Luftwaffe claim on 21.2.1945

[Kaczmarek]

Hello René,

the claim of 21 Feb 45 ist categorized as one of the "unreliable claims" from Ofw. Keil.

Regards,
René

[Reiner]

Yes, this claim cannot be proven.
Thanks Peter and Rene

[Nick Beale]

Bundesarchiv file RL 2-II/388 (free to download) covers defence of the Reich and says that on 21 February in the West about 1,000 American four-engined bombers attacked Nürnberg. 600 more came from the South to attack Vienna.

The only "own operations" were four aircraft of 1 Jagd Division and 20 Me 262s against reconniassance aircraft over NW Germany and the Berlin area. Three successes were claimed. 20 more aircraft flew protection for Stendal aierodrome which was heavily occupied.

(This does not include operations against the Allies on the Western Front or in the East).