GQM vs "Bestand und Bewegungsmeldungen"

[Andreas Brekken]

Hi, Ed

I believe your comments to be very important.

The easiest way to do this comparison in my opinion is to use the summary loss records (which are numbers and dates only reflections of the GQM returns).

I have the Summary loss records in my SQL database, and if someone would volunteer to enter the records for the Bestand und Bewegungsmeldungen into my database, we would be able to compare these records instantly for any given unit in the period June 1941 through January 1945.

Regards,
Andreas B

[kalender1973]

Hi,

@Ed
I assume that the records for recce units are the most precise. The recce staffel was a small unit and they have not the repairs possibilities as e.g. bomber or fighter geschwader. I know at least one case, when the losses was not reported to GQM and the planes was "leased" by IV education group(LG 1, june 1942, Helbig)
It is clear also, that the GQM losses did not used for planes replacement, there are too late for this. But with this statistic, the LW can calculate e.g. the average "life expectation" of the planes and plans there production line.

@Andreas
I would sudgest to try to verify some units as example. E.g. one figther group for the east, west, some bomber groups, recce. And than, may be we can extrapolate. Or your data are not unit specific ? Then we can make the same for one time period, e.g. for half year.

But my main problem is still available: is the part of german archiv data is not reliable or accurate??

Best regards