MYSTERY GEFECHTSSTAND

[Jock Auld]

Originally Posted by sidney

It was 10.(N)/JG 1, then equipped with the Bf 109 E aircraft, which was stationed in Katwijk in October 1940. There the Staffel was known as the "verstärkte Jagdstaffel Holland" and as such it was transferred into the Luftwaffe day fighter force. On 12 December 1940 the Staffel was renamed 1./JG 1. So, it might have been that Staffel. The photo shows a reasonably well camouflaged Gefechtsstand, to my eyes it just does not look like a temporary arrangement from May/June 1940.

Regards,
Sinisa

It does look temporary with fresh cut pine trees? The Germans still do this and I see it regularly on the Truppenubungsplatz Bergen. Luckily they always win the war before the weekend and all of the commoflage trees are discarded pretty quickly. My point being they do this for a Monday to Friday war senario still today?
Best
Rich

[edwest2]

Interesting. 1./JG1 was reformed 7 Dec 1940 in Vlissingen from Jasta Holland.





Ed

[Snautzer]

http://katwijkinoorlog.nl/dossier/vliegveld/

I hava a slight problem with the folliage/cammo. Take a tour in above link and you will see why. As the airfield was not finnished i cant believe there would be trees etc there. But it is the kind of trees that could be found more in the dune area. I live 5 km from this former airbase.