Translation help please - LG1 Photo

[Siko54]

Hi chaps, would appreciate if anyone knows what is written on the back of this photo. Came with a set from a 4/LG1 airgunner Uffz Richard Hackethal KIA 12 Apr 1942 in L1+GM. His usual mount was L1+FM so I assume the FM refers to his aircraft, the photo actually shows a ship from a JU88, but is not very clear. Thank you.

[Siko54]

Front of the photo is the blurry one bottom left.

[ju55dk]

Im Morgengrauen ? wir den Geleitzug.

Junker

[Siko54]

Originally Posted by ju55dk

Im Morgenfrauen ? wir den Geleitzug.

Junker

Danke Schon Junker! My google translate skills tells me thats roughly "In the morning women we take the convoy FM"

[ju55dk]

Spelling error. Shoulk read Morgengrauen.

Early morning we ? the convoy.
Junker

[Siko54]

That's great thank you!

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by Siko54

Danke Schon Junker! My google translate skills tells me thats roughly "In the morning women we take the convoy FM"

That would be Morgenfrauen!

Morgengrauen (literally "morning grey") means at first light.

[Siko54]

Ahhhh...thanks Nick, so more like "At first light we meet the convoy in FM"

[Rottler]

The complete text is "Im Morgengrauen vernichteten wir den Geleitzug FM" = "In the first light of day we exterminated the convoy FM".

Regards
Leo

[Siko54]

Wow thanks Leo. Interesting....I have Taghon’s history of LG1 so will have a look for a convoy attack.