[Marcel van Heijkop]

Originally Posted by Dan History

Andrey consulted the 2nd Shock Army reports for 30 April, which I did not have time to look at. Here are the relevant extracts and links to the reports themselves:

Combat Report No. 327 HQ of 2nd Shock Army. 07:00 30.04.45

"The enemy's aviation bombed and strafed river crossings and roads in the Anklam area at 21:00 with a group of 10 Ju 88 aircraft. During the night, groups of 2 and 3 aircraft conducted reconnaissance of the area south of Anklam. A total of 15 overflights have been observed"

pamyat-naroda.ru/documents/view/?id=150526654

Combat Report No. 120 HQ of 2nd Shock Army. 21:00 30.04.45

"The enemy's aviation conducted reconnaissance singly and in groups, and bombed the Anklam area with a group of 10 Ju 88s. 20 overflights have been observed"

pamyat-naroda.ru/documents/view/?id=151402058

Regards,

Dan

Dan,

Question: Does 30 April 145 stand for the date these reports were published but do they actually refer to the actions the day before (i.e. 29 April)? The I./KG66 FB entries are very clear that their attacks near Anklam took place on the 29th.

Regards,

Marcel