III./SG 1 ops on 16/4/45

[Recceswind]

On 16th April, 1945 III./SG 1 aircraft were probably attacking Russian forces east of Oder river. At least three 1-hour long missions were made by 8. Staffel (at 10.00, 14.00 and 18.00).

What was the target of III./SG 1 on that day? In which area was it operating?

[Doug Stankey]

We do not know precisely what III./SG 1 was doing that day but, refering to Volume 2 of our book Dive-Bomber and Ground-Attack Units of the Luftwaffe, we see that as of:

April: now at Barth, Neubrandenburg and Wismar, under 1. Fliegerdivision, flew operations north and northwest of the Berlin area.
5 April: operations in the Zelliner area/65 km east-north-east of Berlin.
From April 16th: struck at Soviet spearheads driving across Mecklenburg toward the Elbe and the coast at Wismar.
26 April: now at Flensburg-Weiche in Schleswig-Holstein.


We hope that this clarifies the situation.

HLdZ
DGS

[Nick Beale]

I've got this but it's not specific …

[Recceswind]

Maybe nothing specific, but thank you. Next small step forward. What may be interesting for other users, that day 8. Staffel was operating from Oranienburg.