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Re: Ju 87 D crashed on Flugplatz Grieslienen (Gryźliny, Polska)
Some additional information on the airfield, although not directly helpful in answering your question regarding the crashed Ju 87 D:
Grieslienen (GER) (a.k.a. Gryzliny) (53 36 15 N – 20 22 30 E)
General: operational airfield (Einsatzhafen II) in the former East Prussia 122 km S of Königsberg, 22 km SSW of Allenstein (Olsztyn) and 6 km NE of Hohenstein. History: used operationally during the attack on Poland, then by a blind or instrument flying school (BFS 3) during 1941-42, and then as a rest and refit station for bomber Gruppen. In fall 1944, a night nuisance group was in the process of forming at Grieslienen with Ju 87s but this was canceled before it could be completed. Surface and Dimensions: grass surface with a maximum take-off and landing run of approx. 1370 meters (1500 yards). Infrastructure: initially not more than a single hangar and a few sheds for workshops and accommodations, but these limited facilities were considerably augmented during the war years.
Remarks: none.
Operational Units: I./St.G. 1 (Sep 39); IV.(Stuka)/LG 1 (Sep 39); I./KG 77 (Jul-Nov 43); III./KG 3 (Mar-Jun 44); NSGr. 6 (Sep-Oct 44).
School Units: BFS 3 (Oct 41 – Jun 42).
Station Commands: Fl.Pl.Kdo. Grieslienen (1941); Fl.H.Kdtr. E 30/XI (Mar-Jun 41).
Station Units (on various dates – not complete): Traktorenzug 6/XIII (Dec 41).
[Sources: AFHRA A5258 p.628 (22 Jun 44); chronologies; BA-MA; NARA; PRO/NA; web site ww2.dk]
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