III./KG 3 losses 16th June 1944

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Originally Posted by Laurent Rizzotti

I remember (maybe falsely) reading that launching V-1 from He 111 in the North Sea allowed to bypass the heavy AA defences set in southern England.

If this was the plan, sending III./KG 3 to France was not logical, while keeping it in Germany was.

On the other hand, I am not sur that Germans were aware, so early of the campaign, that most V-1 were shot down before reaching London. Actually the reinforcement of AA defences in England has not yet reached its peak either, IIRC.

Of course, the Germans were aware and anticipated V-1 losses. The code word Diver! had been distributed among British coastal observers.


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