Conversations between Luftwaffe prisoners - summer 1944 summary

[Simon Trew]

Hello,

First, my thanks to the forum owner and moderator(s) for facilitating my membership of this forum.

By way of expressing my gratitude, please see below a summary of the content of conversations between Luftwaffe prisoners monitored by the Allies during summer 1944. Possibly this sort of thing has been made available on this forum before, in which case I apologise for duplicating effort. Still, if this is a useful summary to some people, I hope it it will be interesting to at least a few forum users.

The extract below comes from an appendix to a chapter in my forthcoming (probably late 2022, self-published) bibliography / source guide to the German perspective on the Normandy campaign. Normandy 1944 is my main research interest. The bibliography consists of nine chapters plus numerous appendices. Chapter 9, plus three appendices, focus on the Luftwaffe role in the campaign.

Anyway, here's the relevant stuff:

AIR 40/3096


SRA 5323 7 June Conversation between a Ju 88 pilot from KG 2 (see SRA 5170), a Ju 188 pilot from KG 6 (see SRA 5273) and a Ju 290 observer from FAG 5 (captured 26 May), in which they discuss engine performance and features of the Ju 290 maritime patrol aircraft.
SRA 5326 7 June Conversation between a Ju 188 pilot from KG 6 (see SRA 5273) and a Ju 290 observer from FAG 5 (see SRA 5323) in which they discuss the effects of jettisonable bomb racks on aircraft performance.
SRA 5330 10 June An NCO from 12th Coy, 3rd Luftwaffe Signals Regt (captured 6 June) makes various defeatist remarks.
SRA 5331 10 June A Ju 88 wireless operator from ZG 1 (captured 7 June) describes in some detail his experiences on 6 and 7 June, including being shot down.
SRA 5332 11 June An He 177 crewman from KG 40 (captured 9 June) mentions the effects of Allied air attacks on his airfield.
SRA 5333 10 June An NCO from 12th Coy, 3rd Luftwaffe Signals Regt (captured 7 June) describes his personal experiences on D-Day and D+1.
SRA 5334 11 June An Me Bf 109 pilot from 6./JG 11 (captured 7 June) describes the achievements of one of his colleagues.
SRA 5335 10 June A Ju 88 wireless operator from ZG 1 (see SRA 5331) describes some personal experiences, his staffel’s organisation and its losses on 6-7 June.
SRA 5336 10 June A Ju 88 wireless operator from ZG 1 (see SRA 5331) describes features of the fighter variant of his aircraft and some of his combat experiences.
SRA 5337 11 June A Ju 88 wireless operator from ZG 1 (see SRA 5331) describes low-level flying techniques used in attacks on convoys.
SRA 5338 11 June Conversation between an NCO from 12th Coy, 3rd Luftwaffe Signals Regt and a Ju 88 wireless operator from ZG 1 (both captured 7 June) in which they discuss wireless and direction-finding techniques.
SRA 5339 12 June A Ju 88 wireless operator from ZG 1 (see SRA 5331) describes his training and the organisational relationship between KG 40 and ZG 1.
SRA 5342 13 June A Ju 88 wireless operator from ZG 1(see SRA 5331) describes the very limited advance warning his unit had regarding the invasion.
SRA 5343 13 June A Ju 88 wireless operator from ZG 1 (see SRA 5331) describes tactics used in aerial combat and the capabilities of his own type of aircraft.
SRA 5344 13 June An He 177 observer from KG 40 (captured 11 June) complains about the failure of the German air-sea rescue service.
SRA 5345 15 June A Ju 88 wireless operator from ZG 1 (see SRA 5331) speculates on the Luftwaffe order of battle in France.
SRA 5346 16 June A member of 3rd Luftwaffe Signals Regt (captured 8 June) describes the activities of his direction-finding unit.
SRA 5350 16 June Conversation between an He 177 crewman from KG 40 and an NCO from a Luftwaffe ground unit (both captured 10 June) in which both make defeatist remarks about the situation in Normandy and elsewhere.
SRA 5351 16 June An He 177 crewman from KG 40 (captured 10 June) describes features of his air base and notes that his unit uses guided bombs.
SRA 5352 16 June An He 177 crewman from KG 40 (see SRA 5351) describes the effectiveness of Allied searchlights.
SRA 5353 16 June An Me Bf 109 pilot from 6./JG 11 (see SRA 5334) describes how an entire gruppe of fighters can become airborne in less than a minute if emergency take-off procedures are used.
SRA 5356 17 June An NCO from a Luftwaffe ground unit (captured 10 June) provides a detailed description of direction-finding activities carried out by his unit.
SRA 5358 23 June Conversation between an Me Bf 109 pilot from 6./JG 11 and a Fw 190 pilot from 3./JG 2 (both captured 7 June) in which they describe flying characteristics of the latest type of Me Bf 109 and also those of the Me 262 jet aircraft.
SRA 5362 23 June Conversation between an Me Bf 109 pilot from 6./JG 11 and a Fw 190 pilot from 3./JG 2 (see SRA 5358) in which they discuss their combat experiences and how to get the maximum performance from their aircraft.
SRA 5363 23 June An Fw 190 pilot from 3./JG 2 (captured 7 June) briefly describes his experiences in low-level attacks against Allied shipping on 6-7 June.
SRA 5364 23 June Conversation between an Me Bf 109 pilot from 6./JG 11 and a Fw 190 pilot from 3./JG 2 (see SRA 5358) in which they describe the achievements of various pilots with whom they are familiar.
SRA 5365 23 June Conversation between an Me Bf 109 pilot from 6./JG 11 and a Fw 190 pilot from 3./JG 2 (see SRA 5358) in which they discuss their units’ achievements before and on D-Day.
SRA 5366 18 June A series of very technical explanations from a member of 3rd Luftwaffe Signals Regt (captured 8 June).
SRA 5371 19 June A series of very technical explanations from a member of 3rd Luftwaffe Signals Regt (see SRA 5366).
SRA 5375 21 June A Ju 88 wireless operator from 1./KG 66 (captured 11 June) describes techniques used to achieve the accurate location of bomber targets.
SRA 5383 23 June An He 177 crewman from KG 40 (captured 11 June) describes the Me 262 aircraft, features of the Hs 293 guided bomb and minor aspects of Operation ‘Steinbock’.
SRA 5385 24 June An Me Bf 109 pilot from 9./JG 3 (captured 7 June) describes his D-Day transfer from Germany to France and his earlier experiences flying the Me 262 jet aircraft.
SRA 5387 25 June An officer from 8th Company, 53rd Luftwaffe Signals Regt (captured 17 June) describes his experiences during the defence of the Douvres radar station strongpoint.
SRA 5388 24 June A Ju 88 wireless operator from 9./KG 26 (captured 19 June) makes defeatist remarks about the weakness of the Luftwaffe in France.
SRA 5394 26 June A Ju 88 pilot from 7./KG 26 (captured 23 June) describes torpedo-bomber tactics and the heavy losses sustained during low-level flying training.
SRA 5395 25 June An Fw 190 pilot from 6./JG 1 (captured 22 June) describes expectations of fighter reinforcements for operations in the West, and clarifies the purpose of his final flight.
SRA 5396 26 June An Fw 190 pilot from 4./JG 2 (captured 23 June) describes the heavy losses suffered by his gruppe during the opening stages of the Normandy campaign.
SRA 5397 25 June Conversation between fighter pilots from 6./JG 11, 6./JG 1 and 4./JG 2 (captured 7, 22 and 23 June respectively) in which they compare the flying characteristics of Fw 190 and Me Bf 109 aircraft.

AIR 40/3097

SRA 5400 26 June A Ju 88 pilot from 3./KG 77 (captured 23 June) describes how smoke screens seriously hamper torpedo attacks on Allied shipping.
SRA 5403 27 June An Fw 190 pilot from 6./JG 1 (see SRA 5395) provides information about his unit’s organisation.
SRA 5404 28 June Conversation between Fw 190 pilots from 7./JG 51, 6./JG 1 and 4./JG 2 (captured 20, 22 and 23 June respectively) in which they discuss aerial dog-fighting tactics against Spitfire and Thunderbolt fighters
SRA 5414 30 June A Ju 88 pilot from 7./KG 26 (see SRA 5394) discusses the flying speed and range of his aircraft, which he also says uses rocket-assisted take-off (see SRA 5429 below).
SRA 5419 1 July Conversation between an Me Bf 109 pilot from 9./JG 3 (captured 7 June) and an Fw 190 pilot from 6./JG 1 (see SRA 5395) in which they discuss readiness states in their two units.
SRA 5422 2 July A Ju 188 air gunner from 3.(F)/122 (captured 23 June) clarifies the meaning of code words and arrangements for ground – air coordination during interception missions.
SRA 5425 3 July A Ju 188 wireless operator from 1./KG 2 (captured 29 June) notes that being based in Holland is preferable to being in Germany, since the latter is devastated and there is little to do outside work.
SRA 5426 3 July A Ju 188 air gunner from 3.(F)/122 (see SRA 5422) describes the features of his gun position in the aircraft’s belly.
SRA 5429 3 July A Ju 88 pilot from 7./KG 26 (see SRA 5394) describes the methods used in rocket-assisted take-off. He also clarifies losses and replacements in his gruppe since 6 June, and claims that torpedo-bombers have vindicated themselves since D-Day.
SRA 5434 3 July An officer from a ground unit at Cherbourg (captured 26 June) describes techniques used to jam enemy night fighter radars.
SRA 5438 4 July Conversation between two Ju 188 aircrew, one from 3./KG 6 and the other from 1./KG 2 (captured 24 and 29 June respectively), in which they discuss their units’ equipment and the award of decorations for flights over England.
SRA 5442 6 July A Ju 188 air gunner from 3.(F)/122 (see SRA 5422) describes the engines used by his aircraft.

(From this point on, prisoners were no longer referred to in monitoring reports by serial numbers, but by using their real names. This explains the shift in identification below.)

SRA 5456 15 July Leutnant Zink, an Me Bf 109 pilot from III./JG 3 (captured 11 June), speculates on the imminent use of the Me 262 as a fighter and bomber, and claims it will make a major difference to the air war.
SRA 5460 16 July Leutnant Zink (see SRA 5456) complains about the overwhelming strength of Allied air power and the lack of trained and experienced Luftwaffe pilots. He also provides some information on his geschwader’s organisation and the characteristics of the ‘Mistel’ composite aircraft.
SRA 5463 14 July Conversation between Leutnant Keller, a Do 217 pilot from KG 100 (captured 4 July) and Oberleutnant Michalec, an Me Bf 109 reconnaissance pilot from NAG 14 (captured 11 July), in which they discuss problems in cooperating with fighter escorts. Michalec also describes his unit’s attempts to take air photographs of shipping in Portsmouth harbour before the invasion. Keller provides details of the Hs 293 guided bomb and claims it can be used as a remote-control device against massed Allied bomber formations.
SRA 5464 14 July Conversation between Leutnant Keller and Oberleutnant Michalec (see SRA 5463) in which various matters are discussed, the most interesting being Keller’s complaint about a lack of fuel for his unit’s motor vehicles.
SRA 5465 15 July Obergefreiter Olze, a Ju 88 wireless operator from 7./NJG 2 (captured 13 July), describes how his aircraft became hopelessly lost during a night sortie and landed by mistake in England.
SRA 5466 15 July Obergefreiter Olze (see SRA 5465) describes methods used (including ground control intercept) to locate enemy aircraft while carrying out night fighter missions.
SRA 5467 15 July Unteroffizier Mäckle, a Ju 88 night fighter pilot from 7./NJG 2 (captured 13 July), describes why he had to carry out an emergency landing in England. He also discusses features of his training, the threat posed by RAF night fighters, his unit’s organisation and methods used to locate and intercept enemy aircraft.
SRA 5468 15 July Unteroffizier Mäckle (see SRA 5467) describes in detail the sequence of events involved in launching a sortie and landing at the end of it. He also discusses the threat posed by enemy night fighters and by bombing attacks on airfields, which sometimes occur while sorties are taking place.
SRA 5472 16 July Leutnant Keller (see SRA 5463) briefly describes maintenance procedures in his unit.
SRA 5474 18 July Leutnant Keller (see SRA 5463) describes the effects of an Allied air raid on Blagnac airfield, and also the detrimental effects on aircraft of carrying out too much ground taxi-ing.
SRA 5480 15 July Unteroffizier Mäckle (see SRA 5467) describes fighter control techniques and how landings are carried out through dense cloud. He also explains the meaning of some German code-words.
SRA 5481 18 July Unteroffizier Mäckle (see SRA 5467) describes the technical characteristics of his Ju 88 night fighter, especially its on-board locating devices.
SRA 5482 18 July Obergefreiter Olze (see SRA 5465) describes how enemy jamming attempts are frustrated.
SRA 5483 17 July Leutnant Zink (see SRA 5456) provides some rather outdated information about the Luftwaffe fighter order of battle in the West.
SRA 5485 20 July Conversation between Fähnrich Befeldt, an Me Bf 109 pilot from 8./JG 3, and Unteroffizier Orend, an Me Bf 109 pilot from Stab I./JG 5 (captured 11 and 13 July respectively), in which they discuss the performance of their fighter aircraft.
SRA 5486 20 July Conversation between Fähnrich Befeldt and Unteroffizier Orend (see SRA 5485), in which they discuss various German aircraft designs.
SRA 5487 21 July Unteroffizier Wich-Fähndrich, an Me Bf 109 pilot from 3./JG 27 (captured 19 July), describes losses in his staffel since it arrived in Normandy in June.
SRA 5489 22 July Leutnant Wania, an Fw 190 pilot from 4./JG 2 (captured 20 June), briefly describes anti-shipping and ground attack missions in which he was involved.
SRA 5492 22 July Feldwebel Gromill, an Me Bf 109 night fighter pilot from 3./JG 301 (captured 21 July), describes his experiences carrying out anti-bomber sorties at night.
SRA 5493 22 July Feldwebel Gromill (see SRA 5492) describes his experience flying as escort for a ‘Mistel’ attack in the English Channel.
SRA 5494 22 July Unteroffizier Stuckenbrock, an Fw 190 pilot from 6./JG 1 (captured 20 July), describes pre-invasion operations against Allied bombers and also clarifies losses in his gruppe during May 1944.
SRA 5496 21 July Oberleutnant Michalec (see SRA 5463) describes his Me Bf 109’s characteristics, especially its reconnaissance role in taking aerial photographs, and suggests that the Fw 190 would be better suited to the task.
SRA 5497 22 July Oberleutnant Michalec (see SRA 5463) describes having witnessed early trials of the Me 262 jet aircraft.
SRA 5498 22 July Oberleutnant Michalec (see SRA 5463) describes how he was ordered by his CO to reveal nothing to Allied interrogators if he was captured.

AIR 40/3098

SRA 5504 26 July Feldwebel Gromill (see SRA 5492) describes how his gruppe’s aircraft are dispersed and camouflaged at several different airfields.
SRA 5506 23 July Unteroffizier Kupprion, a Ju 88 wireless operator from 3./KG 66 (captured 17 July), describes methods used to locate targets, and the effectiveness of enemy jamming measures.
SRA 5507 25 July Unteroffizier Hopfgartner, a Do 217 wireless operator from KG 100 (captured 21 July), provides some information about his geschwader’s organisation.
SRA 5509 23 July Feldwebel Gromill (see SRA 5492) describes techniques for detecting and locating enemy jamming aircraft, and methods of night fighter control.
SRA 5510 23 July Feldwebel Gromill (see SRA 5492) provides quite a detailed description of the ‘Mistel’ composite aircraft and describes watching it being used against Allied invasion shipping.
SRA 5511 24 July Feldwebel Gromill (see SRA 5492) describes shooting down two Lancaster bombers during a night-time sortie near Dieppe (on 8-9 July).
SRA 5515 23 July Feldwebel Gromill (see SRA 5492) describes instances of combat avoidance among Luftwaffe night fighter pilots.
SRA 5516 23 July Feldwebel Gromill (see SRA 5492) describes methods of night fighter control.
SRA 5517 23 July Feldwebel Gromill (see SRA 5492) provides a detailed description of his flying routine, with particular emphasis on how he carried out night-time landings.
SRA 5518 23 July Feldwebel Gromill (see SRA 5492) provides a detailed description of his geschwader’s organisation and losses, the location of its airfields, names of key commanders and information about night fighter control methods.
SRA 5519 23 July Feldwebel Gromill (see SRA 5492) admits that among the items in his possession when he was captured was a map on which bomber defence zones were marked, and that this is now in the possession of his interrogating officer.
SRA 5525 28 July Unteroffizier Wunsch, a Ju 188 wireless operator from 1./KG 6 (captured 20 July), describes methods of dropping mines into the Bay of the Seine. Judging by his description, these were pressure-activated ‘Oyster’ mines.
SRA 5526 26 July Feldwebel Gromill (see SRA 5492) describes his fighter aircraft’s enhanced engine performance.
SRA 5530 27 July Unteroffizier Hopfgartner (see SRA 5507) states that all of III./KG 100 has been transferred to Blagnac.
SRA 5531 26 July Unteroffizier Kupprion (see SRA 5506) states that any aircrew from his unit (KG 66) who were not pilots could apply to be re-trained as fighter pilots. He discusses the possibility of massive fighter reinforcements arriving imminently in the West from Germany.
SRA 5537 30 July Unteroffizier Winkler, a Ju 88 pilot from 6./KG 26 (captured 27 July) describes the heavy expenditure of aircraft tyres in his unit, the shortage of aviation fuel and low morale among aircrew.
SRA 5538 30 July Unteroffizier Winkler (see SRA 5537) describes French partisan activity in the area around his airfield, and the use of his own unit in frequent anti-guerrilla dive-bombing operations.
SRA 5546 1 Aug Feldwebel Gromill (see SRA 5492) describes the achievements of his gruppe in night-time operations.
SRA 5547 2 Aug Unteroffizier Vogel, an Me Bf 109 pilot from 8./JG 1 (captured 22 July) makes a few brief remarks on the ‘Mistel’ composite aircraft.
SRA 5548 3 Aug Unteroffizier Fromke, a Ju 88 observer from 3./KG 66 (captured 1 August) makes a few remarks about the techniques used by his target marking unit.
SRA 5549 1 Aug Unteroffizier Winkler (see SRA 5537) says that the aerial torpedoes used by his unit are set to detonate underneath their target, causing a vessel to break its back.
SRA 5550 31 July Unteroffizier Zimmer, a Ju 88 pilot from 3./KG 26 (captured 27 July), describes his unit’s organisation and some of his recent flying experiences.
SRA 5551 6 Aug Conversation between Obergefreiter Specht, a Ju 88 wireless operator from 8./KG 54 (captured 30 July) and Gefreiter Böhme, a Ju 88 air gunner from 2./KG 30 (captured 3 August), in which they describe various technical and organisational matters, and discuss incidents and consequences of ‘short-bombing’.
SRA 5552 7 Aug Feldwebel Gromill (see SRA 5492) and Unteroffizier Salmen, a Ju 88 mechanic from 4./KG 66 (captured 5 August), discuss some airfield occupations.
SRA 5555 4 Aug Unteroffizier Dieck, a Ju 88 wireless operator from 3./KG 66 (captured 31 July), provides a detailed description of the use of target-marking flares by KG 66.
SRA 5556 4 Aug Unteroffizier Dieck (see SRA 5555) describes recent Luftwaffe efforts to recruit bomber aircrew to be re-trained as fighter pilots.
SRA 5559 5 Aug Conversation between Feldwebel Gromill (see SRA 5492) and Feldwebel Junghans, an Me Bf 109 pilot from I./JG 5 (captured 14 July), in which they discuss the suitability of the Fw 190 for night fighter missions.
SRA 5560 5 Aug Feldwebel Junghans (see SRA 5559) makes brief remarks on various subjects, among them the dive performance of the Bf 109 fighter and techniques used during ground-strafing sorties.
SRA 5561 4 Aug Unteroffizier Dieck (see SRA 5555) clarifies the strength of his unit and notes that staffel, gruppe and geschwader commanders are allowed to fly on operations if a specific number of aircraft are involved.
SRA 5562 8 Aug Feldwebel Halbritter, a Ju 188 wireless operator from 4./KG 66 (captured 4 August), provides information about the location and characteristics of the airfield where his unit is based.
SRA 5563 7 Aug Unteroffizier Fromke (see SRA 5548) provides a very detailed description of how navigation instruments installed in his aircraft operate.
SRA 5564 7 Aug Unteroffizier Zimmer (see SRA 5550) and Unteroffizier Dieck (see SRA 5555) discuss the effects of Allied night fighter attacks and how to frustrate them.
SRA 5565 7 Aug Unteroffizier Dieck (see SRA 5555) describes some of the hazards involved in carrying out target-marking sorties.
SRA 5566 9 Aug Unteroffizier Dieck (see SRA 5555) makes a brief comment about 6./KG 54 becoming 6./KG 66.
SRA 5567 8 Aug Unteroffizier Dieck (see SRA 5555) and Unteroffizier Herrmann, an Fw 190 pilot from 10./JG 2 (captured 24 July) discuss the performance of their aircraft.
SRA 5569 13 Aug Feldwebel Halbritter (see SRA 5562) makes some defeatist remarks.
SRA 5570 12 Aug Conversation between Leutnant Raupach, a Ju 88 wireless operator from II./NJG 2 (captured 7 August) and Leutnant Kraml, from 54th Luftwaffe Signals Regt (captured 4 August), in which they discuss methods used to identify and locate friendly aircraft.
SRA 5571 15 Aug Conversation between Oberfeldwebel Reichel, a Ju 88 pilot from 4./KG 6 and Unteroffizier Wöhling, a Ju 88 air gunner from 5./KG 6 (both captured 5 August), in which they describe how He 111 bombers are now being used to air-launch V-1 rocket bombs.
SRA 5572 16 Aug Unteroffizier Rühmkorb, a Ju 88 wireless operator from 6./NJG 2 (captured 8 August) states that unlike in Germany, where operations were directed by ground control intercept, his flights over France involved independent action.
SRA 5573 14 Aug Major Goy, from Stab Jagdfliegerführer 5 (captured 6 August), provides a little information about the number of fighter control centres in France.
SRA 5574 10 Aug Unteroffizier Metzger, a Do 217 observer from 7./KG 100 (captured 6 August), describes some of the characteristics of the He 177 bomber.
SRA 5575 14 Aug Hauptmann Autenrieth, an Me Bf 110 pilot from 6./NJG 4 (captured 5 August), describes in detail the procedures involved in launching night fighter sorties, especially in view of the threat posed by Allied night fighters lurking near German airfields.
SRA 5576 14 Aug Hauptmann Autenrieth (see SRA 5575) provides a very detailed – and surprisingly clear, given some of its technical content – description of night fighter tactics (including ‘Wild Boar’ and ‘Tame Boar’), as well as the tools involved and enemy counter-measures (e.g. jamming).
SRA 5577 14 Aug Hauptmann Autenrieth (see SRA 5575) provides additional information about night fighter tools and tactics, as well as the methods used to mount sorties some distance from a unit’s home airfield.
SRA 5578 14 Aug Hauptmann Autenrieth (see SRA 5575) states that there has always been sufficient aviation fuel to allow sorties to be mounted, even if there is a shortage at training schools.
SRA 5580 18 Aug Conversation between Unteroffizier Rühmkorb (see SRA 5572) and Unteroffizier Helbig, a Ju 88 air gunner from 6./NJG 4 (captured 4 August), in which they compare their personal experiences.
SRA 5584 21 Aug Unteroffizier Speichert, an Me Bf 109 pilot from 9./JG 26 (captured 16 August), describes some of his personal experiences during the Normandy campaign.
SRA 5586 25 Aug Conversation between Leutnant Warthol, an Me Bf 109 reconnaissance pilot from 5.(F)/123 (captured 16 August) and Leutnant Ottnad, an Me Bf 109 pilot from 8./JG 27 (captured 18 August), in which they discuss new models of aircraft, especially the Me 262.
SRA 5587 23 Aug Unteroffizier Wagner, a Ju 88 wireless operator from KG 54 (captured 3 August), describes how he managed to take off from a badly damaged airfield at the start of August.
SRA 5588 25 Aug Unteroffizier Rühmkorb (see SRA 5572) describes the use of a ‘shadow airfield’ near Coulommiers.
SRA 5589 25 Aug Unteroffizier Rühmkorb (see SRA 5572) describes various devices installed in night fighters to help locate enemy aircraft.
SRA 5590 26 Aug Unteroffizier Rühmkorb (see SRA 5572) describes the ‘Naxos’, ‘Flensburg’ and other devices installed in German night fighters to help locate and track enemy aircraft.
SRA 5591 26 Aug Unteroffizier Rühmkorb (see SRA 5572) describes methods used by the Luftwaffe for controlling its night fighter operations.
SRA 5592 26 Aug Unteroffizier Rühmkorb (see SRA 5572) describes the tasks that he has to perform as a member of a night fighter crew.
SRA 5593 27 Aug Unteroffizier Rühmkorb (see SRA 5572) describes features of NJG 2’s organisation.
SRA 5595 27 Aug Unteroffizier Rühmkorb (see SRA 5572) provides additional information about night fighter organisation in France and procedures used in mounting sorties.
SRA 5596 28 Aug Unteroffizier Rühmkorb (see SRA 5572) describes methods of night fighter control (i.e. ground commentary).