Anklam bombed by the Luftwaffe on 29 April 1945

[leonventer]

Originally Posted by Dan History

The fighting for Anklam was not particularly bitter, so I suggest the damage alleged to have been caused by a Luftwaffe attack in April 1945 was most likely caused by the USAAF some time before.

Just as a further confirmation of what Dan said:

According to the book "Flugplatz Anklam: Geschichte & Geschichten" by Reiner Stopp and Herbert Probst, Anklam was bombed twice by the Allies, on Aug 4 and Aug 25 1944. It was subsequently also strafed by the British on Sep 23 1944. The airfield was taken over by the Red Army after a short fight on Apr 29 1945, which resulted in only minor damage.

BTW, it also states that Göring apparently visited the Flugplatz in November 1944 to inspect III/JG 1, who were there at that time for replenishment purposes.

Leon Venter