Re: Lw-losses without enemy actions!
F= feindflug
H= Heimat
At the beginning sept 39, no mention of H or F, then in oct 39, manuscript mention heimat/feindflug, then in march 40 a special "column" with H/F, , concerning the gen.reports there are "schematicaly" 2 types one where all losses/?/ of op.units are reported so JG1 to ZG76, even the erg.gr. nd IV.trainings groups, unit on the front or at rest with mention of H/F, second one is where are reported the losses of training nd some second lines units, incl. the units spec. in transfering planes Fl.ü.G 1 that could hv to do with ennemy in their route..., here there is no mention of H/F, even is these units are bombed by ennemy.
at the beg. this system had sense then lwf used categories to "analyse'' the losses sometimes they appeared in the reports, 20 ,22, 23 others like explained andreas, we could see sum.reports where you find mont/month all the losses due to bombing.
So F, could be due to ennemy or without ennemy action, just "feindflug" seems explicit, H turn to H is there action of the ennemy it seems
I think but no proof of it , that the case related BY jENS, is an 'accident', but clerks are clerks they could make mistakes, nd further they reported what people asked them to write, it could be also difficult to know the real cause of a loss....
I just write that to make the things clearer, nd report what I hv understand.
The fact important is that on maybe 50% of the case the ennemy as nothing to do with the loss..
rt
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