Luftwaffe bomber raids Leningrad area May-June 1942 ?

[andrus]

Luftwaffe did also lay mines (KG 4).
I found following: in the night of 27/28.V, 29/30.V, 4/5.VI (41 planes), 5/6.VI (34 He 111), 9/10.VI (not sure it happened), 13/14.VI.

Source: KTB Skl, May, June 1942.

Perhaps somebody with Gundelach's book about KG 4 can add details ?

ps.
Did Luftlotte 1 have finnish liaison officer ? Maybe his papers contain something ?

[yogybär]

Originally Posted by andrus

Perhaps somebody with Gundelach's book about KG 4 can add details

Minimal, but "yes":
- It was called "Unternehmen Froschlaich"
- duration 11 nights
- loss of one crew (+ AC)
- one nightfighter shot down
- they had contact with AA, searchlights & nightfighters from Kronstadt

@ Andy: I got the diary from his grandson and don't know wether it is OK to post this, so I don't. As he was not anyone "special", I think there is no necessity. But maybe later, the whole diary can go public. Let's see.

[Andy Fletcher]

Originally Posted by yogybär

@ Andy: I got the diary from his grandson and don't know wether it is OK to post this, so I don't. As he was not anyone "special", I think there is no necessity. But maybe later, the whole diary can go public. Let's see.

Hi Jörg,

Totally understand, though it's the fact that he was not anyone "special" that is of interest.

Best Regards

Andy Fletcher

[Kari Lumppio]

Originally Posted by andrus

Did Luftlotte 1 have finnish liaison officer ? Maybe his papers contain something ?

Tere Andrus!

Aitäh. Yes, there was Finnish liaison officer with Lfl 1. I have been mostly interested about year 1944 so I do not have the 1942 material handy. In any case the liaison officer reports are more often miss than hit. One gets the feeling that information was not really freely available for the Finnish liaison officers. Will probably check the material during the early autumn, but not sooner.

These opertions indeed seem to be work of KG4, the whole Geschwader being based at Prowehren and Jesau May-June 1942. The announced movements over Gulf of Finland also do fit to minelaying operations. I guess the operation was meant as much against the Soviet submarines than against their surface vessels.


Kari

PS
Andrusele: oleme Tartus ~ 15.-20.7.