Location of place called 'Mittelfüssen' (?), 25 km NW of Düsseldorf (noted in late 1943 Nachtjagd claim)

[Scharnier]

Hello everyone,

even with a lot of imagination I cannot read "Mittelfüssen" in the OKL/RLM Nachtjagd Abschussmeldungen, especially since such a place does not exist to my knowledge. For me it is 100% certain that Widdeshofen is written there. However, the place is spelled with a "v" instead of "f" and is therefore correctly called: Widdeshoven and is located south-southwest of Düsseldorf. Phonetically, the two letters do not differ significantly in German, but often sound the same.

I would now be interested in the entry in the flight log, where it supposedly says "northwest".

Regards,
Claudia

[Larry deZeng]

Claudia -

Did you look at any pre-war Deutsche Karten in 1:100,000 scale or less? So many tiny villages lost their identity after the war and were incorporated into cities they were located close to.

L. deZ.

[Scharnier]

Hi Larry,

why should I look for "Mittelfüssen" in any old maps when "Widdeshofen" is clearly written there? This logic completely eludes me.

Regards,
Claudia

[Larry deZeng]

Sorry, Claudia, but I see Mittelfusen written there and not Widdeshofen. But then, I'm an American; not a German native schooled in Germany. Hopefully, some others will come along and give you better information.

L. deZ.

[Rasmussen]

The first letter is clear a "W" and not a "M" and the 3.+4.letter is an double "d" ... so is it more Widdeshofen und not "Mittelfusen" ....

[Larry deZeng]

Thanks, Rasmussen, I stand corrected.

L.