Luftwaffe losses in the east 20-30.01.1945

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Originally Posted by RT

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31 1 45 LF10 Schlep,gr,1 F Posen FP F JU87G-2 490181 100
31 1 45 LF10 Schlep,gr,1 F Posen FP F JU87G-2 90206 100
31 1 45 LF10 Schlep,gr,1 F Posen FP F JU87G-2 491214 100
31 1 45 LF10 Schlep,gr,1 F Posen FP F JU87G-2 491215 100
31 1 45 LF10 Schlep,gr,1 F Posen FP F JU87G-2 491225 100
31 1 45 LF10 Schlep,gr,1 F Posen FP F JU87G-2 490226 100
31 1 45 LF10 Schlep,gr,1 F Posen FP F JU87G-2 492664 100
31 1 45 LF10 Schlep,gr,1 F Posen FP F JU87G-2 492677 100
31 1 45 LF10 Schlep,gr,1 F Posen FP F JU87G-2 492687 100
31 1 45 LF10 Schlep,gr,1 F Posen FP F JU87G-2 492691 100
31 1 45 LF10 Schlep,gr,1 F Posen FP F JU87G-2 492692 100
31 1 45 LF10 Schlep,gr,1 F Posen FP F JU87G-2 491210 100


Rémi

I have two question about...

What kind of unit is a Schlep,gr ? It seems to be a towing unit but then why to use Ju87G-2 for that ?
and did some one knows how they can lost 12 airplanes in one day ?

Thanks,
Olivier

[Nick Beale]

A Schleppgruppe was, as you suggest, a glider towing unit and the Ju 87 could tow a DFS 230 for example.

The losses at Posen (now Poznan, Poland) were probably due to the Russians overrunning the airfield. That's what had happened at nearby Schroda (Sroda) on 20 January, flyable aircraft being evacuated and others being blown up.