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Bombphoon 31st July 2025 17:11

KG 76 sources?
 
Does anyone know if a unit history for KG 76 exists, published (not including de Zeng/Stankey/Creek's 2008 Bomber Units of the Luftwaffe 1933-1945: A Reference Source Volume 2 & Blitz Bombers: The Arado 234), or other archive source material?

KG 76 was an important bomber unit that participated in all the major campaigns from the start to finish of WW2, but there seems surprisingly little information about them in the public domain.

Thanks.

Chris Goss 31st July 2025 17:12

Re: KG 76 sources?
 
The KG 76 Association intended this but nothing came of it as far as I am aware

John Manrho 31st July 2025 17:29

Re: KG 76 sources?
 
You have the volumes of Jan Horn on the unit.

Bombphoon 31st July 2025 17:33

Re: KG 76 sources?
 
Thank you both, appreciated.

Chris Goss 31st July 2025 17:36

Re: KG 76 sources?
 
Correct me if I am wrong but Jan's book covered the latter years:

https://books.google.co.uk/books/abo...AJ&redir_esc=y

Chris

Andy Mitchell 31st July 2025 21:37

Re: KG 76 sources?
 
For KG 76 in the Poland Campaign have a look at https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/...ffe-okl?page=2 , specifically files 605 through to 619.

BA/MA (Invenio) digital files may also be worth a look e.g.

RL10 - 156, 159, 160, 163, 168, 170, 172, 177, 179, 180, 182, 185, 186, 566, 567, 671, 673. items 156 - 186 cover the same time period as the germandocsinrussia files and may duplicate them.

Bombphoon 1st August 2025 00:49

Re: KG 76 sources?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Andy Mitchell (Post 346073)
For KG 76 in the Poland Campaign have a look at https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/...ffe-okl?page=2 , specifically files 605 through to 619.

BA/MA (Invenio) digital files may also be worth a look e.g.

RL10 - 156, 159, 160, 163, 168, 170, 172, 177, 179, 180, 182, 185, 186, 566, 567, 671, 673. items 156 - 186 cover the same time period as the germandocsinrussia files and may duplicate them.

Thanks Andy, that's really great.

Nick Beale 1st August 2025 07:32

Re: KG 76 sources?
 
There are two downloadable files at the Bundesarchiv on their experiences operating the Ar 234: RL 10/566 and /567.

Bombphoon 2nd August 2025 18:17

Re: KG 76 sources?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick Beale (Post 346078)
There are two downloadable files at the Bundesarchiv on their experiences operating the Ar 234: RL 10/566 and /567.

Thank you Nick - I'm more looking at 1940-41.

Chris Goss 2nd August 2025 19:09

Re: KG 76 sources?
 
KG 76 Association compiled a complete UK loss list which I have. They had the intention of a history but never came to anything


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