German airfield Topolia in Greece

[byron-]

Hello guys

does any one have any photos of the Topolia german airfield in Greece? I`m trying to find out in which exact area of Greece it was located. I know it was near the Kopais flat land but i need the nearest village or the koordinats.

Byron

[kaki3152]

This what Gianfraco Matello wrote in his book on LW airfields
"Topolis (Topolis/Kastron)-75 km NW Athens

[udf_00]

Topolia NE of Kopais-See.

[Larry deZeng]

Byron,

A.I.2.(b)/British Air Ministry list for Greece dated 7 September 1943 gives the following coordinates for Topolia: 38 29 00 N - 23 10 00 E. That places it 1.27 km SSE of the village of Kastro and 1.29 km W of the ancient Mycenaean fortress and palace of Gla. However, it is clear that Topolia was the present-day airport at Vasilis, used by the ultralight aircraft of the Daedalus Flying Club, or immediately adjacent to it.

Larry

[byron-]

Hello friends,

thanks for your infos and the map

Dear Larry,

you sent me some years ago this British Air Ministry list for Greece dated 7 September 1943. These coordinates 38 29 00 N - 23 10 00 E are identical with a place named "Stroma". Is that Topolia? Was it the same with village Kastron, so named after 1953?

[Larry deZeng]

Hi Byron,

Yes, Stroma and Topolia have the same coordinates in the British list: 38 29 00 N - 23 10 00 E. The list also gives 38 29 00 N - 23 10 00 E for "Lake Copais". So I think these coordinates were for one landing ground or emergency landing ground that had 3 different names: Lake Copais, Stroma and Topolia. My guess is that it was an emergency landing ground because it is not shown on the Aufmarsch d. fliegende Verbaende Karte dated 2.7.44.

Larry

Originally Posted by udf_00

Topolia NE of Kopais-See.

At KOPAIS valley,village's name was TOPOLIA untill 1953 (so and at WWII).From then till today has a new name : KASTRO (Castle in English).
DADION airfield (which also mentioned at this threat) was few kilometres north of TOPOLIA.
So may someone ''confused'' these two airfields.
But its...more.
Also in CRETE,there's a village named TOPOLIA (47 kilometres from Canae and MALEME).

[Aviator]

Thank you Larry for the listing!

Aviator

[byron-]

Hi Aviator,
I am now on holidays, we`ll talk again about the airfields later

[Aviator]

kales diakopes!