The Eagles Over Europe Project

[Merlin]

Larry,

the were two fatal losses of this unit near "Montdidier" on 5.Jun.40:
- near Roye (15km east of Montdidier) Lt. Siegfried Panten from 4./LG 2, aircraft identified as L2+BM
- near Ham (40km east of Montdidier) Uffz. Karl Heinz from 4./LG 2 - may be in an aircraft of 6./LG 2?

[robert]

My original photo has something like "b.Villero" on the back.

Regards

Robert

[lilsis]

Hi,

" Abgeschossener Deutscher Jäger bei ........... Juni 1940

Regards

Knerr, hans the crashplace was Orp le Petit

[ClinA-78]

It seems we are getting hot. Bei 'Villero' should be read like bei 'Villeroux' an hamlet located at 2 km North of Saint-Géry and it seems to match the loss someone told me; there is still a row of street along that road leading to Villeroux. Orp-le-Petit is some 27 km NE of Chastres, maybe another crash?

Best regards

ClinA-78

[ClinA-78]

read "a row of trees".

[Larry Hickey]

Hello,

I want to thank you all for your suggestions and information.

I have just been sent two photos of the L2+DP Hs123 crash taken at the same time that further confuses things. Written in German with a fountain pen on the back of one it says that it was taken near St Pol, and the other says it was taken between St Pol and Cambrai. There are at least three St Pol's in France, but none very close to Cambrai. So now the mystery only deepens.

Lilsis, regarding your reference to Hans Knerr's crash location as "Orp le Petit," which is in central Belgium S of Tienen, what is your source for that information? Are there there any known photos of this crash? Any other details of that crash?

Any further information from anybody on any of these three 6.(S)/LG2 Hs123 crashes?

Regards,

[ouidjat]

Hi guys,

Just to complicate a little bit ...

Or Villerot which is 64km NNE of Cambrai, in Belgium 15km W of Mons!

Helpful?

Regards, Franck.

[lilsis]

Hello,

Asked 2 fom our biblio's for older scripts, the 1. Said without thinking in few sec. Mondidier the 2. said by looking to the written rest it can be M/H, o/a, u/n, e? d/l. ier. Then i gave to read this Thread and 2. said St. Pol near Duinkerk it is sure that it is 6. Not 5.? example for this , crashs Dörffel May 40 Tienen , Juni st. Pol?

So in Short nothing claer news

Edir: he do Not mean that it is Dörffel.

[obdl3945]

Hi, Larry...

Thanks for posting this image... it adds to the four I already have of this aircraft. Not sure if the undernoted are of help to you but thought I'd post them anyway in case there's an off-chance you - and others - haven't seen them already.

If it's any help (or hindrance), I've got a note against the first image that the location is St.Pol.

Regards,

Paul

All images from expired e-bay auctions.

[ClinA-78]

It doesn't look like Saint-Géry / Villeroux landscape (1st Pic)

ClinA-78