Breach of international rules of war?

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by Adriano Baumgartner

When we also remember that the British flew a Lockheed with civilian markings taking pictures and doing Reconnaissance work during the war, it is the same: luring the adversaries...
Adriano

If you mean Sidney Cotton's photographic flights, those were pre-war and very definitely illegal. I think I read somewhere that some Lufthansa aircraft were doing exactly the same on flights into Britain.

[Adriano Baumgartner]

Hello Nick!
Yes, they did a great job in the Mediterranean too...And of course, the Germans even used their Airship to Recon duties. I do not know if other Historians like you ( I put the H deliberately ) had information about the Luftwaffe flights over Russia before the opening of hostilities in June 1941. Did they used civilian aircraft too? It should be an interesting thread...or Lufthansa flights over the USA before December 1941...Who knows what happened? I read somewhere that even the Argentinians used a civilian B-707 during the Falklands War to do some reconnaissance of the British Fleet..( had to found the book to quote properly on a late thread ).
I bought your book on NSG 9 but it did not come yet at my hands...I am surely enjoy your work. I already saw the site..incredible work!
We will talk later! Have a nice week my friend!
Adriano

[Nick Beale]

[quote=Adriano Baumgartner;44430I do not know if other Historians like you ( I put the H deliberately ) had information about the Luftwaffe flights over Russia before the opening of hostilities in June 1941. Did they used civilian aircraft too?[/QUOTE]

There is quite a lot about this in «Moskau ruft Heeresgruppe Mitte» by Dr Günther W. Gellermann (Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe, 1988) ISBN 3763758518. the book is available in paperback or hard covers.

I read this a long time ago so I don't remember all the details about Rowehl now. Most of the book is about later operations by KG 200.

P.S. I'm only a historian at evenings and weekends!