Location of place called 'Mittelfüssen' (?), 25 km NW of Düsseldorf (noted in late 1943 Nachtjagd claim)

[Theo Boiten]

Dear all,

I'm trying to identify a place name called 'Mittelfüssen' (?), situated some 25 km NW of Düsseldorf, which is mentioned in a Nachtjagd claim from late 1943. I can't find it on any map I've studied. Who can help?

Cheers and thanks, Theo

[egbert]

could you post the original document's name writing please.

[Theo Boiten]

Thanks for you reply Egbert, but I don't have the original source at hand anymore, this were the OKL/RLM microfilmed and handwritten Nachtjagd Abschussmeldungen that I studied/transcribed some 10 years ago for the research of the Nachtjagd Combat Archive series. In a recently discovered Nachtjagd Flugbuch, the location of this NJ claim was noted as '25 km NW Düsseldorf'.

Cheers, Theo

[John Manrho]

If you have a date/name for the claim we all can look what we have in our files....:-)....

[sidney]

I feel that you may need to consult a 1940 period map. The city must have expanded a lot post-WW2, so many neighbouring villages and small towns likely became suburbs/districts of the city of Düsseldorf. There were three amalgamation/expansions of the city from the late 19 century, the last was in the year 1975.

I have an old map, so I will take a look to see whether I can find it.

[sidney]

The map is in 1:1 000 000 scale (lage südwest). I was not able to find the location on it.

Regards,
Sinisa

[S Sheflin]

Hey Theo,
I don’t know if this is means anything, but when I put Mittelfüssen into Google Earth, it goes immediately to Middle Hesse (coordinates 50.590078 8.819160)
Respectfully,
Steve Sheflin

[edwest2]

The following, in German, shows that the ss in the name should be written as follows: Mittelfüssen“ ist eine andere Schreibung von Mittelfüßen, die in der Schweiz und in Liechtenstein.

[Reiner]

Hello


Maybe these cards will help.

https://www.tim-online.nrw.de/tim-online2/


Click on the blue field at the top left with an angle "Kartenauswahl". Then " topographische Karten", then "historische topographische Karten" and then a hook at "1936-1945 topographische Karten 1:25000". Go to your search area and scroll. It changes from the new card to the chosen.


"Mittelfüssen" is not a typical place or name in the area on the Rhine.


Rene

[egbert]

Originally Posted by Reiner

Hello

"Mittelfüssen" is not a typical place or name in the area on the Rhine.


Rene

Coming from the vicinity of that area I second that statement. Never heard of such a place close to Düsseldorf/Krefeld.