flugplatz Lemonsky

[Larry deZeng]

I think you are on the right track, Pawel. Perhaps there was a Colony (Kolonia, Kolonie), which was an agricultural or farming estate, by the name "Lemonsky" that had a nice, firm, level grass pasture that could be used as an improvised field airstrip?

L.

[Mirek Wawrzynski]

ad “Lemonsky”

There were no Soviet air regiment in such location near the border (+/- 15-100 km). Name more resamble to ex-Polish or Bialorussian, but not from Lithuania or Latvia - not such spellin which is more similar to Russian/Bialorussian one or even Polish.

Most of LW (if not all?) units had moved in the first days of Barbrossa on former Soviet's airfields. As mentioned earlier Prużana (stationary base for 33. IAP airfield + 74. SzAP of 10. SAD), or Wilno-Prubanek (42. and 237. IAP + others units) - both there were stationary airfields.

It is rather village names near the airfiled, I suppse.
I have never met on plenty ex-LW's photos taken from captured Soviet airfields such strange name.

regards
mw

[wit661owl]

Hi to all
First: name Lemonsky sounds rether like a name of kolkhoz than geografical name. Lemonsky in russian language is an Adjective of the Noun Lemon which means the same in several languages. I'm sure it was located on the Lithuania because during Barbarossa II./JG 53 didn't operated with rest of JG53 but supported JG54 in the drive of 4. PzGr from Armee Gruppe Nord to Leningrad. It must also lay on axis between Neusidel and Kreuzburg. And II./JG53 moved to it on June 25th so it must be taken by Germans around 23rd. On that day LVI Armee Corps (Mot.) reached a line of Raseiniai and Kedainiai.
All the best

[Mirek Wawrzynski]

ad. Raseiniai and Kedainiai

it is old Polish names like: Rosieny/Rossieny (a base for new formed 240. IAP) and Kiejdany, both in North-Western Front in Lithuania.

In Kiejdany was next Soviet assoult regiment - 61. SzAP. Both from 7. SAD.

There are many photos of I-153 from Kiejdany had done by Germans. So it is possible, that it is that place?


regards,
mw

[wit661owl]

I think so, however unless someone with access to oryginal Luftwaffe maps confirm this it is only a hypotesis or, somebody would have, a speculation. Anyway it seams probale that II./JG53 operated from that area between June 25th and July 1st when it moved to Jekabplis.
All the best

[Maxim1]

Originally Posted by wit661owl

First: name Lemonsky sounds rether like a name of kolkhoz than geografical name. Lemonsky in russian language is an Adjective of the Noun Lemon which means the same in several languages.

Well, the noun "lemon" is actually "limon" (l-ee-mon) in Russian and corresponding adjective is "limonny", but not "lemonsky".

Lemonsky may be a Russian family name (Лемонский) of Polish or Jewish origin. There are a wood calling "Lemonsky" in Moscow Oblast and Lemonsky district in Voronezh Oblast.