Where is Flugplatz Oberschlesiem?

[Larry Hickey]

Hello,

I'm trying to identify a photo that shows Bf110s of 1./ZG76 with a hanger in the background with the name "Flugplatz Oberschlesie...(Oberschlesiem?)." Can anyone tell me where that is, and when Bf110s of 1./ZG76 would have been photographed there? This was very likely sometime during the first half of 1940.

Thanks,

[Mikael Olrog]

Oberschleißheim
Oberschleißheim is a municipality in the district of Munich, in Bavaria, Germany. It is located 13 km north of Munich (centre). As of 2005 it has a population of 11,467.
Oberschleißheim is best known for the Schleissheim Palace and the Flugwerft Schleissheim next to the airport, housing the airplane department of the German Museum.


Coordinates: 48°15′N 11°34′E
Taken from wikipedia

The museum is highly recommended!
/Mikael

[George Hopp]

There is listed an "OberschleiBheim" 12km north of Munich. codenamed Rheinwein. 48 14 25 N - 11 33 40 E.

[ChrisMAg2]

Originally Posted by Larry Hickey

..."Flugplatz Oberschlesie...(Oberschlesiem?)." ...

Orthography and geography problem:
If it were Oberschlesie... it could be the region of Oberschlesien (it's capital is/ was Breslau, now Wroclaw, Poland) and that could be Flugplatz Olmütz and/ or Märzdorf in Oberschlesien (upper Silesia). Acc to Michael Holm http://www.ww2.dk/air/zerstorer/zg76.htm I./ZG 76 was there from 5-10/1939.
Also acc. to Holm no parts of ZG 76 were ever based in Oberschleißheim at any time.
During 1940 I./ZG 76 had their bases in
Jever (eastern Frisia, NW Germany)
Westerland/ Sylt (island, North sea in Schleswig-Holstein at the border to DK)
Aalborg West, DK
Stavanger-Sola, N
Trondheim-Vaernes, N
Stavanger-Vorus, N

Maybe you could post the writing?

[Chris Goss]

2 logbooks for 3/ZG 76 shows they were at Schleissheim 12 Oct 39 just for a few hours?

[Franek Grabowski]

Christian
Breslau is capital of Niederschlesien and capital of Oberschlesien is Kattowitz.

[ChrisMAg2]

I have to admit, mistaking upper and lower Silesia. Thanks for correction!
But: i also found out Kattowitz was only the administrative capital of reunited german upper Silesia from 1941 - 45. Until 1941 Kattowitz was capital of the autonomous polish region of upper Silesia. Until 1938 the capital of the german region upper Silesia was Oppeln.

[Larry Hickey]

Thanks for everyone for your comments. I've looked again closely at this and I think that it must be "Flugplatz Oberschlesien," although I don't know exactly what town "Airfield Upper Silesia" would refer to. You would think an airfield would be named for a specific place, rather than a region. This must have been a Polish Campaign location for the unit, or one in the couple of months afterwards, anyway, probably late 1939, rather than the 1940 I earlier thought. I've consulted the Flugbuch of Helmut Lent, who was a pilot in 1 Staffel of ZG76 during the period, but find no obvious answer to this.

Any further ideas?

Regards

[Franek Grabowski]

Perhaps the owner did not remember the name of the airfield but the fact it was on Upper Silesia.

[Larry Hickey]

Franek,

The name does not come from the memory of the photo source, but it appears in large block letters above a hanger in the background of the photo. It is mean't to be a sign identifying the airfield to low flying airplanes.

Thanks for your comments,