Direct Communication Between German Troops and LW Aircraft?

[SES]

Hi,
Attached an extract from F. Trenkle "Die deutschen Funknachrichtenanlagen bis 1945" Band 2. It describes how forward observers were in direct radio contact with supporting aircraft in order to direct them onto the right target and prevent own forces from being attacked. A true FAC function. It is not quite clear from the text when this equipment was available.
bregds
SES
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[Juha]

Hello
only to add to Pieter's excellent post that also some of SdKfz 250/3s were equipped with air-to-ground radios. SdKfz 250 was a smaller armoured half-track but similar to the bigger SdKfz 251.

On timing, according to Florian K. Rothbrust's Guderian's XIXth Panzer Corps and the Battle of France. New York 1990 p.41 during the planning of the attack 1st PzDiv had requested permission for its panzer crews to talk directly to Stuka pilots, to guide them to their targets but Nahkampfführer II (of the Fliegerkorps II) rejected the idea on the grounds that the still technically inferior equipment would not allow that and that he did not want ambitious young tank commanders to divert Stukas destined elsewhere.

Juha

[edwest]

This may have some relevance to the discussion at hand:

http://www.nsa.gov/public/publi00004.cfm


A very lengthy list, not for the feint of heart. I will note that items marked:

NR 6
NR 8
NR 79

May be helpful. Of course, there are many more.



Regards,
Ed

[Boomerang]

Gentleman:

I would like to thank the various contributors for providing such a wealth of information about direct communication between German troops and LW aircraft.

Regards

Don W