Airfields of the Luftwaffe

[Larry deZeng]

1. Your coordinates are for an unidentified village c. 64.35 km ESE of Pskov. The satellite view of this one shows what might have been an airstrip aligned SE/NW that passed right through the center of the village. "Veretenye" is also listed in TsAMO documents dated 22.06.41 as an "Operative Airfield Under Construction" on this date.

2. If we go to Google Earth and enter "Veretene" we get 58 03 07, 29 43 34, a small village labeled "Veret'e", c. 86 km ENE of Pskov. Although surrounded by cultivated land to the east and south of the village, there is no evidence of an airstrip ever having been there nor is a "Veret'e" mentioned in the TsAMO documentation.

Although the spelling differences make it impossible to tell with certainty, I think Nr. 1 is the correct location.

Cheers,

Larry de Zeng