Need help with unit information...

[John Vasco]

The father-in-law of a friend of mine was in the Luftwaffe during WW2. He has provided me with the following information:

"My late father in law was in the Luftwaffe in the war. I have come across his old dog tag and a little notebook, and I'm trying to find out who he was attached to.

The dog tag has the number 3501, then 3 Flg. Rgt 32 on it.
The notebook has a series of French locations, dated from July 1943: Angers, Istres, Trier, Paris Orly, Douai, Auxerre and Toulouse.

Am I correct in thinking it would be Fliegerausbildungs Regiment 32? And would that tally with the locations mentioned?

Any help would be appreciated.

[ChristianK]

Hi John,
you assumed correctly. Albeit in the time frame you mentioned the unit was officially called "Flieger-Regiment 32" (http://ww2.dk/ground/infanterie/flausb32.html). 3./Flg.Rgt.32 (in arab numerals) should mean "3. Kompanie", so first battalion.
Those units basically provided infantry training for Luftwaffe soldiers while also guarding important installations.

Cheers,
Christian