Evacuation of Corsica, 1943

[sergey]

Hi,

Colleagues,
Please help me find out which Luftwaffe units were involved in the battles in Corsica and in the evacuation from there in September - October 1943 and what their losses were.

sergey

[Nick Beale]

You can download the ULTRA files for the period free from the National Archives. The references covering those two months are DEFE 3/336 – DEFE 3/354 inclusive. These contain many messages about the Luftwaffe's involvement in the evacuation.

[Brian Bines]

In the period 21st-27th Sept.1943 losses were reported from the following transport units in the area of Corsica II/TG1 , II/TG2, III/TG2 , III/TG4 with the Ju 52 and III/TG1 with the SM 82 on the 30th II/TG 5 reported the loss of two Me 323's on 30th Sept. Corsica to Elba

Regards
Brian Bines

[Brian Bines]

In the period 21st-27th Sept.1943 losses were reported from the following transport units in the area of Corsica II/TG1 , II/TG2, III/TG2 , III/TG4 with the Ju 52 and III/TG1 with the SM 82 on the 30th II/TG 5 reported the loss of two Me 323's on 30th Sept. Corsica to Elba ,

Regards
Brian Bines

[Chris Goss]

KG 100 lost a number of aircraft as well

[sergey]

And how many planes were lost on the ground and in the air?

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by sergey

And how many planes were lost on the ground and in the air?

There may not be a ready-made answer to that but if you start reading the material that I suggested you may be able to get an idea of the numbers.