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Re: Units at Dünaburg-Griva airfield?
Guys, I really would welcome your help on this one. I know how much expertise is present on this forum.
No-one has any further info about Luftwaffe operations from Griva airfield at Dünaburg/Daugavpils in July 1941? Or about my grandfather’s loss more directly (see attached pic above for his name)? You never know what might help solve this MIA mystery.
His name doesn’t show up in the obvious places (Kracker, airwar.ru, etc.). Having said that, I haven’t got access to the official German loss records from Freiburg.
On a related point, is anyone aware what sort of mission would involve flying solo on the front line or behind enemy lines? Reconnaissance, spying? My relative was an expert glider pilot in Latvia pre-war, trained by Hanna Reitsch. All I know about his activities in July 1941 is that, as a non-German, the Luftwaffe was testing his commitment by sending him on a reputedly dangerous mission when he disappeared. He apparently did not have official military status, only paramilitary. Perhaps he belonged to the NSFK, but I’m not sure. Any record of them having a role at the beginning of Barbarossa?
Thanks in advance for getting back to me if you can,
Glider42
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