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Crete 1943 - Luftwaffe units
Hi guys
Can anyone advise me which Luftwaffe units were based on Crete in July 1943? Were these reinforced during the year? Were there any Italian units during the same period of time? Cheers Brian |
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Re: Crete 1943 - Luftwaffe units
Hi Brian,
That`s all i can think now: Aufklärungsgruppe 2. (F) 123 05.43-10.44 abwechselnd Tatoi und Kreta, I.(Kampf) /LG 1 05.06.42-30.01.43 Iraklion-Afrika |
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Re: Crete 1943 - Luftwaffe units
Thanks Byron
Any idea of the types of aircraft (five) destroyed on the night of 4/5 July 1943 on Kastelli airfield (Crete) by British commandos? Cheers Brian |
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Re: Crete 1943 - Luftwaffe units
Hi Brian,
I have somewhere the whole story, i must searche. For now this : Am 13.06.42 ein französisches Kommando vernichtete in Iraklion 16 Ju 88 A5 der I. Gruppe / L.G. 1. Der Sabotagetrupp bestand aus Kdt. Georges Bergê, dem Caporal-Chef Jacques Mouhot, dem Caporal Pierre Lêostic, dem Parachutisten Jaell Sibard, sowie dem englischen Captain Earl George Jellicoe und dem griechischen Ltn. Constantin Petrakis. Der Trupp wurde mit dem griechischen U-Boot Triton bis etwa 15 km ostwärts des Flugplatzes Iraklion gebracht und dort in Schlauchbooten abgesetzt. Das Kdo-Unternehmen ist erfolgreich gewesen, die Männer wurden gefangengenommen. Beschädigt von LG 1, Ju 88A5, Werk-Nr.: 7, 5578, 5556, 8, 5572, 213, 25 u.a., Ju 88 D, aus 2./F 124: 430054, 430093 cheers Byron |
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Re: Crete 1943 - Luftwaffe units
Thanks Byron
I'm interested in the 4/5 July 1943 raid, not 1942! Cheers Brian |
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Re: Crete 1943 - Luftwaffe units
Byron
I am a bit puzzled you mention 2.(F)/124 with regard to the sabotage, since previously you have listed 2.(F)/123 as connected to the Island. All info I have is that 2.(F)/124 no longer existed at this time. However 2.(F)/123 was based in Crete when the sabotage took place. Fingertrouble? Cheers Stig |
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Re: Crete 1943 - Luftwaffe units
Hi Byron
Just checking Lew Lind's book 'The Battle of the Wine Dark Sea', in which he states that five Ju88, five Ju87 and a Fi156 were destroyed or badly damaged at Kastelli on 4/5 July 1943 raid, and further aircraft destroyed during a similar raid on Heraklion. Cheers Brian |
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Re: Crete 1943 - Luftwaffe units
Hi Brian.
I have a report from a bucklet writen by Richard Sand "Britische Kommandounternehmen 1942-1945" about this raid, unfortunately also in german language. I will read it and post what is everything in referance about the plane losses. In the german documents that i have already posted, only one plane is mentioned which i also think is not accurate. |
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Re: Crete 1943 - Luftwaffe units
Hi Brian,
There is an english publication by Barrie Pitt "Special Boat Squadron - the story of the SBS in the Mediterranean" with the raids on Crete during the years 1942, 1943 and 1944. In his booklet Richard Sand is referring for 1943: Operation "Albumen", 2 Commando groups (Lieutenents Ken Lamonby (+), Lassen, Sutherland and Rowe, Sergeant Nicholson, Corporals Greaves and Holmes, private Jones and the Greek Kimon Legonfakis). First Cdo arrived at 23.06.43 in Cup Kokinochos, the second under Ltn.Rowe at 27./28.06.43. On the 05.07.43 there were only 8 Ju 88 and some older planes stationed in Kastelli, the Cdos destroied 5 Ju 88. |
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Re: Crete 1943 - Luftwaffe units
Hi Byron
Thanks for the latest - I have just ordered a copy of 'Special Boat Squadron.' I assume the five Ju88s were from 2.(F)/123? Cheers Brian |
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