Anklam bombed by the Luftwaffe on 29 April 1945

[Dan History]

Andrey consulted the 2nd Shock Army reports for 30 April, which I did not have time to look at. Here are the relevant extracts and links to the reports themselves:

Combat Report No. 327 HQ of 2nd Shock Army. 07:00 30.04.45

"The enemy's aviation bombed and strafed river crossings and roads in the Anklam area at 21:00 with a group of 10 Ju 88 aircraft. During the night, groups of 2 and 3 aircraft conducted reconnaissance of the area south of Anklam. A total of 15 overflights have been observed"

pamyat-naroda.ru/documents/view/?id=150526654

Combat Report No. 120 HQ of 2nd Shock Army. 21:00 30.04.45

"The enemy's aviation conducted reconnaissance singly and in groups, and bombed the Anklam area with a group of 10 Ju 88s. 20 overflights have been observed"

pamyat-naroda.ru/documents/view/?id=151402058

Regards,

Dan

[Marcel van Heijkop]

Originally Posted by Dan History

Andrey consulted the 2nd Shock Army reports for 30 April, which I did not have time to look at. Here are the relevant extracts and links to the reports themselves:

Combat Report No. 327 HQ of 2nd Shock Army. 07:00 30.04.45

"The enemy's aviation bombed and strafed river crossings and roads in the Anklam area at 21:00 with a group of 10 Ju 88 aircraft. During the night, groups of 2 and 3 aircraft conducted reconnaissance of the area south of Anklam. A total of 15 overflights have been observed"

pamyat-naroda.ru/documents/view/?id=150526654

Combat Report No. 120 HQ of 2nd Shock Army. 21:00 30.04.45

"The enemy's aviation conducted reconnaissance singly and in groups, and bombed the Anklam area with a group of 10 Ju 88s. 20 overflights have been observed"

pamyat-naroda.ru/documents/view/?id=151402058

Regards,

Dan

Dan,

Question: Does 30 April 145 stand for the date these reports were published but do they actually refer to the actions the day before (i.e. 29 April)? The I./KG66 FB entries are very clear that their attacks near Anklam took place on the 29th.

Regards,

Marcel

[Dan History]

Originally Posted by Marcel van Heijkop

Question: Does 30 April 145 stand for the date these reports were published but do they actually refer to the actions the day before (i.e. 29 April)?

Marcel, your understanding is correct. The early morning report for 30 April report summarised known events up to that time, so those that occurred during the previous night. It is less obvious why the evening report for 30 April still includes this information, but it could be they simply used the morning report as a basis, so the information was simply carried over.

Regards,

Dan

[Marcel van Heijkop]

Originally Posted by Dan History

Marcel, your understanding is correct. The early morning report for 30 April report summarised known events up to that time, so those that occurred during the previous night. It is less obvious why the evening report for 30 April still includes this information, but it could be they simply used the morning report as a basis, so the information was simply carried over.

Regards,

Dan

Thanks for the confirmation Dan!

Marcel