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Olve:

Thank you for such an informative reply, you definitely have identified the process for direct communication between the flivos and LW aircraft, including the technical aspects of the radio links.

I dug out one of my DVDs, which includes what appears to a segment from the Deutsche Wochenschau, the scene shows radio operators in a command half-track type vehicle - the narration states that the radio operators are LW personnel tasked with providing information to Stukas of SG 2 supporting a local counter attack in the late summer of 1944 on the Eastern Front.

Graham: I agree with your comments, but my understanding is that there was no direct ground/air communication during the early war blitzkrieg campaigns. It would be fascinating to determine whether this was due to technical limitations, lack of interservice cooperation, simply an issue that was never considered, etc. Unfortunately, I've found it pretty difficult to locate informaton about the flivos.

Cheers

Don W