Luftwaffe Bergebataillon VII.

[leonventer]

Hi Martin,

Originally Posted by Martin Gleeson

Can anyone plese tell me what type of unit was Bergebataillon VII ? From the name it seems like a recovery unit, perhaps like some of the RAF Maintenance Units.

Yes, it was either a supply or maintenance unit, since it's listed as a "Versorgung"-type unit in Christian Zweng's "Die Dienststellen, Kommandobehörden und Truppenteile der Luftwaffe 1935-1945, Band 1".

Also does anyone know where Bergebataillon VII served from 1940 to 1943 ?

Here's the complete entry for this unit in Zweng:

Kommandeur Luftwaffen-Berge-Bataillon VII
*Winter 1943/44
Maj. Schobinger, Viktor -- 13.09.1943

From the above, it appears that the unit was only in existence from late '43 to early '44, but the entry might just be incomplete.

Hope that helps,
Leon Venter