II./JG 53 Moved to Neusiedl in June 1941, But whre is Neusiedl ?

[GrafWolf]

Good morning!

Maybe this will help?

Naujeningken-02.06.1938
Neusiedel 03.06.1938-1945
Malomoschaiskoje 1946-

54°55`50``N--22°12`17``O

Tilsit/Kreis Ragnit Ostpreussen

Herzliche Grüsse aus Oberschwaben,

Wolfgang

[oquaig]

Originally Posted by GrafWolf

Good morning!

Maybe this will help?

Naujeningken-02.06.1938
Neusiedel 03.06.1938-1945
Malomoschaiskoje 1946-

54°55`50``N--22°12`17``O

Tilsit/Kreis Ragnit Ostpreussen

Herzliche Grüsse aus Oberschwaben,

Wolfgang

Vielen dank!

Aber, the map coordinates take me to an open field 5 km south west of Gusev (Gumbennin, HQ of Fliegerkorps I) where there is a grass airfield on the south side of town with what looks like a hangar.

On the other hand Malomoschaiskoje (with a beautiful view of the Baltic Nuclear Power Plant) looks to be the place, but no trace of an airfield. But it accords well with the attached map. It is curious in that it looks as if someone traced it off another map or maybe it is an overlay. The nearby major towns are named but none of the airfields are. I assume it is in error where II./JG53 (next to Ragnit) is marked III./JG53.