Location FF and LF Truthahn May 1944?

[Theo Boiten]

Dear all,

Who can supply the exact location of the radio beacon (FF) and Light Beacon (LF) Truthahn in May 1944. It must be located somewhere SSE of Eindhoven, but I need the know the exact locations of both the FF and the LF Truthahn.

Cheers and thanks! Theo

[SES]

Hi Theo,
These beacons no doubt were part of the radar site with the same name, please see:
http://www.gyges.dk/Flum%20WE%208.pdf
bregds
SES

[Nordpol54]

@ Theo,

You may find some informations here as well

http://www.geschichtsspuren.de/index...&quad=1&id=636

Best Regards
Norbert

[Theo Boiten]

Very helpful gents, many thanks! Cheers, Theo

[Marcel Hogenhuis]

Hello all,

If you don't mind that I interrupt this thread, but the FF and LF were located in the Auswerte-Stellung of 5C alias 'Truthahn' near Hunsel, not the Geräte-Stellung NW of Weert and approx. 13km NW of Hunsel.

Best regards, Marcel

[Theo Boiten]

Hi Marcel,

Thanks a lot for the welcome 'interruption' of the thread -most useful information!

Cheers, Theo

[SES]

Originally Posted by Marcel Hogenhuis

Hello all,

If you don't mind that I interrupt this thread, but the FF and LF were located in the Auswerte-Stellung of 5C alias 'Truthahn' near Hunsel, not the Geräte-Stellung NW of Weert and approx. 13km NW of Hunsel.

Best regards, Marcel

Hi Marcel.
I thought that is what I said.
Bregds
SES

[Marcel Hogenhuis]

Hello Michaël,

Not quite if I may say so: your magnificent map shows the general location of Truthahn, whereas I tried to explain that Truthahn belonged to the Funkmess-Stellungen in the former searchlight belt. This category of stations were split in two locations:

1) the Gerätestellung in front of the old searchlight belt: 2 Würzburg-Riesen, 1 Freya and later 2 Y-towers. The data was transmitted over wired landlines to
2) the Auswertestellung, 10-12 km backwards in the former searchlight belt: T-Hut, barracks for a cantine and resting quarters, radio masts and a vertical shining searchlight as visual beacon.
Dutch examples: 4B (later Fox), 4C (later Kröte), 4D (dissolved), 5B (later Bazi) and 5C (later Truthahn)

In all other, 'isolated' Seeburg-Lichtenstein Stellungen like Salzhering, Tiger, Gorilla, Marder, Bisam, Zander etc. the radars and T-Hut were combined in one compound.

All the best, Marcel

[SES]

Hi Marcel,
We are talking May 1944 all the sites you mention had been converted to Himmelbett Stellungen.
bregds
SES

[Marcel Hogenhuis]

Hello,

I agree but that does not change my view that the radio and visual beacon were at the Auswertestellung of Truthahn (former 5C).

Warm greetings from Venlo, Marcel