Re: Account by Heinrich Weiss of 1940 Western Campaigns
Hello Larry,
I visited Heinrich several times. We spent hours discussing. His main interest was the operations against ships; as Brian wrote ‘Coastal war’. During the meetings, we exchanged information and Heinrich helped me with the queries I had. To do so he had to fall back on his documentation. One day his wife was not at home and the whole room has full with binders and books. I do not think there was a real manuscript on the Belgian or French campaign, like the one we all know on the Dutch part. I never saw one, and I think Heinrich would have shown it to me, as I could copy everything I needed. Heinrich mainly used two thick binders with day-by-day missions and losses. Some parts were far more detailed (like Dunkerque = raids against ships) and included info on allied fighters etc. Other part contained only info from German sources.
Peter
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