Unknown Luftwaffe Battalion - Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum

Sir Tex · #1 5th November 2007, 21:18

Hi,
can anybody help me? I'm trying to find out which Luftwaffe Battalion is mentioned on the back of a postcard but i can't quite make it out. I think its a construction battalion ("17") but i'm not sure. The officer on the front is a certain Hauptmann Krause and the location is apparently "Reichenau" but there are approx. 20 places in Europe called Reichenau - most of them in Germany and Austria.
any help would be much appreciated!
Sir Tex

ju55dk · #2 6th November 2007, 16:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sir Tex

Hi,
can anybody help me? I'm trying to find out which Luftwaffe Battalion is mentioned on the back of a postcard but i can't quite make it out. I think its a construction battalion ("17") but i'm not sure. The officer on the front is a certain Hauptmann Krause and the location is apparently "Reichenau" but there are approx. 20 places in Europe called Reichenau - most of them in Germany and Austria.
any help would be much appreciated!
Sir Tex

It says:
Im Luftwaffen-Bau-Ersatz-Batt. 17, 2. Kompagnie! Sadly i do not have anything on it!!!

Junker

Sir Tex · #3 7th November 2007, 00:19

Thanks Junker,
thats a great help! I cant find anything about this battalion either. It seems that information regarding "ersatz" units is hard to come by.
Sir Tex

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