachtjagd Stellung 6./Ln.Rgt. 202, June 1942
 

Thanks Jörn and Marcel -I have also come to the conclusion that a typo was made in the Hoffmann Abschussbestätigungen, and that probably either Stellung Wal or Pelikan was involved in his first two night Abschüsse.

Cheers, Theo

Re: Correct (code)name Dunkelnachtjagd Stellung 6./Ln.Rgt. 202, June 1942
 

Hello Theo,

When Jauk and Schulz, acting in HERING and TIGER, were from the II./Ln.Rgt. 203 and the latter unit was responsible for a total of 16 Abschussbeteiligungen, then it seems logical to assume that other platoons of the II./Ln.Rgt.203 also occupied the next DuNaJa-Stellungen in the direction of Bremen. As I wrote, I can't prove it, but you must know that the 'old' Abteilungen of the Luftnachrichten Regiment 201 had grown beyond their normal Kriegsstärke. It was only a matter of time before parts were used as nucleuses for new Ln.Regimenten (see my previous entry about III./Ln.Rgt.201 becoming II./Ln.Rgt.203).

Best regards, Marcel