8th USAAF against Frankfurt/Main - Target code identification

[Oliver1966]

Dear all,

who can help me to identify the following target codes from the 8th USAAF attack against Frankfurt/Main at 4th February 1944:

GL-2643A, GH-577, GZ-2805 and GN-3786

Any help is welcome,

thanks in advance
Oliver

[Alex Smart]

This may be of use in your search ?
From "8AF war diary"
There were night missions on the 3/4 the Feb and also missions on the 4/5th. But the following only relates to the 4th Feb 44.
8AF Mission No. 208.
Frankfurt/Main(S)
T/O' were
Giessen; Wiesbaden; Trier; Arloff; Russelheim; Grafenhausen; Darmstadt; Koblenz.
And 1-B24 plus 26- B24's and 23 B17's to Unknown T/O's.

[RSwank]

Looking through this report (which is for 4 February):
http://www.351st.org/351stMissions/M...Mission77.html

It appears that GH-577 was the Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant - Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany

However, there are other reports:
Here for a mission on 5 November 1944 where the target is the Frankfurt Marshalling Yard where they seem to also give the target as GH-577.

http://351st.org/351stMissions/Missi...ission228.html

and here again for a 11 December 1944 Mission where again GH-577 is the Marshalling Yard:

http://351st.org/351stMissions/Missi...ission241.html

Or this one where target GH-577 seems to be the Aero-Engine Parts Factory, Frankfurt, Germany.
http://www.351st.org/351stMissions/M...Mission86.html


I believe the target codes were the same ones used by the RAF.

[Alex Smart]

Hello Rolland,
Wow what a great site that 351BG one is, had never seen it before.
My thoughts were until your post was that perhaps they were assembly(?) Points for the return to UK, as if they are entered in the nodre de guerre all four come up with a position in France near the coast.
All the best
Alex

[RSwank]

Here are some anothers (for different dates). This first one seems to identify GL-2643A as the "Center of Industrial Area, Frankfurt, Germany":

http://www.351st.org/351stMissions/M...Mission73.html


This one talks about the target of Deutsche Metal Works, Frankfurt, Germany, and mentions GZ-2805 (written as G2-2805) but it is somewhat confusing.

http://www.351st.org/351stMissions/M...Mission80.html

[Oliver1966]

Alex, Roland,

thanks a lot for your help.... the link to the 351st BG mission list is wonderful...

best regards, Oliver

[Carsten Petersen]

Hi Oliver
I dont have the code for GL-2643A, but GH-577 is Frankfurt/Main Hauptguterbahnhof.
GZ-2805 is Frankfurt A/M Heddernheim (Deutsche Metalwerke AG und Heddenheimer Kupferwerke). GN-3786 is Russelheim/Main Adam Opel.

[Oliver1966]

Dear Carsten,

thank you very much for the information, hope to see you at Hetschbach in Oktober 2019,

best regards, Oliver

[Carsten Petersen]

I am coming to Hetschbach - lets have a beer together

[Hans Nauta]

Hi Oliver,

According to the target lists held by The National Archives, Londen:

GL-2643A: Aero-Engine Components Works of Alfred Teves G.m.b.H., Frankfurt am Main
GH-577: Railway Marshalling Yard, Frankfurt am Main
GZ-2805: Aircraft Components Works of Vereinigte Deutsche Metallwerke A.G. (V.D.M.) (Heddernheimer Kupferwerke), Frankfurt am Main
GN-3786: A.F.V. and M.T. Factory of Adam Opel, Rüsselheim am Main

Most are already given by the other forumites.

Regards,
Hans

Originally Posted by Oliver1966

Dear all,

who can help me to identify the following target codes from the 8th USAAF attack against Frankfurt/Main at 4th February 1944:

GL-2643A, GH-577, GZ-2805 and GN-3786

Any help is welcome,

thanks in advance
Oliver