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Old 7th June 2006, 13:37
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Re: German speakers

Ralph answered most of the questions, so just a couple of comments:

Bombenwurf = Air attack?

Literally "bomb dropping", so damage by bombs rather than bullets.

tiefangrief = ?

Tiefangriff (no e, two f's). Literally "low-level attack" but in context it usually seems to mean strafing and I read that as bullets rather than bombs.

Unit designations;

II./La.Funk-Korch-Rgt.West . I'm guessing it's "Lw. Funk-Horch-Rgt."

= II. Battalion/Luftwaffe Radio Listening Regiment West, i.e. a signals monitoring outfit like the RAF's Y-Service.

Landesschutzen-Zug 2/I = .....2nd Platoon/I Company?

Not my filed but a "Zug" in this context is usually a platoon (elsewhere it's a railway train!). Landesschutzen sounds like auxiliary troops: local militia/Territorial Army.

Stabkomp.Ld.Kdo.Bel/Nord Fr. = HQ Company.....?

Yes. Staff Company, Luftwaffe Commander, Belgium/North France.
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