I.(J)/LG 2 at Leeuwarden summer 1940?

[Jaap Woortman]

Dear friends,

In a in June 2000 published (in Dutch) book of Bart Funnekotter called 'ACE De grootste jachtvliegers van de Tweede Wereldoorlog' in translation "Ace The greatest fighterpilots of WWII' it is mentioned that during the summer of 1940 I.(J)/LG 2 with e.g. Hans-Joachim Marseille was stationed at Leeuwarden airfield. This was told to me by a friend. I have not read the book myself yet, but my own sources cannot confirm this. I have not been able to find any evidence that I.(J)/LG 2 has been at Leeuwarden during the summer of 1940. Also Holm cannot confirm this.
Can anyone else confirm this claim?
The only possibility, in my opinion, could be that during the transfer of I.(J)/LG 2 from Jever to Wevelghem in August 1940 the unit has made a landing at Leeuwarden.
Looking forward for your answers,

Jaap

P.s. It could be possible that the same information is mentioned in:
James, T.C.G. The Battle of Britain (Air Defence of Great Britain; vol. 2). London; New York: Frank Cass Publishers, 2000.

[rob van den nieuwendijk]

Dear Jaap,

In my manuscript for the confrontation between the RAF and the German dayfighters over Holland 1940-1942 I have written:

I.(J)/LG 2

De I.(J)/Lehrgeschwader 2, ook uitgerust met Me 109E’s, onder leiding van Major Hanns Trübenbach, was op 12 juli uit Frankrijk teruggehaald naar Jever om op sterkte te komen en de Duitse Bocht te beschermen. Van 4 tot 8 augustus verbleef deze eenheid op Leeuwarden, waarna ze naar Wevelghem vertrok.[1] Het verblijf op Leeuwarden, waarbij ze onder de Stab/JG 1 ressorteerde, verliep zonder bijzonderheden.[2]

[1] Website: http://home4.inet.tele.dk/mholm/Flying/LEHR/LG2.htm.
[2] Prien en Rodeike, Einsatz in der Reichsverteidigung von 1939 bis 1945, Jagdgeschwader 1 und 11, Teil 1, 1939-1945, 16.

Hope this will help.

Best wishes
Rob

[Jaap Woortman]

Thanks Rob,

The url you have mentioned as a source under [1] is not valid anymore.
Is that the old Holm site?

Jaap

[rob van den nieuwendijk]

Hello Jaap,

Yes, that is the old url relating M. Holm's site -

Cheers
Rob